HTML - Tags Reference (A–Z)
This reference lists common HTML elements with short descriptions and minimal examples. For semantics, accessibility, and cross-browser details, see the relevant topic pages and MDN.
<a>
Hyperlink anchor
<a href='/home'>Home</a><link>
External resource
<link rel='icon' href='/favicon.ico'><abbr>
Abbreviation with optional title
<abbr title="Internationalization">i18n</abbr><address>
Contact info
<address>123 Web St</address><area>
Image map area
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,100,100" href="#"><article>
Independent content
<article><h2>Title</h2><p>...</p></article><aside>
Sidebar content
<aside>Related</aside><audio>
Sound content
<audio controls src="sound.mp3"></audio><b>
Stylistic offset
<p><b>Bold</b> (not semantic)</p><base>
Base URL for relative links
<base href="https://example.com/"><bdi>
Isolate text direction
<bdi>abc</bdi><bdo>
Override text direction
<bdo dir="rtl">text</bdo><blockquote>
Quoted section
<blockquote>Quote</blockquote><body>
Document body
<body>...</body><br>
Line break
Line<br>Break<button>
Button control
<button type="button">Click</button><canvas>
Scriptable bitmap
<canvas width="150" height="50"></canvas><caption>
Table caption
<caption>Title</caption><cite>
Cited work
<cite>Book</cite><code>
Code fragment
<code>const x=1;</code><col>
Column definition
<col span="2"><colgroup>
Column group
<colgroup><col><col></colgroup><data>
Machine-readable value
<data value="42">Answer</data><datalist>
Suggested options
<datalist id="opts"><option value="A"></option></datalist><dd>
Definition description
<dd>Term description</dd><del>
Deleted text
<del>old</del><details>
Disclosure widget
<details><summary>More</summary>Hidden</details><dfn>
Definition term
<dfn>Term</dfn><dialog>
Dialog box
<dialog open>Hi</dialog><div>
Generic container
<div>...</div><dl>
Definition list
<dl><dt>Term</dt><dd>Def</dd></dl><dt>
Definition term
<dt>Term</dt><em>
Emphasis
<em>Important</em><embed>
External content
<embed src="file.svg" type="image/svg+xml"><fieldset>
Group form controls
<fieldset><legend>Info</legend>...</fieldset><figcaption>
Figure caption
<figcaption>Caption</figcaption><figure>
Self-contained content
<figure>...</figure><footer>
Footer
<footer>©</footer><form>
Form
<form action="/" method="post"></form><h1–h6>
Headings
<h1>Title</h1> ...<head>
Document head
<head>...</head><header>
Introductory content
<header>...</header><hgroup>
Heading group
<hgroup><h1>T</h1><h2>S</h2></hgroup><hr>
Thematic break
<hr><html>
Root element
<html lang="en"><i>
Alternate voice
<i>Latin phrase</i><iframe>
Inline frame
<iframe src="/page.html"></iframe><img>
Image
<img src="x.jpg" alt=""><input>
Input control
<input type="text"><ins>
Inserted text
<ins>new</ins><kbd>
User input
<kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd><label>
Form label
<label for="id">Text</label><legend>
Fieldset caption
<legend>Info</legend><li>
List item
<li>Item</li><main>
Main content
<main>...</main><map>
Image map
<map name="m"></map><mark>
Highlight
<mark>Highlight</mark><meta>
Metadata
<meta charset="utf-8"><meter>
Scalar measurement
<meter value="0.6">60%</meter><nav>
Navigation
<nav>...</nav><noscript>
Fallback content
<noscript>Enable JS</noscript><object>
External resource
<object data="file.svg" type="image/svg+xml"></object><ol>
Ordered list
<ol><li>1</li></ol><optgroup>
Group options
<optgroup label="A"></optgroup><option>
Select option
<option>Value</option><output>
Form output
<output id="o">0</output><p>
Paragraph
<p>Text</p><picture>
Image sources
<picture>...</picture><pre>
Preformatted text
<pre> text</pre><progress>
Progress indicator
<progress value="50" max="100">50%</progress><q>
Inline quote
<q>Quote</q><rp>
Ruby parentheses
<rp>(</rp><rt>
Ruby text
<rt>annotation</rt><ruby>
Ruby annotation
<ruby>漢<rt>kan</rt></ruby><s>
No longer accurate
<s>Old price</s><samp>
Sample output
<samp>output</samp><script>
Script
<script></script><search>
Search (proposed)
<search>...</search><section>
Thematic grouping
<section>...</section><select>
Drop-down control
<select></select><slot>
Web component slot
<slot></slot><small>
Fine print
<small>Note</small><source>
Media source
<source src="x.mp4" type="video/mp4"><span>
Inline container
<span>...</span><strong>
Strong importance
<strong>Important</strong><style>
Style info
<style>body{}</style><sub>
Subscript
H<sub>2</sub>O<summary>
Details summary
<summary>Open</summary><sup>
Superscript
E=mc<sup>2</sup><table>
Table
<table></table><tbody>
Table body
<tbody></tbody><td>
Table cell
<td>Cell</td><template>
Template fragment
<template>...</template><textarea>
Multi-line input
<textarea></textarea><tfoot>
Table footer
<tfoot></tfoot><th>
Table header cell
<th>Head</th><thead>
Table head
<thead></thead><time>
Date/time
<time datetime="2025-09-05">Sept 5</time><title>
Document title
<title>Title</title><tr>
Table row
<tr></tr><track>
Timed text tracks
<track kind="captions"><u>
Underline (non-semantic)
<u>Decorated</u><ul>
Unordered list
<ul><li>A</li></ul><var>
Variable
<var>x</var><video>
Video
<video controls></video><wbr>
Word break opportunity
co<wbr>opTip: Some entries (like search, slot) are proposed or used in specific contexts (Web Components). Always check MDN and the HTML Standard for current support.