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HTML4 |
HTML5 |
Description |
<!DOCTYPE>
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Defines the document type |
<a>
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Defines a hyperlink |
<abbr>
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Defines an abbreviation |
<acronym>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines an acronym |
<address>
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Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document |
<applet>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines an embedded applet |
<area>
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Defines an area inside an image-map |
<article>
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Defines an article |
<aside>
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Defines content aside from the page content |
<audio>
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Defines sound content |
<b>
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Defines bold text |
<base>
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Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document |
<basefont>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document |
<bdi>
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Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it |
<bdo>
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Overrides the current text direction |
<big>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines big text |
<blockquote>
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Defines a section that is quoted from another source |
<body>
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Defines the document's body |
<br>
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Defines a single line break |
<button>
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Defines a clickable button |
<canvas>
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Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
<caption>
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Defines a table caption |
<center>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines centered text |
<cite>
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Defines the title of a work |
<code>
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Defines a piece of computer code |
<col>
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Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element |
<colgroup>
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Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting |
<command>
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Defines a command button that a user can invoke |
<datalist>
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Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls |
<dd>
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Defines a description/value of a term in a description list |
<del>
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Defines text that has been deleted from a document |
<details>
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Defines additional details that the user can view or hide |
<dfn>
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Defines a definition term |
<dialog>
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Defines a dialog box or window |
<dir>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines a directory list |
<div>
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Defines a section in a document |
<dl>
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Defines a description list |
<dt>
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Defines a term/name in a description list |
<em>
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Defines emphasized text |
<embed>
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Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application |
<fieldset>
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Groups related elements in a form |
<figcaption>
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Defines a caption for a <figure> element |
<figure>
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Specifies self-contained content |
<font>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines font, color, and size for text |
<footer>
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Defines a footer for a document or section |
<form>
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Defines an HTML form for user input |
<frame>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset |
<frameset>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames |
<h1> to <h6>
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Defines HTML headings |
<head>
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Defines information about the document |
<header>
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Defines a header for a document or section |
<hr>
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Defines a thematic change in the content |
<html>
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Defines the root of an HTML document |
<i>
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Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood |
<iframe>
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Defines an inline frame |
<img>
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Defines an image |
<input>
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Defines an input control |
<ins>
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Defines a text that has been inserted into a document |
<kbd>
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Defines keyboard input |
<keygen>
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Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms) |
<label>
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Defines a label for an <input> element |
<legend>
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Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element |
<li>
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Defines a list item |
<link>
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Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets) |
<map>
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Defines a client-side image-map |
<mark>
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Defines marked/highlighted text |
<menu>
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Defines a list/menu of commands |
<meta>
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Defines metadata about an HTML document |
<meter>
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Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
<nav>
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Defines navigation links |
<noframes>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames |
<noscript>
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Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts |
<object>
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Defines an embedded object |
<ol>
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Defines an ordered list |
<optgroup>
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Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list |
<option>
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Defines an option in a drop-down list |
<output>
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Defines the result of a calculation |
<p>
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Defines a paragraph |
<param>
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Defines a parameter for an object |
<pre>
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Defines preformatted text |
<progress>
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Represents the progress of a task |
<q>
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Defines a short quotation |
<rp>
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Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations |
<rt>
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Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) |
<ruby>
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Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) |
<s>
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Defines text that is no longer correct |
<samp>
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Defines sample output from a computer program |
<script>
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Defines a client-side script |
<section>
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Defines a section in a document |
<select>
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Defines a drop-down list |
<small>
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Defines smaller text |
<source>
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Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
<span>
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Defines a section in a document |
<strike>
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Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines strikethrough text |
<strong>
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Defines important text |
<style>
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Defines style information for a document |
<sub>
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Defines subscripted text |
<summary>
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Defines a visible heading for a <details> element |
<sup>
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Defines superscripted text |
<table>
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Defines a table |
<tbody>
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Groups the body content in a table |
<td>
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Defines a cell in a table |
<textarea>
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Defines a multiline input control (text area) |
<tfoot>
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Groups the footer content in a table |
<th>
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Defines a header cell in a table |
<thead>
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Groups the header content in a table |
<time>
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Defines a date/time |
<title>
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Defines a title for the document |
<tr>
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Defines a row in a table |
<track>
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Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
<tt>
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Not supported in HTML5. Defines teletype text |
<u>
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Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text |
<ul>
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Defines an unordered list |
<var>
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Defines a variable |
<video>
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Defines a video or movie |
<wbr>
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Defines a possible line-break |