Source: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 Reference Ordered Alphabetically DTD: indicates in which HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed. S= Strict, T= Transitional, and F= Frameset Tag Description DTD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <!--...--> Defines a comment STF <!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type STF <a> Defines an anchor STF <abbr> Defines an abbreviation STF <acronym> Defines an acronym STF <address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document STF <applet> Deprecated. Defines an embedded applet TF <area /> Defines an area inside an image-map STF <b> Defines bold text STF <base /> Defines a default address or a default target for all links on a page STF <basefont /> Deprecated. Defines a default font, color, or size for the text in a page TF <bdo> Defines the text direction STF <big> Defines big text STF <blockquote> Defines a long quotation STF <body> Defines the document's body STF <br /> Defines a single line break STF <button> Defines a push button STF <caption> Defines a table caption STF <center> Deprecated. Defines centered text TF <cite> Defines a citation STF <code> Defines computer code text STF <col /> Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table STF <colgroup> Defines a group of columns in a table for formatting STF <dd> Defines a description of a term in a definition list STF <del> Defines deleted text STF <dfn> Defines a definition term STF <dir> Deprecated. Defines a directory list TF <div> Defines a section in a document STF <dl> Defines a definition list STF <dt> Defines a term (an item) in a definition list STF <em> Defines emphasized text STF <fieldset> Defines a border around elements in a form STF <font> Deprecated. Defines font, color, and size for text TF <form> Defines an HTML form for user input STF <frame /> Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset F <frameset> Defines a set of frames F <h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings STF <head> Defines information about the document STF <hr /> Defines a horizontal line STF <html> Defines an HTML document STF <i> Defines italic text STF <iframe> Defines an inline frame TF <img /> Defines an image STF <input /> Defines an input control STF <ins> Defines inserted text STF <isindex> Deprecated. Defines a searchable index related to a document TF <kbd> Defines keyboard text STF <label> Defines a label for an input element STF <legend> Defines a caption for a fieldset element STF <li> Defines a list item STF <link /> Defines relationship between document and external resourc STF <map> Defines an image-map STF <menu> Deprecated. Defines a menu list TF <meta /> Defines metadata about an HTML document STF <noframes> Defines alternate content for users that do not support frames TF <noscript> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts STF <object> Defines an embedded object STF <ol> Defines an ordered list STF <optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a select list STF <option> Defines an option in a select list STF <p> Defines a paragraph STF <param /> Defines a parameter for an object STF <pre> Defines preformatted text STF <q> Defines a short quotation STF <s> Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text TF <samp> Defines sample computer code STF <script> Defines a client-side script STF <select> Defines a select list (drop-down list) STF <small> Defines small text STF <span> Defines a section in a document STF <strike> Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text TF <strong> Defines strong text STF <style> Defines style information for a document STF <sub> Defines subscripted text STF <sup> Defines superscripted text STF <table> Defines a table STF <tbody> Groups the body content in a table STF <td> Defines a cell in a table STF <textarea> Defines a multi-line text input control STF <tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table STF <th> Defines a header cell in a table STF <thead> Groups the header content in a table STF <title> Defines the title of a document STF <tr> Defines a row in a table STF <tt> Defines teletype text STF <u> Deprecated. Defines underlined text TF <ul> Defines an unordered list STF <var> Defines a variable part of a text STF <xmp> Deprecated. Defines preformatted text -
<cite>
This text is <cite>ation text and this is not.
<code>
This text is Computer <code> text and this is not.
<dfn>
This text is <dfn> definition text and this is not.
<em>
This text is <em>mphasized text and this is not.
<kbd>
This text is <kbd> keyboard text and this is not.
<samp>
This text is <samp>le computer code text and this is not.
<span>
This text is <span style='color:blue'> text and this is not.
<strong>
This text is <strong> text and this is not.
<var>
This text is <var>iable_text = (x + y) and this is not.