HTML Elements
This table lists all HTML elements and whether they are supported.
All unsupported elements are not visible.
| Tag | Description | Current status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
<!--...--> | Defines a comment | PARTIAL | Comments are ignored and not present in the DOM hierarchy |
<!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type | ||
<a> | Defines a hyperlink | YES | NB: The elements in a <a> hierarchy DON’T change their style at the moment. I.e. link text is NOT underlined |
<abbr> | Defines an abbreviation or an acronym | ||
<acronym> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead. Defines an acronym | ||
<address> | Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document | ||
<applet> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead. Defines an embedded applet | ||
<area> | Defines an area inside an image-map | ||
<article> | Defines an article | ||
<aside> | Defines content aside from the page content | ||
<audio> | Defines sound content | ||
<b> | Defines bold text | YES | |
<base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document | ||
<basefont> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Specifies a default color, size and font for all text in a document | ||
<bdi> | Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it | ||
<bdo> | Overrides the current text direction | ||
<big> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines big text | ||
<blockquote> | Defines a section that is quoted from another source | ||
<body> | Defines the document’s body | YES | |
<br> | Defines a single line break | PARTIAL | <BR> breaks lines when there is text in the current tag. It has no effect outside text runs. |
<button> | Defines a clickable button | PARTIAL | Behaves like a regular element with predefined styles |
<canvas> | Used to draw graphics on the fly via scripting (usually JavaScript) | PARTIAL | See here |
<caption> | Defines a table caption | ||
<center> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines centered text | ||
<cite> | Defines the title of a work | ||
<code> | Defines a piece of computer code | ||
<col> | Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element | ||
<colgroup> | Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting | ||
<datalist> | Specifies a list of predefined options for input controls | ||
<dd> | Defines a description/value of a term in a description list | ||
<del> | Defines text that has been deleted from a document | ||
<details> | Defines additional details that the user can view or hide | ||
<dfn> | Represents the defining instance of a term | ||
<dialog> | Defines a dialog box or window | ||
<dir> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead. Defines a directory list | ||
<div> | Defines a section in a document | YES | |
<dl> | Defines a description list | ||
<dt> | Defines a term/name in a description list | ||
<em> | Defines emphasized text | ||
<embed> | Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application | ||
<fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form | ||
<figcaption> | Defines a caption for a <figure> element | ||
<figure> | Specifies self-contained content | ||
<font> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines font, color, and size for text | ||
<footer> | Defines a footer for a document or section | YES | |
<form> | Defines an HTML form for user input | ||
<frame> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset | ||
<frameset> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames | ||
<h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML headings | YES | |
<head> | Defines information about the document | YES | |
<header> | Defines a header for a document or section | YES | |
<hr> | Defines a thematic change in the content | ||
<html> | Defines the root of an HTML document | YES | |
<i> | Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood | YES | |
<iframe> | Defines an inline frame | ||
<img> | Defines an image | YES | |
<input> | Defines an input control | PARTIAL | Only Text, Button and Password types |
<ins> | Defines a text that has been inserted into a document | ||
<kbd> | Defines keyboard input | ||
<keygen> | Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms) | ||
<label> | Defines a label for an <input> element | ||
<legend> | Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element | ||
<li> | Defines a list item | ||
<link> | Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource | PARTIAL | Only of relationship “stylesheet” and “media” |
<main> | Specifies the main content of a document | ||
<map> | Defines a client-side image-map | ||
<mark> | Defines marked/highlighted text | ||
<menu> | Defines a list/menu of commands | ||
<menuitem> | Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu | ||
<meta> | Defines metadata about an HTML document | ||
<meter> | Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) | ||
<nav> | Defines navigation links | YES | |
<noframes> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames | ||
<noscript> | Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts | ||
<object> | Defines an embedded object | ||
<ol> | Defines an ordered list | ||
<optgroup> | Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list | ||
<option> | Defines an option in a drop-down list | ||
<output> | Defines the result of a calculation | ||
<p> | Defines a paragraph | YES | |
<param> | Defines a parameter for an object | ||
<pre> | Defines preformatted text | ||
<progress> | Represents the progress of a task | ||
<q> | Defines a short quotation | ||
<rp> | Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations | ||
<rt> | Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) | ||
<ruby> | Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) | ||
<s> | Defines text that is no longer correct | ||
<samp> | Defines sample output from a computer program | ||
<script> | Defines a client-side script | PARTIAL | Only supports attributes “src”, “type”, “async” and “defer” |
<section> | Defines a section in a document | ||
<select> | Defines a drop-down list | ||
<small> | Defines smaller text | ||
<source> | Defines multiple media resources for media elements | PARTIAL | For <video> only, supports “src” and “type” attributes |
<span> | Defines a section in a document | PARTIAL | Elements are ordered in rows according to flex row ordering |
<strike> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> instead. Defines strikethrough text | ||
<strong> | Defines important text | YES | |
<style> | Defines style information for a document | PARTIAL | Attributes are not supported (e.g. “media”) |
<sub> | Defines subscripted text | ||
<summary> | Defines a visible heading for a <details> element | ||
<sup> | Defines superscripted text | ||
<table> | Defines a table | ||
<tbody> | Groups the body content in a table | ||
<td> | Defines a cell in a table | ||
<textarea> | Defines a multiline input control (text area) | PARTIAL | |
<tfoot> | Groups the footer content in a table | ||
<th> | Defines a header cell in a table | ||
<thead> | Groups the header content in a table | ||
<time> | Defines a date/time | ||
<title> | Defines a title for the document | YES | |
<tr> | Defines a row in a table | ||
<track> | Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) | ||
<tt> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines teletype text | ||
<u> | Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text | ||
<ul> | Defines an unordered list | ||
<var> | Defines a variable | ||
<video> | Defines a video or movie | PARTIAL | No controls |
<wbr> | Defines a possible line-break |