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HTML tags

Here are gathered in alphabetical order all the HTML 4 tags.

The Deprecated tag image means that the following tag is deprecated in HTML 4.

By default, all tags are supposed having a "closing" tag, i.e. the <A> must be "closed" with a </A> tag. the means that there is no closing tag (for instance for <BASE>). Consequently, the action for this tag is local and cannot interfere with the following elements. This Optional closing tag image points that the closing tag is optional.

A
	<A>	defines un link (an anchor)
	<ABBR>	text formatting. Highlights abbreviations.
	<ACRONYM>	text formatting. Highlights acronyms.
	<ADDRESS>	text formatting. Used to highlight information about the author (his address, contact...)
	<APPLET>	inserts a Java applet. Deprecated, use <OBJECT> instead.
	<AREA>	associates a link with an area on a picture. Used in a <MAP> statement.

B
	<B>	text formatting. Writes the embraced text in bold.
	<BASE>	definises the absolute path from which all relative URI in the document are calculated. Must be placed in inside the document's heading.
	<BASEFONT>	defines the basic size for fonts used with <FONT> (`size` attribute). This tag is deprecated, like <FONT>.
	<BDO>	changes the direction of reading and writting of words in the page (used for instance when the page contains words that must be read from the right to the left)
	<BIG>	text formatting. Writes text bigger.
	<BLOCKQUOTE>	text formatting. Writes text in a special format (font and tabs). Used for quotations.
	<BODY>	defines the body of the web page
	<BR>	inserts a line break
	<BUTTON>	displays a push button in a form, like <input type="button">, but with further capabilities

C
	<CAPTION>	gives description of a table. This tag must imediately follow the TABLE> tag and only one is allowed.
	<CENTER>	centres an element in the middle of the HTML page or in the middle of a table cell. This tag is deprecated, it is adviced to use <DIV align="center"> instead.
	<CITE>	text formatting. Used to quote a name, a reference (author name, book title...)
	<CODE>	text formatting. Displays the embraced text in with a particular font. Used to display source code.
	<COL>	gives some particular atributes to a column of a table
	<COLGROUP>	gathers several elements <COL>. See table.

D
	<DD>	points out the body of the definition of a word one defines in a <DL> statement
	<DEL>	text formatting. Used to highlight a change, that an element is deprecated or has been removed (a price for instance). Basically, the word is stroke trough. To be used with <INS>.
	<DFN>	text formatting. Used to indeicate an object instance..
	<DIR>	previously used at the beginning of HTML to define an index, a directory, lists... No longer used nowadays.
	<DIV>	used to apply a style, behaviours... to some elements. This tag is the most important one in DHTML.
	<DL>	indicates a list of definitions (for instance, for a dictionnary)
	<DT>	points out the word defined in a <DL> statement

E
	<EM>	text formatting. Used to highlight something (emphasis)

F
	<FIELDSET>	used to gather some elements of a <FORM> statement in a thematic way
	<FONT>	text formatting. Changes the colour, size and font aspects of a text section. It is declared deprecated because of style sheets.
	<FORM>	main tag for forms
	<FRAME>	defines a frame un a <FRAMESET> statement. See frames.
	<FRAMESET>	main tag to define frames. Organizes frames.

G

H
	<H1>	defines a level 1 heading
	<H2>	defines a level 2 heading
	<H3>	defines a level 3 heading
	<H4>	defines a level 4 heading
	<H5>	defines a level 5 heading
	<H6>	defines a level 6 heading
	<HEAD>	limits the heading section of an HTML page
	<HR>	displays a horizontal line
	<HTML>	tag used to delimit an HTML page. Used to recognize HTML paged.

I
	<I>	text formatting. Displays text in italic format.
	<IFRAME>	inserts a frame inside an HTML page
	<IMG>	inserts an image
	<INPUT>	main "dynamic" element of a form. It can be a push button, radio buttons, a check box, a text area...
	<INS>	text formatting. Contrary to <DEL>, highlight a new element. The text could appear underlined. To be used with <DEL>.
	<ISINDEX>	inserts a text area. Deprecated. Use <INPUT> instead.

J

K
	<KBD>	text formatting. Highlights a text to be entered by the user ("write `this` in the text box")

L
	<LABEL>	defines a label associated with a form element
	<LEGEND>	defines a legend for a <FIELDSET> statement. Cannot be used without and follows <FIELDSET>.
	<LI>	a list element
	<LINK>	defines hierarchic relations between HTML pages. Cannot be used outside the page header.

M
	<MAP>	defines a clickable area for different elements (<IMG>, <OBJECT> or <INPUT>)
	<MENU>	previously used to define a menu
	<META>	defines méta inforamtion for HTML pages (tag located in the page heading)

N
	<NOFRAMES>	used to print out a message when a browser do not support frames
	<NOSCRIPT>	used to print out a message when a browser cannot execute the scripts of the HTML page

O
	<OBJECT>	defines a non conventional object
	<OL>	used to create a numbered list. Equivalent to <UL>.
	<OPTGROUP>	gathers <OPTION> tagss by adding a common prefix
	<OPTION>	defines an element to be added in a <SELECT> statement

P
	<P>	delimits a paragraph
	<PARAM>	defines a parameter for an <OBJECT> or an <APPLET>
	<PRE>	delimits an area of preformatted text; the embraced text will be directly displayed as it is in the HTML pages.

Q
	<Q>	text formatting. Delimits a short quotation (same role as <BLOCKQUOTE>).

R

S
	<S>	text formatting. Strikes text.
	<SAMP>	text formatting. Used to display code or script samples...
	<SCRIPT>	used to insert a script (JavaScript, VBScript) in an HTML page
	<SELECT>	defines an option selector
	<SMALL>	text formatting. Writes text smaller.
	<SPAN>	could be like <DIV>: used to apply styles and properties but only to text elements
	<STRIKE>	text formatting. Strikes text. Deprecated: use stylesheets instead.
	<STRONG>	text formatting. Used to emphasize text, but in a stronger way than <EM>.
	<STYLE>	defines in-line stylesheets
	<SUB>	text formatting. Subscript.
	<SUP>	text formatting. Superscript.

T
	<TABLE>	defines a table
	<TBODY>	gathers several rows of a table to build the main part of the table (like building paragraphs). A table can contain several <TBODY>.
	<TD>	delimits a cell in a table
	<TEXTAREA>	defines a text area in a form
	<TFOOT>	defines a row of a table as the footer of this table (last row). Must be used with a <TBODY>.
	<TH>	defines a cell of a table with a heading format (bold and center). To be put at the top of a table.
	<THEAD>	defines a row of a table as a heading row (very first row of a table). Must be used with a <TBODY>.
	<TR>	defines a simple row in a table
	<TT>	text formatting. Displays the text with a TeleType style.

U
	<U>	text formatting. Underlines text.
	<UL>	delimits an ordered list with bullets

V
	<VAR>	text formatting. Points out a variable or an argument of a program.

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References

The HTML tags page of the W3C

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