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    HTML 5 Tag Reference

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    HTML 5 Declarations, Elements (HTML Tags) and Attributes

    Types of tags in HTML 5

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    HTML 5 Tag Reference
    The <a> Tag
    The <abbr> Tag
    The <address> Tag
    The <area/> Tag
    The <article> Sectioning Tag
    The <aside> Sectioning Tag
    The <audio> Tag
    The <b> Tag
    The <base/> Tag
    The <bb> Tag
    The <bdo> Tag
    The <blockquote> Tag
    The <body> Tag
    The <br/> Tag
    The <button> Tag
    The <canvas> Tag
    The <caption> Tag
    CDATA Sections
    The <cite> Tag
    The <code> Tag
    The <col/> Tag
    The <colgroup> Tag
    The <command> Tag
    Comments in HTML
    The <datagrid> Tag
    The <datalist> Tag
    The <dd> Tag
    The <del> Tag
    The <details> Tag
    The <dfn> Tag
    The <dialog> Tag
    The <div> Tag
    The <dl> Tag
    The <DOCTYPE> Declaration
    The <dt> Tag
    The <em> Tag
    The <embed/> Tag
    The <fieldset> Tag
    The <figure> Tag
    The <footer> Tag
    The <form> Tag
    Heading Tags in HTML 5
    The <head> Tag
    The <header> Tag
    The <hgroup> Tag
    The <hr/> Tag
    The <html> Tag
    The <i> Tag
    The <iframe> Tag
    The <img/> Tag
    The <input/> Tag
    The <ins> Tag
    The <kbd> Tag
    The <label> Tag
    The <legend> Tag
    The <li> Tag
    The <link/> Tag
    The <map> Tag
    The <mark> Tag
    The <menu> Tag
    The <meta/> Tag
    The <meter> Tag
    The <nav> Sectioning Tag
    The <noscript> Tag
    The <object> Tag
    The <ol> Tag
    The <optgroup> Tag
    The <option> Tag
    The <output> Tag
    The <p> Tag
    The <param/> Tag
    The <pre> Tag
    The <progress> Tag
    The <q> Tag
    The <rdf:RDF> Tag
    The <rp> Tag
    The <rt> Tag
    The <ruby> Tag
    The <samp> Tag
    The <script> Tag
    The <section> Tag
    The <select> Tag
    The <small> Tag
    The <source> Tag
    The <span> Tag
    The <strong> Tag
    The <style> Tag
    The <sub> Tag
    The <sup> Tag
    The <svg> Tag
    The <table> Tag
    The <tbody> Tag
    The <td> Tag
    The <textarea> Tag
    The <tfoot> Tag
    The <th> Tag
    The <thead> Tag
    The <time> Tag
    The <title> Tag
    The <tr> Tag
    The <ul> Tag
    The <var> Tag
    The <video> Tag
    The <wbr/> Tag
    The <xml> Declaration
    The <xml-stylesheet> Instruction
    HTML 5 Tags for Embedded Content
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    HTML 5 Tags for Forms
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    HTML 5 Tags for Interactive Content
    HTML 5 Tags for Metadata
    HTML 5 Tags for Scripts
    HTML 5 Tags for Sections
    HTML 5 Tags for Semantic Markup
    HTML 5 Tags for Style
    HTML 5 Tags for Tables
    The <a> Tag

    The <a> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <abbr> Tag

    The <abbr> tag in HTML 5

    Acronyms should be enclosed by the HTML<abbr> tag.

    Since an acronym can often have multiple meanings, acronyms used in HTML should be disambiguated to indicate which of the possible acronym definitions is the one that is intended. The easiest way to do this is simply find the term for the meaning of the acronym in the acronym directory, then click on the "usage" link for that term and copy-and-paste the code provided.

    Examples

                                     <a href="http://www.Acronyms.net/terms/t/Three-Letter-Acronym/" title="Three Letter Acronym">
                                 
    
                                    <abbr>TLA</abbr>
                                 
    
                                 </a>

    You can look up the HTML code for acronyms that you want to use in the Acronym Finder at Acronyms .net.

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    The <address> Tag

    The <address> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <area/> Tag

    The <area/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <article> Sectioning Tag

    The <article> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <aside> Sectioning Tag

    The <aside> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <audio> Tag

    The <audio> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <b> Tag

    The <b> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <base/> Tag

    The <base/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <bb> Tag

    The <bb> tag in HTML 5

    "browser button"

    Examples

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    The <bdo> Tag

    The <bdo> tag in HTML 5

    (bi-directional text direction override)

    Examples

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    The <blockquote> Tag

    The <blockquote> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <body> Tag

    The <body> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <br/> Tag

    The <br/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <button> Tag

    The <button> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <canvas> Tag

    The <canvas> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <caption> Tag

    The <caption> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    CDATA Sections

    CDATA sections in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <cite> Tag

    The <cite> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <code> Tag

    The <code> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <col/> Tag

    The <col/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <colgroup> Tag

    The <colgroup> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <command> Tag

    The <command> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    Comments in HTML

    Comments in HTML 5

    Examples

                                     <!--This is a comment!-->

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    The <datagrid> Tag

    The <datagrid> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <datalist> Tag

    The <datalist> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <dd> Tag

    The <dd> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <del> Tag

    The <del> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <details> Tag

    The <details> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <dfn> Tag

    The <dfn> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <dialog> Tag

    The <dialog> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <div> Tag

    The <div> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <dl> Tag

    The <dl> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <DOCTYPE> Declaration

    The <DOCTYPE> declaration in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <dt> Tag

    The <dt> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <em> Tag

    The <em> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <embed/> Tag

    The <embed/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <fieldset> Tag

    The <fieldset> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <figure> Tag

    The <figure> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <form> Tag

    The <form> tag in HTML 5

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    Heading Tags in HTML 5

    Heading tags in HTML 5

    <h1><h2><h3><h4><h5><h6>

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    The <hgroup> Tag

    The <hgroup> tag in HTML 5

    The <hgroup> tag is used to indicate which heading tags are the headings for a section and which ones are merely subheadings. The content of the first <hn > tag within the <hgroup> is the top level heading of the section and will be included in the document outline, while any additional headings in the same <hgroup> will be treated as subheadings that will only appear at the designated location on the page itself.

    Examples

                                     <section>
                                 
    
                                    <hgroup>
                                 
    
                                       <h1>Main Heading</h1>
                                 
    
                                       <h2>Subheading - Will Not Appear In Document Outline</h2>
                                 
    
                                    </hgroup>
                                 
    
                                 </section>

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    The <hr/> Tag

    The <hr/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <html> Tag

    The <html> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <i> Tag

    The <i> tag in HTML 5

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    The <iframe> Tag

    The <iframe> tag in HTML 5

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    The <img/> Tag

    The <img/> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <input/> Tag

    The <input/> tag in HTML 5

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    The <ins> Tag

    The <ins> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <kbd> Tag

    The <kbd> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <label> Tag

    The <label> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <legend> Tag

    The <legend> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <li> Tag

    The <li> tag in HTML 5

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    The <map> Tag

    The <map> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <mark> Tag

    The <mark> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

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    The <meta/> Tag

    The <meta/> tag in HTML 5

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    The <meter> Tag

    The <meter> tag in HTML 5

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    The <noscript> Tag

    The <noscript> tag in HTML 5

    See avoid the noscript tag.

    Examples

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    The <object> Tag

    The <object> tag in HTML 5

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    The <ol> Tag

    The <ol> tag in HTML 5

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    The <optgroup> Tag

    The <optgroup> tag in HTML 5

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    The <option> Tag

    The <option> tag in HTML 5

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    The <output> Tag

    The <output> tag in HTML 5

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    The <p> Tag

    The <p> tag in HTML 5

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    The <param/> Tag

    The <param/> tag in HTML 5

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    The <pre> Tag

    The <pre> tag in HTML 5

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    The <progress> Tag

    The <progress> tag in HTML 5

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    The <q> Tag

    The <q> tag in HTML 5

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    The <rdf:RDF> Tag

    The <rdf:RDF> tag in HTML 5

    Examples

                                     <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
                                 
    
                                    ... RDF content ...
                                 
    
                                 </rdf:RDF>

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    The <rp> Tag

    The <rp> tag in HTML 5

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    The <rt> Tag

    The <rt> tag in HTML 5

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    The <ruby> Tag

    The <ruby> tag in HTML 5

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    The <samp> Tag

    The <samp> tag in HTML 5

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    The <script> Tag

    The <script> tag in HTML 5

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    The <section> Tag

    The <section> tag in HTML 5

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    The <select> Tag

    The <select> tag in HTML 5

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    The <small> Tag

    The <small> tag in HTML 5

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    The <source> Tag

    The <source> tag in HTML 5

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    The <span> Tag

    The <span> tag in HTML 5

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    The <strong> Tag

    The <strong> tag in HTML 5

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    The <style> Tag

    The <style> tag in HTML 5

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    The <sub> Tag

    The <sub> tag in HTML 5

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    The <sup> Tag

    The <sup> tag in HTML 5

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    The <svg> Tag

    The <svg> tag in HTML 5

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    The <table> Tag

    The <table> tag in HTML 5

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    The <tbody> Tag

    The <tbody> tag in HTML 5

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    The <td> Tag

    The <td> tag in HTML 5

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    The <textarea> Tag

    The <textarea> tag in HTML 5

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    The <tfoot> Tag

    The <tfoot> tag in HTML 5

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    The <th> Tag

    The <th> tag in HTML 5

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    The <thead> Tag

    The <thead> tag in HTML 5

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    The <time> Tag

    The <time> tag in HTML 5

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    The <title> Tag

    The <title> tag in HTML 5

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    The <tr> Tag

    The <tr> tag in HTML 5

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    The <ul> Tag

    The <ul> tag in HTML 5

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    The <var> Tag

    The <var> tag in HTML 5

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    The <video> Tag

    The <video> tag in HTML 5

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    The <wbr/> Tag

    The <wbr/> tag in HTML 5

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    The <xml> Declaration

    The <xml> declaration in HTML 5

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    The <xml-stylesheet> Instruction

    The <xml-stylesheet> instruction in HTML 5

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