HTML 4.01 Element Tags
Tag NameDescriptionOpen TagClose TagEmpty TagDeprecatedDTDVersionLast UpdateA anchor 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ABBR abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, etc.) 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ACRONYM acronym 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ADDRESS information on author 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017APPLET Java applet Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017AREA client-side image map area ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017B bold text style 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BASE document base URI ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BASEFONT base font size ForbiddenEmptyDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BDO I18N BiDi over-ride 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BIG large text style 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BLOCKQUOTE long quotation 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BODY document bodyOptionalOptional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BR forced line break ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BUTTON push button 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CAPTION table caption 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CENTER shorthand for DIV align=center Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CITE citation 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CODE computer code fragment 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017COL table column ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017COLGROUP table column group Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DD definition description Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DEL deleted text 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DFN instance definition 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DIR directory list Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DIV generic language/style container 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DL definition list 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DT definition term Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017EM emphasis 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FIELDSET form control group 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FONT local change to font Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FORM interactive form 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FRAME subwindow ForbiddenEmpty Frameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FRAMESET window subdivision Frameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H1 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H2 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H3 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H4 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H5 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H6 heading 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HEAD document headOptionalOptional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HR horizontal rule ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HTML document root elementOptionalOptional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017I italic text style 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017IFRAME inline subwindow Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017IMG Embedded image ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017INPUT form control ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017INS inserted text 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ISINDEX single line prompt ForbiddenEmptyDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017KBD text to be entered by the user 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LABEL form field label text 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LEGEND fieldset legend 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LI list item Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LINK a media-independent link ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017MAP client-side image map 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017MENU menu list Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017META generic metainformation ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017NOFRAMES alternate content container for non frame-based rendering Frameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017NOSCRIPT alternate content container for non script-based rendering 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OBJECT generic embedded object 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OL ordered list 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OPTGROUP option group 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OPTION selectable choice Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017P paragraph Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017PARAM named property value ForbiddenEmpty 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017PRE preformatted text 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017Q short inline quotation 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017S strike-through text style Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SAMP sample program output, scripts, etc. 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SCRIPT script statements 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SELECT option selector 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SMALL small text style 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SPAN generic language/style container 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STRIKE strike-through text Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STRONG strong emphasis 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STYLE style info 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SUB subscript 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SUP superscript 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TABLE table 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TBODY table bodyOptionalOptional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TD table data cell Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TEXTAREA multi-line text field 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TFOOT table footer Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TH table header cell Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017THEAD table header Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TITLE document title 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TR table row Optional 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TT teletype or monospaced text style 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017U underlined text style Depr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017UL unordered list 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017VAR instance of a variable or program argument 4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017