HTML 4.01 Element Tags
Tag NameDescriptionOpen TagClose TagEmpty TagDeprecatedDTDVersionLast UpdateA anchorโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ABBR abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, etc.)โโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ACRONYM acronymโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ADDRESS information on authorโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017APPLET Java appletโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017AREA client-side image map areaโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017B bold text styleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BASE document base URIโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BASEFONT base font sizeโForbiddenEmptyDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BDO I18N BiDi over-rideโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BIG large text styleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BLOCKQUOTE long quotationโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BODY document bodyOptionalOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BR forced line breakโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017BUTTON push buttonโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CAPTION table captionโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CENTER shorthand for DIV align=centerโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CITE citationโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017CODE computer code fragmentโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017COL table columnโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017COLGROUP table column groupโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DD definition descriptionโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DEL deleted textโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DFN instance definitionโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DIR directory listโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DIV generic language/style containerโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DL definition listโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017DT definition termโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017EM emphasisโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FIELDSET form control groupโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FONT local change to fontโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FORM interactive formโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FRAME subwindowโForbiddenEmptyโFrameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017FRAMESET window subdivisionโโโโFrameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H1 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H2 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H3 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H4 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H5 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017H6 headingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HEAD document headOptionalOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HR horizontal ruleโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017HTML document root elementOptionalOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017I italic text styleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017IFRAME inline subwindowโโโโLoose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017IMG Embedded imageโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017INPUT form controlโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017INS inserted textโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017ISINDEX single line promptโForbiddenEmptyDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017KBD text to be entered by the userโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LABEL form field label textโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LEGEND fieldset legendโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LI list itemโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017LINK a media-independent linkโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017MAP client-side image mapโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017MENU menu listโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017META generic metainformationโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017NOFRAMES alternate content container for non frame-based renderingโโโโFrameset4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017NOSCRIPT alternate content container for non script-based renderingโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OBJECT generic embedded objectโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OL ordered listโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OPTGROUP option groupโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017OPTION selectable choiceโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017P paragraphโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017PARAM named property valueโForbiddenEmptyโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017PRE preformatted textโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017Q short inline quotationโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017S strike-through text styleโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SAMP sample program output, scripts, etc.โโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SCRIPT script statementsโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SELECT option selectorโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SMALL small text styleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SPAN generic language/style containerโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STRIKE strike-through textโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STRONG strong emphasisโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017STYLE style infoโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SUB subscriptโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017SUP superscriptโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TABLE tableโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TBODY table bodyOptionalOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TD table data cellโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TEXTAREA multi-line text fieldโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TFOOT table footerโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TH table header cellโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017THEAD table headerโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TITLE document titleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TR table rowโOptionalโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017TT teletype or monospaced text styleโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017U underlined text styleโโโDepr. by 4.01Loose4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017UL unordered listโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017VAR instance of a variable or program argumentโโโโโ4.01last updated 02 Sep 2017