| element | description | notes | sort by usage | read the W3Cspec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
html |
document root element | exactly one per document | document | spec |
head |
document head | exactly one per document | document | spec |
title |
document title | exactly one per document | document | spec |
body |
document body | exactly one per document | document | spec |
a |
anchor | inline/phrase | spec | |
abbr |
abbreviated form | inline/phrase | spec | |
acronym |
acronym | inline/phrase | spec | |
address |
information on author | inline/phrase | spec | |
area |
client-side image map | inline/phrase | spec | |
base |
document base URI | document | spec | |
blockquote |
long quotation | block | spec | |
br |
forced line break | use for poetry only | spec | |
button |
push button | form | spec | |
caption |
table caption | table | spec | |
cite |
citation | useful inline element | inline/phrase | spec |
code |
computer code fragment | inline/phrase | spec | |
col |
table column | table | spec | |
colgroup |
table column group | table | spec | |
dd |
definition description | part of the underused dl list type | list | spec |
del |
deleted text | inline/phrase | spec | |
dfn |
instance definition | inline/phrase | spec | |
div |
generic container | block level | spec | |
dl |
defintion list | underused list type | list | spec |
dt |
definition term | part of the underused dl list type | list | spec |
em |
emphasis (does not equal italics inherently | excellent inline element for calling out strings | inline/phrase | spec |
form |
interactive form | can be top-level block element | form | spec |
h1, h2, ... h6 |
heading | for calling out sections of a document | block | spec |
iframe |
inline subwindow | document | spec | |
img |
embedded image | inline/phrase | spec | |
input |
form control | form | spec | |
ins |
inserted text | inline/phrase | spec | |
kbd |
text to be entered by the user | inline/phrase | spec | |
label |
for field label text | underused - aides accessibility and usability | form | spec |
legend |
fieldset legent | form | spec | |
li |
list item | use with ol and ul | list | spec |
link |
media independent link | one use it to include external .css files | document | spec |
map |
client-side image map | document | spec | |
meta |
generic meta information | generally in the head |
document | spec |
noscript |
alternate content container for non script-based rendering | document | spec | |
object |
generic embedded object | block | spec | |
ol |
ordered list | list | spec | |
optgroup |
option group | use within form > select > option | form | spec |
option |
selectable choice | use within form > select | form | spec |
p |
paragraph | block | spec | |
param |
named property value | object | spec | |
pre |
preformatted text | block | spec | |
q |
short inline quotation | inline/phrase | spec | |
samp |
sample program output, script, etc | inline/phrase | spec | |
script |
script statements | often within head |
document | spec |
select |
option selector | use within form | form | spec |
span |
generic container | adds no semantic value, so try to use a different element | inline/phrase | spec |
strong |
strong emphasis | does not inherently mean bold | inline/phrase | spec |
style |
style info | for on-page CSS | document | spec |
sub |
subscript | think twice before using | inline/phrase | spec |
sup |
superscript | think twice before using | inline/phrase | spec |
table |
data table top node | exclusively for tabular data such as a box score or financial results | block | spec |
td |
table data cell | table | spec | |
textarea |
multi-line text field | form | spec | |
th |
table header cell | every table must have header cells | table | spec |
thead |
table header | a good idea | table | spec |
tr |
table row | table | spec | |
tt |
teletype or monospaced text | inline/phrase | spec | |
ul |
unordered list | more than bulleted lists can be expressed | list | spec |
var |
instance of a program argument | inline/phrase | spec |
禁用
b
big
hr
i
small
sub
sup
tt
不用
basefont
center
dir
font
isindex
menu
s
strike
u
不支持及无损块的
tfoot