
| Element | Description |
| <!- --> | Comment |
| <!DOCTYPE...> | Document's DTD type |
| <A> | Define hyperlink or target |
| <ABBR> | Abbreviation style |
| <ACRONYM> | Define acronym |
| <ADDRESS> | Return-address format |
| <APPLET> | Embed Java applet |
| <AREA> | Create hot spot on image map |
| <B> | Boldface text |
| <BASE> | Default URL or frame |
| <BASEFONT> | Default font size |
| <BDO> | Bidirectional override |
| <BGSOUND> | Define background sound in MS IE |
| <BIG> | Make text relatively large |
| <BLINK> | Make text blink |
| <BLOCKQUOTE> | Indent text |
| <BODY> | Main content of document |
| <BR> | Break to next line |
| <BUTTON> | On-screen button |
| <CAPTION> | Table caption |
| <CENTER> | Center text or image |
| <CITE> | Show in citation format |
| <CODE> | Monospace text |
| <COL> | Table column |
| <COLGROUP> | Column group |
| <COMMENT> | Programmer comment |
| <DD> | Definition description |
| <DEL> | Deleted text |
| <DFN> | Defining instance of a term |
| <DIR> | Directory list |
| <DIV> | Define division of content in document |
| <DL> | Definition list |
| <DT> | Definition term |
| <EM> | Emphasize text |
| <EMBED> | Embed plug-in |
| <FIELDSET> | Frame page elements |
| <FONT> | Set font face, color, size |
| <FORM> | Define a form |
| <FRAME> | Define one frame |
| <FRAMESET> | Define frames |
| <H1..H6> | Display as heading |
| <HEAD> | Define page header |
| <HR> | Horizontal rule |
| <HTML> | Outermost tag |
| <I> | Italics |
| <IFRAME> | Inline frame |
| <ILAYER> | Inline layer |
| <IMG> | Graphic image |
| <INPUT> | Form field |
| <INS> | Inserted text |
| <ISINDEX> | Searchable index |
| <KBD> | Keyboard format |
| <KEYGEN> | Generate public key materials |
| <LABEL> | Label form control |
| <LAYER> | Define a netscape layer |
| <LEGEND> | Set of fields in FIELDSET element |
| <LI> | List item |
| <LINK> | Embed external file |
| <LISTING> | No longer used |
| <MAP> | Image map info |
| <MARQUEE> | Define scrolling text (MS IE) |
| <MENU> | List of items |
| <META> | Document header info |
| <MULTICOL> | Newspaper-style columns |
| <NOBR> | No break |
| <NOEMBED> | Alternative to embedded font |
| <NOFRAMES> | Content for frame-dead browsers |
| <NOLAYER> | Alternative for layer |
| <NOSCRIPT> | Text for non-JavaScript browsers |
| <OBJECT> | Embed object |
| <OL> | Numbered list |
| <OPTGROUP> | Option group |
| <OPTION> | Select box option |
| <P> | Paragraph |
| <PARAM> | Java applet parameter |
| <PLAINTEXT> | Obsolete |
| <PRE> | Preformatted text |
| <Q> | Short quotation |
| <S> | Strikeout |
| <SAMP> | Sample format |
| <SCRIPT> | Client-side script |
| <SELECT> | Drop-down list |
| <SERVER> | Server-side script |
| <SMALL> | Smaller text |
| <SPACER> | Insert blank space |
| <SPAN> | Small span of content |
| <STRIKE> | Strikeout text |
| <STRONG> | Bold text |
| <STYLE> | CSS Style definition |
| <SUB> | Subscript |
| <SUP> | Superscript |
| <TABLE> | Define table |
| <TBODY> | Table Body |
| <TD> | Table cell |
| <TEXTAREA> | Large form field |
| <TFOOT> | Table footer |
| <TH> | Table heading |
| <THEAD> | Table heading |
| <TITLE> | Titlebar title |
| <TR> | Table row |
| <TT> | Typewriter font |
| <U> | Underline |
| <UL> | Bulleted list |
| <VAR> | Variable font |
| <WBR> | Word break |
| <XMP> | Obsolete |
<html>
<head>
<title>Document name goes here</title>
</head>
</html>
<h2> . . . </h2>
<h3> . . . </h3>
<h4> . . . </h4>
<h5> . . . </h5>
<h6>Smallest Heading</h6>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>someheader</th>
<th>someheader</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sometext</td>
<td>sometext</td>
</tr>
</table>
<frameset cols="25%,75%">
<frame src="page1.htm">
<frame src="page2.htm">
</frameset>
<input type="text" name="lastname"
value="Nixon" size="30" maxlength="50">
<input type="password">
<input type="checkbox" checked="checked">
<input type="radio" checked="checked">
<input type="submit">
<input type="reset">
<input type="hidden">
<select>
<option>Apples
<option selected>Bananas
<option>Cherries
</select>
<textarea name="Comment" rows="60"
cols="20"></textarea>
</form>
<!-- This is a comment -->
<blockquote>
Text quoted from some source.
</blockquote>
<address>
Address 1<br>
Address 2<br>
City<br>
</address>