HTML TAGS
Certainly! Here's an expanded table with more HTML tags, including less common but still
important ones:
Group HTML Tags Description
Document <!DOCTYPE>, <html>, <head>, Defines the overall structure of the
Structure <body>, <title> document, including the doctype (<!
DOCTYPE>), root (<html>), head (<head>),
body (<body>), and page title (<title>).
Metadata <meta>, <base>, <link>, Provides metadata such as character
<style>, <script> encoding (<meta>), base URL (<base>),
external resource links (<link>), internal
styles (<style>), and scripts (<script>).
Text Content <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, Defines various text structures like headings
<h6>, <p>, <br>, <hr>, (<h1> to <h6>), paragraphs (<p>), line breaks
<span>, <div> (<br>), horizontal rules (<hr>), and block-
level (<div>) and inline (<span>) containers.
Text <b>, <i>, <strong>, <em>, Applies various text styles like bold (<b>),
Formatting <u>, <mark>, <small>, <sub>, italic (<i>), strong emphasis (<strong>),
<sup>, <del>, <ins> emphasis (<em>), underline (<u>),
highlighted (<mark>), small text (<small>),
subscript (<sub>), superscript (<sup>),
deleted text (<del>), and inserted text
(<ins>).
Lists <ul>, <ol>, <li>, <dl>, <dt>, Defines unordered (<ul>) and ordered (<ol>)
<dd> lists, and description lists (<dl>) with list
items (<li>) and definition terms (<dt>,
<dd>).
Links <a>, <area>, <link> Defines hyperlinks and anchor points (<a>),
image maps (<area>), and external resource
links (<link>).
Images & <img>, <audio>, <video>, Embeds images (<img>), audio (<audio>),
Media <source>, <track>, video (<video>), tracks for subtitles
<picture>, <iframe>, (<track>), responsive image sources
<object>, <embed> (<picture>), and external content
(<iframe>, <object>, <embed>).
Forms <form>, <input>, Defines various form elements such as form
<textarea>, <select>, containers (<form>), input fields (<input>),
<option>, <button>, text areas (<textarea>), dropdowns
<label>, <fieldset>, (<select>, <option>), buttons (<button>),
<legend>, <optgroup>, and form organization (<fieldset>,
<datalist> <legend>, <label>).
Tables <table>, <tr>, <th>, <td>, Defines table elements like rows (<tr>),
<thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot>, cells (<td>, <th>), headers (<thead>,
<caption>, <col>, <tbody>, <tfoot>), captions (<caption>),
<colgroup> and column groups (<col>, <colgroup>).
Semantic <header>, <footer>, Provides meaningful document structure like
Elements <section>, <article>, headers (<header>), footers (<footer>),
<nav>, <aside>, <main>, sections (<section>), articles (<article>),
<figure>, <figcaption> navigation (<nav>), side content (<aside>),
and main content (<main>).
Scripting & <script>, <noscript>, Used for embedding JavaScript (<script>),
Interaction <iframe>, <object>, handling cases without JavaScript
<embed>, <canvas>, (<noscript>), and embedding other content
<noscript> (<iframe>, <object>, <embed>). Can also
be used for graphics (<canvas>).
CSS Styling <style>, <link> Internal CSS (<style>) and external CSS
links (<link>).
Comments <!-- --> Defines comments within HTML that are not
displayed in the browser.
Forms <input type="email">, Defines specific input types (email,
Validation <input type="password">, password, number) and input attributes like
<input type="number">, required, pattern for form validation.
<input required>, <input
pattern>
Embedded <embed>, <object>, Embeds external content such as media files
Content <iframe>, <video>, <audio>, (<video>, <audio>), SVG images (<svg>),
<svg>, <canvas> and interactive content (<canvas>).
Text <bdo>, <blockquote>, <q>, <bdo> for bidirectional override,
Direction <cite> <blockquote> for long quotations, <q> for
short inline quotes, and <cite> for citation
references.
Frames <frame>, <frameset>, Used for creating frames and frame sets for
<noframes> embedding multiple HTML pages in a single
window (deprecated in modern HTML).
Interactive <details>, <summary>, Provides interactive content like expandable
Content <menu>, <menuitem> details (<details>), clickable summaries
(<summary>), and context menus (<menu>,
<menuitem>).
Document <article>, <section>, Defines structural sections of a document,
Sections <header>, <footer>, <nav>, such as an article, section, navigation, main
<aside>, <main> content, etc.
Other <progress>, <meter>, Defines progress indicators (<progress>),
Elements <output>, <time>, <mark>, measurements (<meter>), output
<code>, <samp>, <kbd>, (<output>), time (<time>), and various
<var> inline text elements like code (<code>) and
keyboard input (<kbd>).
Legacy Tags <font>, <center>, <big>, Deprecated tags that are no longer
<strike> recommended for use. They were used for
styling and formatting in older versions of
HTML.
This table now includes more specialized tags and components, from forms and validation to
multimedia and interactive content. While some tags (e.g., <font>, <center>) are now
considered outdated or deprecated in favor of CSS, others serve very specific functions that help
structure and format modern web pages effectively.
