HTML 4.0 Tags
| The current HTML recommendation, HTML 4.0, is actually three recommendations; the main one and two sub-sets (Transitional and Frameset). There are a total of 91 possible tags, each with anywhere from 2 to 25 possible attributes. This article lists all the tags, their possible attributes (and which are required), and which recommendation they are part of, in a single, printable page. A handy resource to bookmark for quick information! |
- Name
- Deprecated tags and attributes are shown in lower case.
You are encouraged to avoid those tags and use alternatives.
Most deprecations are related to presentation issues and can be handled
using style sheets.
The names are linked to further information.
- Attributes
- All possible attributes are shown. Groups of attributes common to
almost all tags (
Core,
International, and
Event) are listed in Initial Caps.
Required attributes are shown in big font. Attributes
found only in the loose or
Transitional DTD are shown in
italics and those found only in the
frameset DTD
are shown in underline.
Follow the Tag Name links to get more complete information. This page serves as a quick reference. Literal alternates are shown thus: LTR | RTL (LTR means 'left-to-right' while RTL is the other direction). Attributes should normally be enclosed in double quotes, especially if they contain whitespace.
- End Tag
- Legend: Optional, Forbidden. In all other cases, the end tag is required.
| Name | Attributes | End Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
ACCESSKEY = Character CHARSET = Charset COORDS = Coords HREF = URL HREFLANG = Language Code NAME = CDATA ONBLUR = Script ONFOCUS = Script REL = Link Type REV = Link Type SHAPE = Shape TABINDEX = Number TARGET = Frame Target TYPE = Content Type Core International Event |
anchor | |
| ABBR |
Core International Event | abbreviation (e.g. WDVL) | |
| ACRONYM |
Core International Event | ||
| ADDRESS |
Core International Event | information on author | |
| applet |
height = length width = length align = Ialign alt = text archive = cdata code = cdata hspace = pixels name = cdata vspace = pixels Core | Java applet | |
| AREA |
ALT = Text ACCESSKEY = Character COORDS = Coords HREF = URL NOHREF ONBLUR = Script ONFOCUS = Script SHAPE = Shape TABINDEX = Number TARGET = Frame Target Core International Event | F | client-side image map area |
| B |
Core International Event | bold text style | |
| BASE |
HREF = URL TARGET = Frame Target | F | document base URI |
| basefont |
size = cdata color = color face = cdata ID = id | F | base font size |
| BDO |
DIR = LTR | RTL ID = Id STYLE = Style Sheet TITLE = Text International | I18N BiDi over-ride | |
| BIG |
Core International Event | large text style | |
| BLOCKQUOTE |
CITE = URL Core International Event | long quotation | |
| BODY |
alink = color background = URL bgcolor = color link = color ONLOAD = Script ONUNLOAD = Script text = color vlink = color Core International Event | document body | |
| BR |
clear = left | all | right | none Core | F | forced line break |
| BUTTON |
ACCESSKEY = Character DISABLED NAME = CDATA ONBLUR = Script ONFOCUS = Script TABINDEX = Number TYPE = BUTTON | SUBMIT | RESET VALUE = CDATA Core International Event | push button | |
| CAPTION |
align = calign Core International Event | table caption | |
| center |
Core International Event | shorthand for DIV align = center | |
| CITE |
Core International Event | citation | |
| CODE |
Core International Event | computer code fragment | |
| COL |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length SPAN = Number VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE WIDTH = Multi Length Core International Event | F | table column |
| COLGROUP |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length SPAN = Number VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE WIDTH = Multi Length Core International Event | O | table column group |
| DD |
Core International Event | O | definition description |
| DEL |
CITE = URL DATETIME = Date Time Core International Event | deleted text | |
| DFN |
Core International Event | instance definition | |
| dir |
compact Core International Event | directory list | |
| DIV |
align = left | center | right | justify Core International Event | generic language/style container | |
| DL |
compact Core International Event | definition list | |
| DT |
Core International Event | O | definition term |
| EM |
Core International Event | emphasis | |
| FIELDSET |
Core International Event | form control group | |
| font |
color = color face = cdata size = cdata Core International | local change to font | |
| FORM |
ACTION = URL ACCEPT-CHARSET = Charset ENCTYPE = Content Type METHOD = GET | POST ONRESET = Script ONSUBMIT = Script TARGET = Frame Target Core International Event | interactive form | |
| FRAME |
FRAMEBORDER = 1 | 0 LONGDESC = URL MARGINHEIGHT = Pixels MARGINWIDTH = Pixels NORESIZE SCROLLING = YES | NO | AUTO SRC = URL Core | F | subwindow |
| FRAMESET |
COLS = MultiLengths ONLOAD = Script ONUNLOAD = Script ROWS = MultiLengths Core | window subdivision | |
| H1,H2,H3 H4,H5,H6 |
align = left | center | right | justify Core International Event | heading | |
| HEAD |
PROFILE = URL International | O | document head, contains BASE, LINK, META, SCRIPT, STYLE, TITLE. |
| HR |
align = left | right | center noshade size = pixels width = length Core Event | F | horizontal rule |
| HTML |
version = cdata International | O | document root element |
| I |
Core International Event | italic text style | |
| IFRAME |
align = Ialign FRAMEBORDER = 1 | 0 HEIGHT = Length LONGDESC = URL MARGINHEIGHT = Pixels MARGINWIDTH = Pixels NAME = CDATA SCROLLING = YES | NO | AUTO SRC = URL WIDTH = Length Core | inline subwindow | |
| IMG |
ALT = Text SRC = URL align = Iallign border = Length HEIGHT = Length hspace = pixels ISMAP LONGDESC = URL USEMAP = URL vspace = pixels WIDTH = Lenght Core International Event | F | Embedded image |
| INPUT |
ACCEPT = ContentText ACCESSKEY = Character align = Ialign ALT = CDATA CHECKED DISABLED MAXLENGTH = Number NAME = CDATA ONBLUR = Script ONCHANGE = Script ONFOCUS = Script ONSELECT = Script READONLY SIZE = CDATA SRC = URL TABINDEX = Number TYPE = Input Type USEMAP = URL VALUE = CDATA Core International Event | F | form control |
| INS |
CITE = URL DATATIME = DateTime Core International Event | inserted text | |
| isindex |
prompt = txt Core International | F | single line prompt |
| KDB |
Core International Event | text to be entered by the user | |
| LABEL |
ACCESSKEY = Character FOR = Idref ONBLUR = Script ONFOCUS = Script Core International Event | form field label text | |
| LEGEND |
ACCESSKEY = Character align = lalign Core International Event | fieldset legend | |
| LI |
type = li style value = number Core International Event | O | list item |
| LINK |
CHARSET = Charset HREF = URL HREFLANG = Language Code MEDIA = Media Desc REL = Link Type REV = Link Type TARGET = Frame Target TYPE = Content Type Core International Event | F | a media-independent link |
| MAP |
NAME = CDATA Core International Event | client-side image map area | |
| menu |
compact Core International Event | menu list | |
| META |
CONTENT = CDATA HTTP-EQUIV = Name NAME = Name SCHEME = CDATA International | F | generic meta information |
| NOFRAMES |
Core International Event | alternate content container for non frame-based rendering | |
| NOSCRIPT |
Core International Event | alternate content container for when a script is not executed | |
| OBJECT |
align = ialign ARCHIVE = URL border = length CLASSID = URL CODEBASE = URL CODETYPE = Content Type DATA = URL DECLARE HEIGHT = Length hspace = pixels NAME = CDATA STANDBY = Text TABINDEX = Number TYPE = Content Type USEMAP = URL vspace = pixels WIDTH = Length Core International Event | generic embedded object | |
| OL |
compact start = number type = ol type Core International Event | ordered list | |
| OPTGROUP |
LABEL = Text DISABLED Core International Event | option group | |
| OPTION |
DISABLED LABEL = Text SELECTED VALUE = CDATA Core International Event | O | selectable choice |
| P |
align = left | center | right | justify Core International Event | O | paragraph |
| PARAM |
NAME = CDATA ID = Id TYPE = Content Type VALUE = CDATA VALUETYPE = DAT | REF | OBJECT | F | named property value |
| PRE |
width = number Core International Event | preformatted text | |
| Q |
CITE = URL Core International Event | short inline quotation | |
| s |
Core International Event | strike-through text style | |
| SAMP |
Core International Event | sample program output, scripts, etc. | |
| SCRIPT |
TYPE = Content Type CHARSET = Charset DEFER language = cdata SRC = URL TITLE = Text | script statements | |
| SELECT |
DISABLED MULTIPLE NAME = CDATA ONBLUR = Script ONCHANGE = Script ONFOCUS = Script SIZE = Number TABINDEX = Number Core International Event | option selector | |
| SMALL |
Core International Event | small text style | |
| SPAN |
Core International Event | generic language/style container | |
| strike |
Core International Event | strike-through text | |
| STRONG |
Core International Event | strong emphasis | |
| STYLE |
TYPE = Content Type MEDIA = MediaDesc TITLE = Text International | style info | |
| SUB |
Core International Event | subscript | |
| SUP |
Core International Event | superscript | |
| TABLE |
align = talign bgcolor = color BORDER = Pixels CELLPADDING = Length CELLSPACING = Length FRAME = Tframe SUMMARY = Text WIDTH = Length Core International Event | ||
| TBODY |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR CHAR = Charset CHAROFF = Length VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE Core International Event | O | table body |
| TD |
ABBR = Text ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR AXIS = CDATA bgcolor = color CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length COLSPAN = Number HEADERS = IDREFS height = pixels nowrap ROWSPAN = Number SCOPE = Scope VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE width = pixels Core International Event | O | table data cell |
| TEXTAREA |
COLS = Number ROWS = Number ACCESSKEY = Character DISABLES NAME = CDATA ONBLUR = Script ONCHANGE = Script ONFOCUS = Script ONSELECT = Script READONLY TABINDEX = Number Core International Event | multi-line text field | |
| TFOOT |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE Core International Event | O | table footer |
| TH |
ABBR = Text ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR AXIS = CDATA bgcolor = color CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length COLSPAN = Number HEADERS = IDREF height = pixels nowrap ROWSPAN = Number SCOPE = Scope VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE width = pixels Core International Event | O | table header cell |
| THEAD |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE Core International Event | O | table header |
| TITLE |
International | document title | |
| TR |
ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY | CHAR bgcolor = color CHAR = Character CHAROFF = Length VALIGN = TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | BASELINE Core International Event | O | table row |
| TT |
Core International Event | teletype or monospaced text style | |
| u |
Core International Event | underlined text style | |
| UL |
compact type = ul style Core International Event | unordered list | |
| VAR |
Core International Event | instance of a variable or program argument |
