XHTML 1.0 Reference

Ordered by Function

See also: Ordered Alphabetically

NN: indicates the earliest version of Netscape that supports the tag
IE: indicates the earliest version of Internet Explorer that supports the tag
DTD: indicates in which XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset

Start tag	Purpose	NN	IE	DTD

Basic Tags
<!DOCTYPE>	Defines the document type			STF
<html>	Defines a html document	3.0	3.0	STF
<body>	Defines the body element	3.0	3.0	STF
<h1> to <h6>	Defines header 1 to header 6	3.0	3.0	STF
<p>	Defines a paragraph	3.0	3.0	STF
<br />	Inserts a single line break	3.0	3.0	STF
<hr />	Defines a horizontal rule	3.0	3.0	STF
<!-->	Defines a comment	3.0	3.0	STF

Char Format
<b>	Defines bold text	3.0	3.0	STF
<font>	Defines the font face, size, and color of text	3.0	3.0	TF
<i>	Defines italic text	3.0	3.0	STF
<em>	Defines emphasized text	3.0	3.0	STF
<big>	Defines big text	3.0	3.0	STF
<strong>	Defines strong text	3.0	3.0	STF
<small>	Defines small text	3.0	3.0	STF
<sup>	Defines superscripted text	3.0	3.0	STF
<sub>	Defines subscripted text	3.0	3.0	STF
<bdo>	Defines the direction of text display	6.2	5.0	STF
<u>	Defines underlined text	3.0	3.0	TF

Output
<pre>	Defines preformatted text	3.0	3.0	STF
<code>	Defines computer code text	3.0	3.0	STF
<tt>	Defines teletype text	3.0	3.0	STF
<kbd>	Defines keyboard text	3.0	3.0	STF
<var>	Defines a variable	3.0	3.0	STF
<samp>	Defines sample computer code	3.0	3.0	STF

Blocks
<acronym>	Defines an acronym	6.2	4.0	STF
<abbr>	Defines an abbreviation	6.2		STF
<address>	Defines an address element	4.0	4.0	STF
<blockquote>	Defines an long quotation	3.0	3.0	STF
<center>	Defines centered text	3.0	3.0	TF
<q>	Defines a short quotation	6.2	4.0	STF
<cite>	Defines a citation	3.0	3.0	STF
<ins>	Defines inserted text	6.2	4.0	STF
<del>	Defines deleted text	6.2	4.0	STF
<s>	Defines strikethrough text	3.0	3.0	TF
<strike>	Defines strikethrough text	3.0	3.0	TF

Links
<a>	Defines an anchor	3.0	3.0	STF
<link>	Defines a resource reference	4.0	3.0	STF

Frames
<frame>	Defines a sub window (a frame)	3.0	3.0	F
<frameset>	Defines a set of frames	3.0	3.0	F
<noframes>	Defines a noframe section	3.0	3.0	TF
<iframe>	Defines an inline sub window (frame)	6.0	3.0	TF

Input
<form>	Defines a form	3.0	3.0	STF
<input>	Defines an input field	3.0	3.0	STF
<textarea>	Defines a text area	3.0	3.0	STF
<button>	Defines a push button	6.2	4.0	STF
<select>	Defines a selectable list	3.0	3.0	STF
<optgroup>	Defines an option group	6.0		STF
<option>	Defines an item in a list box	3.0	3.0	STF
<label>	Defines a label	6.2	4.0	STF
<fieldset>	Defines a fieldset	6.2	4.0	STF
<legend>	Defines a title in a fieldset	6.2	4.0	STF

Lists
<ul>	Defines an unordered list	3.0	3.0	STF
<ol>	Defines an ordered list	3.0	3.0	STF
<li>	Defines a list item	3.0	3.0	STF
<dir>	Defines a directory list	3.0	3.0	TF
<dl>	Defines a definition list	3.0	3.0	STF
<dt>	Defines a definition term	3.0	3.0	STF
<dfn>	Defines a definition term		3.0	STF
<dd>	Defines a definition description	3.0	3.0	STF
<menu>	Defines a menu list	3.0	3.0	TF

Images
<img />	Defines an image	3.0	3.0	STF
<map>	Defines an image map	3.0	3.0	STF
<area />	Defines an area inside an image map	3.0	3.0	STF

Tables
<table>	Defines a table	3.0	3.0	STF
<caption>	Defines a table caption	3.0	3.0	STF
<th>	Defines a table header	3.0	3.0	STF
<tr>	Defines a table row	3.0	3.0	STF
<td>	Defines a table cell	3.0	3.0	STF
<thead>	Defines a table header		4.0	STF
<tbody>	Defines a table body		4.0	STF
<tfoot>	Defines a table footer		4.0	STF
<col>	Defines attributes for table columns		3.0	STF
<colgroup>	Defines groups of table columns		3.0	STF

Styles
<style>	Defines a style definition	4.0	3.0	STF
<div>	Defines a section in a document	3.0	3.0	STF
<span>	Defines a section in a document	4.0	3.0	STF

Meta Info
<head>	Defines information about the document	3.0	3.0	STF
<title>	Defines the document title	3.0	3.0	STF
<meta>	Defines meta information	3.0	3.0	STF
<base />	Defines a base URL for all the links in a page	3.0	3.0	STF
<basefont />	Defines a base font	3.0	3.0	TF

Programming
<script>	Defines a script	3.0	3.0	STF
<noscript>	Defines a noscript section	3.0	3.0	STF
<applet>	Defines an applet	3.0	3.0	TF
<object>	Defines an embedded object		3.0	STF
<param>	Defines a parameter for an object	3.0	3.0	STF

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