HTML 5 Tags
HTML 5 tags is the latest version of HTML and is used to specify how a web page will be displayed within a browser. A document begins with an opening <html> tag and ends with a closing </html> tag.
Tags can be used within a web page to specify the text size, text weight, text fonts, text colors, document layout and much more.
Following is a list of html 5 tags and descriptions listed in alphabetical order.
| Tag | Description | New HTML 5 |
| <!–…–> | Specifies a comment within a web page | |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Specifies a document type | |
| <a> | Specifies a hyperlink | |
| <abbr> | Specifies an abbreviation | |
| <address> | Specifies the contact information for the owner of a document | |
| <area> | Specifies a specific area within an image-map | |
| <article> | Specifies an article |  |
| <aside> | Specifies content aside from the page content | |
| <audio> | Specifies audio/sound content | |
| <b> | Specifies bold text | |
| <base> | Specifies the base URL for all links within a document | |
| <bdi> | Used for text formatting that is formatted in a different direction from the <bdo> | |
| <bdo> | Specifies the direction text is displayed | |
| <blockquote> | Specifies a quoted section | |
| <body> | Specifies the document’s body | |
| <br> | Specifies a single line break | |
| <button> | Specifies a clickable button | |
| <canvas> | Used to define graphics | |
| <caption> | Specifies a table caption | |
| <cite> | Specifies the title of a work | |
| <code> | Specifies computer code | |
| <col> | Specifies the properties of a column within a <colgroup> element | |
| <colgroup> | Specifies a group of columns within a table | |
| <data> | Provides the ability to embed custom data attributes | |
| <datalist> | Provides an ‘autocomplete’ drop down list for <input> elements | |
| <dd> | Specifies a term description within a description list | |
| <del> | Specifies deleted text within a document | |
| <details> | Specifies additional information that can be viewed or hidden | |
| <dfn> | Defines a term | |
| <dialog> | Specifies a dialog box | |
| <div> | Specifies a section within a document | |
| <dl> | Specifies a description list | |
| <dt> | Specifies a term within a description list | |
| <em> | Specifies emphasized text | |
| <embed> | Specifies an external application | |
| <fieldset> | Used to group related elements within a form | |
| <figcaption> | Specifies a caption for a <figure> element | |
| <figure> | Specifies self-contained content | |
| <footer> | Specifies a footer for a document or section | |
| <form> | Specifies an HTML form | |
| <h1> | Specifies HTML heading 1 | |
| <h2> | Specifies HTML heading 2 | |
| <h3> | Specifies HTML heading 3 | |
| <h4> | Specifies HTML heading 4 | |
| <h5> | Specifies HTML heading 5 | |
| <h6> | Specifies HTML heading 6 | |
| <head> | Specifies information about the document | |
| <header> | Specifies a header for a document or section | |
| <hr> | Specifies a horizontal rule within the content | |
| <html> | Specifies the beginning of an HTML document | |
| <i> | Specifies italicized text | |
| <iframe> | Specifies an inline frame | |
| <img> | Specifies an image | |
| <input> | Specifies an input field | |
| <ins> | Specifies inserted text | |
| <kbd> | Defines keyboard input | |
| <keygen> | Specifies a key-pair generator field used for forms | |
| <label> | Specifies an <input> element label | |
| <legend> | Specifies a <fieldset> element caption | |
| <li> | Specifies a list item | |
| <link> | Specifies a link between a document and an external file, such as a style sheet | |
| <main> | Specifies the main content of a document | |
| <map> | Specifies an image-map | |
| <mark> | Specifies highlighted text | |
| <menu> | Specifies a list | |
| <menuitem> | Specifies a menu item | |
| <meta> | Specifies meta information about an HTML document | |
| <meter> | Measures data within a given range or gauge, such as disk usage | |
| <nav> | Specifies navigation links | |
| <noscript> | Specifies alternative content for those who have disabled browser scripts | |
| <object> | Specifies an embedded object within an HTML document, such as audio or video | |
| <ol> | Specifies an ordered list | |
| <optgroup> | Specifies a group of related options within a drop-down list | |
| <option> | Specifies an option within a drop-down list | |
| <output> | Specifies the result of a calculation executed by a script | |
| <p> | Specifies a paragraph | |
| <param> | Specifies parameters for an object | |
| <pre> | Specifies preformatted text | |
| <progress> | Displays the progress of a task | |
| <q> | Specifies a short quotation | |
| <rb> | Specifies the basic text components of a ruby annotation | |
| <rp> | Specifies text to display in browsers that do not support ruby annotations | |
| <rt> | Specifies an explanation or pronunciation of characters within a ruby annotation | |
| <rtc> | Specifies a text container for text components in a ruby annotation | |
| <ruby> | Specifies a ruby annotation for East Asian typography | |
| <s> | Specifies text that is no longer correct | |
| <samp> | Specifies sample code output from a computer program | |
| <script> | Specifies a script | |
| <section> | Specifies a section within a document | |
| <select> | Specifies a drop-down list within a form | |
| <small> | Specifies small text | |
| <source> | Specifies alternative media resources a browser may display for media, such as <video> and <audio> | |
| <span> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <strong> | Specifies important text | |
| <style> | Specifies style information within a document | |
| <sub> | Specifies subscripted text | |
| <sub> | Specifies subscripted text | |
| <summary> | Specifies a visible heading for the <details> element | |
| <sup> | Specifies superscripted text | |
| <table> | Specifies a table | |
| <tbody> | Used to group the body content within a table | |
| <td> | Specifies a cell within a table | |
| <template> | Specifies portions of HTML that can be copied and placed within the document by a script. | |
| <textarea> | Specifies a multi-line text input area | |
| <tfoot> | Used to group footer content within a table | |
| <th> | Specifies a header cell within a table | |
| <thead> | Used to group header content within a table | |
| <time> | Specifies date/time | |
| <title> | Specifies a document title | |
| <tr> | Specifies a table row | |
| <track> | Specifies text tracks for media elements, such as <audio> and <video> | |
| <u> | Specifies text that should be visibly different from normal text, such as a misspelled word | |
| <ul> | Specifies an unordered list | |
| <var> | Specifies a variable | |
| <video> | Specifies a video | |
| <wbr> | Specifies a potential line-break | |
Discontinued Tags in HTML 5
| HTML 4 Tag | Replacement(s) |
| <acronym> | <abbr> – Specifies an abbreviation |
| <applet> | <object> – Specifies an embedded object |
| <basefont> | CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
| <big> | CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
| <center> | CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
| <dir> | <ul> – Specifies an unordered list |
| <font> | CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
| <frame> | No Replacement |
| <frameset> | No Replacement |
| <noframes> | No Replacement |
| <strike> | <s> – Specifies text that is no longer correct <del> – Specifies deleted text CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
| <tt> | CSS – Cascading Style Sheet |
This concludes the HTML 5 tags section. For additional tips and codes, visit the Web Design Codes section.