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<!-->
<!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<command>
<datagrid>
<datalist>
<datatemplate>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dialog>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<event-source>
<fieldset>
<figure>
<font>
<footer>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<header>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<m>
<map>
<menu>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<nest>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<rule>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<time>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>

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HTML 5

On January 22nd, 2008, W3C published the latest working draft for HTML 5.

The HTML 5 working group includes AOL, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera, and many hundred other vendors.

Some of the new features in HTML 5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML 5 also contains new elements like <nav>, <header>, <footer>, and <figure>.

HTML 5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors.


Ordered Alphabetically

  • 4: indicates if the element is defined in HTML 4.01
  • 5: indicates if the element is defined in HTML 5
Tag Description  4   5 
<!--...--> Defines a comment 4 5
<!DOCTYPE>  Defines the document type 4 5
<a> Defines a hyperlink 4 5
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation 4 5
<acronym> Not supported. Defines an acronym 4  
<address> Defines an address element 4 5
<applet> Not supported. Defines an applet 4  
<area> Defines an area inside an image map 4 5
<article> Defines an article   5
<aside> Defines content aside from the page content   5
<audio> Defines sound content   5
<b> Defines bold text 4 5
<base> Defines a base URL for all the links in a page 4 5
<basefont> Not supported. Use CSS instead 4  
<bdo> Defines the direction of text display 4 5
<big> Not supported. Defines big text 4  
<blockquote> Defines a long quotation 4 5
<body> Defines the body element 4 5
<br> Inserts a single line break 4 5
<button> Defines a push button 4 5
<canvas> Define graphics   5
<caption> Defines a table caption 4 5
<center> Not supported. Defines centered text 4  
<cite> Defines a citation 4 5
<code> Defines computer code text 4 5
<col> Defines attributes for table columns  4 5
<colgroup> Defines groups of table columns 4 5
<command> Defines a command button   5
<datagrid> Defines data in a tree-list   5
<datalist> Defines a dropdown list   5
<datatemplate> Defines a data template   5
<dd> Defines a definition description 4 5
<del> Defines deleted text 4 5
<details> Defines details of an element   5
<dialog> Defines a dialog (conversation)   5
<dir> Not supported. Defines a directory list 4  
<div> Defines a section in a document 4 5
<dfn> Defines a definition term 4 5
<dl> Defines a definition list 4 5
<dt> Defines a definition term 4 5
<em> Defines emphasized text  4 5
<embed> Defines external interactive content or plugin   5
<event-source> Defines a target for events sent by a server   5
<fieldset> Defines a fieldset 4 5
<figure> Defines a group of media content, and their caption   5
<font> Deprecated. Defines text font, size, and color 4  
<footer> Defines a footer for a section or page   5
<form> Defines a form  4 5
<frame> Not supported. Defines a sub window (a frame) 4  
<frameset> Not supported. Defines a set of frames 4  
<h1> to <h6> Defines header 1 to header 6 4 5
<head> Defines information about the document 4 5
<header> Defines a header for a section or page   5
<hr> Defines a horizontal rule 4 5
<html> Defines an html document 4 5
<i> Defines italic text 4 5
<iframe> Defines an inline sub window (frame) 4 5
<img> Defines an image 4 5
<input> Defines an input field 4 5
<ins> Defines inserted text 4 5
<isindex> Not supported. Defines a single-line input field 4  
<kbd> Defines keyboard text 4 5
<label> Defines a label for a form control 4 5
<legend> Defines a title in a fieldset 4 5
<li> Defines a list item 4 5
<link> Defines a resource reference 4 5
<mark> Defines marked text   5
<map> Defines an image map  4 5
<menu> Defines a menu list 4 5
<meta> Defines meta information 4 5
<meter> Defines measurement within a predefined range   5
<nav> Defines navigation links   5
<nest> Defines a nestingpoint in a datatemplate   5
<noframes> Not supported. Defines a noframe section 4  
<noscript> Defines a noscript section 4 5
<object> Defines an embedded object 4 5
<ol> Defines an ordered list 4 5
<optgroup> Defines an option group 4 5
<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list 4 5
<output> Defines some types of output   5
<p> Defines a paragraph 4 5
<param> Defines a parameter for an object 4 5
<pre> Defines preformatted text 4 5
<progress> Defines progress of a task of any kind   5
<q> Defines a short quotation 4 5
<rule> Defines the rules for updating a template   5
<s> Not supported. Defines strikethrough text 4  
<samp> Defines sample computer code 4 5
<script> Defines a script 4 5
<section> Defines a section   5
<select> Defines a selectable list 4 5
<small> Not supported. Defines small text 4 5
<source> Defines media resources   5
<span> Defines a section in a document 4 5
<strike> Not supported. Defines strikethrough text 4  
<strong> Defines strong text 4 5
<style> Defines a style definition 4 5
<sub> Defines subscripted text 4 5
<sup> Defines superscripted text 4 5
<table> Defines a table 4 5
<tbody> Defines a table body 4 5
<td> Defines a table cell 4 5
<textarea> Defines a text area 4 5
<tfoot> Defines a table footer 4 5
<th> Defines a table header 4 5
<thead> Defines a table header 4 5
<time> Defines a date/time   5
<title> Defines the document title 4 5
<tr> Defines a table row 4 5
<tt> Not supported. Defines teletype text 4  
<u> Not supported. Defines underlined text 4  
<ul> Defines an unordered list 4 5
<var> Defines a variable 4 5
<video> Defines a video   5
<xmp> Not supported. Defines preformatted text 4 5


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