Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

New Elements

Some of the new elements in HTML 4.0 are new only to the HTML specification; they have been in one or both browsers for some time. Other elements are brand new and may not yet be part of either browser. Table 7.1 lists all the new elements defined in HTML 4.0. The table also indicates the version of each browser that first supported each element.

Table 7-1. New Elements in HTML 4.0

Element	NN	IE	Description
ABBR	-	-	Abbreviation
ACRONYM	-	4	Acronym
BDO	-	-	Override default bidirectional rendering algorithms
BUTTON	-	4	Push button (alternative version)
COL	-	4	Table column default attributes
COLGROUP	-	4	Table column group
DEL	-	4	Deleted text format
FIELDSET	-	4	Form element grouping
FRAME	2	3	Frame within a FRAMESET
FRAMESET	2	3	Specification for a set of frames
IFRAME	-	4	Inline frame
INS	-	4	Inserted text format
LABEL	-	4	Form element label text
LEGEND	-	4	Label for a FIELDSET
NOFRAMES	2	3	Content for a no-frame browser
NOSCRIPT	3	4	Content for a browser with JavaScript turned off
OBJECT	4	4	Embedded media
OPTGROUP	-	-	Option group
PARAM	3	4	Named value for an applet or object
Q	-	4	Short inline quotation
SPAN	4	4	Generic content container
TBODY	-	4	Table body
TFOOT	-	4	Table footer
THEAD	-	4	Table header