Elements Organized by Function
This section organizes the elements in HTML5 into groups related to concept or function. Elements that are new in HTML5 and were not part of the HTML 4.01 specification are indicated with (5).
Root Element
html
Metadata Elements
base, head,
link, meta,
title, style
Text: Sections
address, article (5), aside (5), body,
footer (5), header (5),
hr, main (5),
nav (5), section (5)
Text: Headings
h1, h2,
h3, h4, h5,
h6, hgroup (5, removed from
HTML5.1)
Text: Grouping Elements
See also Text: lists
blockquote, div,
figcaption (5), figure (5), hr,
main (5), p,
pre
Text: Lists
dd, dl,
dt, li, ol,
ul
Text-Level (Inline) Elements
abbr, b,
bdi (5), bdo, br,
cite, code,
del, dfn, em,
i, ins, kbd,
mark (5), q, s,
samp, small (5),
span, strong,
sub, sup, time
(5), u, var,
wbr
Tables
caption, col,
colgroup, table,
tbody, td,
tfoot, th,
thead, tr
Form Elements
button, datalist
(5), fieldset, form,
input, keygen (5),
label, legend,
meter (5), optgroup,
option, output (5),
progress (5), select,
textarea
Interactive Content
a, details (5),
dialog (5), menu (5), menuitem (5),
summary (5)
Embedded Content
area, audio (5),
canvas (5), embed (5),
iframe, img,
map, object,
param, source (5), track (5), video
(5)
Scripting
script, noscript
Ruby Annotation
rp (5), rt (5), ruby (5)
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