Chapter 6. Structural HTML Tags

This chapter looks at the subset of HTML tags that is used primarily to give the document structure. It also discusses tags that are used for providing information about the document and those used for controlling its appearance or function on a global level.

Summary of Structural Tags

In this section, browser support for each tag is noted to the right of the tag name. Browsers that do not support the tag are grayed out. Browsers that deprecate the tag are noted with a superscript D. Tag usage is indicated below the tag name. A more thorough listing of attributes for each tag, according to the HTML 4.0 Specification, appears in Appendix A.

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