HTML5 Elements / APIs
HTML5 is the next generation of HTML
and will become the new standard for HTML, XHTML, and the HTML DOM. In addition,
HTML5 adds many new features.
Tag
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Description
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<!--...-->
|
Defines
a comment
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<!DOCTYPE>
|
Defines
the document type
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<a>
|
Defines
a hyperlink
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<abbr>
|
Defines
an abbreviation
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<acronym>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<address>
|
Defines
an address element
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<applet>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<area>
|
Defines
an area inside an image map
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<article>
|
Defines
an article
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<aside>
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Defines
content aside from the page content
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<audio>
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Defines
sound content
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<b>
|
Defines
bold text
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<base>
|
Defines
a base URL for all the links in a page
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<basefont>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<bdi>
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Defines
a span of text that is isolated from its surroundings for the purposes of
bidirectional text formatting
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<bdo>
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Defines
the direction of text display
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<big>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<blockquote>
|
Defines
a long quotation
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<body>
|
Defines
the body element
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<br>
|
Inserts
a single line break
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<button>
|
Defines
a push button
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<canvas>
|
Defines
graphics
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<caption>
|
Defines
a table caption
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<center>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<cite>
|
Defines
a citation
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<code>
|
Defines
computer code text
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<col>
|
Defines
attributes for table columns
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<colgroup>
|
Defines
groups of table columns
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<command>
|
Defines
a command button
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<datalist>
|
Defines
a dropdown list
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<dd>
|
Defines
a definition description
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<del>
|
Defines
deleted text
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<details>
|
Defines
details of an element
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<dfn>
|
Defines a
definition term
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<dir>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<div>
|
Defines
a section in a document
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<dl>
|
Defines
a definition list
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<dt>
|
Defines
a definition term
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<em>
|
Defines
emphasized text
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<embed>
|
Defines
external interactive content or plugin
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<fieldset>
|
Defines
a fieldset
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<figcaption>
|
Defines
the caption of a figure element
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<figure>
|
Defines
a group of media content, and their caption
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<font>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<footer>
|
Defines
a footer for a section or page
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<form>
|
Defines
a form
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<frame>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<frameset>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<h1>
to <h6>
|
Defines
header 1 to header 6
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<head>
|
Defines
information about the document
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<header>
|
Defines
a header for a section or page
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<hgroup>
|
Defines
information about a section in a document
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<hr>
|
Defines
a horizontal rule
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<html>
|
Defines
an html document
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<i>
|
Defines
italic text
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<iframe>
|
Defines
an inline sub window (frame)
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<img>
|
Defines
an image
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<input>
|
Defines
an input field
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<ins>
|
Defines
inserted text
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<keygen>
|
Defines
a generated key in a form
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<kbd>
|
Defines
keyboard text
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<label>
|
Defines
a label for a form control
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<legend>
|
Defines
a title in a fieldset
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<li>
|
Defines
a list item
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<link>
|
Defines
a resource reference
|
<map>
|
Defines
an image map
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<mark>
|
Defines
marked text
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<menu>
|
Defines
a menu list
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<meta>
|
Defines
meta information
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<meter>
|
Defines
measurement within a predefined range
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<nav>
|
Defines
navigation links
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<noframes>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
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<noscript>
|
Defines
a noscript section
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<object>
|
Defines
an embedded object
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<ol>
|
Defines
an ordered list
|
<optgroup>
|
Defines
an option group
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<option>
|
Defines
an option in a drop-down list
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<output>
|
Defines
some types of output
|
<p>
|
Defines
a paragraph
|
<param>
|
Defines
a parameter for an object
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<pre>
|
Defines
preformatted text
|
<progress>
|
Defines
progress of a task of any kind
|
<q>
|
Defines
a short quotation
|
<rp>
|
Used
in ruby annotations to define what to show browsers that to not support the
ruby element.
|
<rt>
|
Defines
explanation to ruby annotations.
|
<ruby>
|
Defines
ruby annotations.
|
<s>
|
Represents
content that is no longer accurate or no longer relevant
|
<samp>
|
Defines
sample computer code
|
<script>
|
Defines
a script
|
<section>
|
Defines
a section
|
<select>
|
Defines
a selectable list
|
<small>
|
Defines
small text
|
<source>
|
Defines
media resources
|
<span>
|
Defines
a section in a document
|
<strike>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
|
<strong>
|
Defines
strong text
|
<style>
|
Defines
a style definition
|
<sub>
|
Defines
subscripted text
|
<summary>
|
Defines
the header of a "detail" element
|
<sup>
|
Defines
superscripted text
|
<table>
|
Defines
a table
|
<tbody>
|
Defines
a table body
|
<td>
|
Defines
a table cell
|
<textarea>
|
Defines
a text area
|
<tfoot>
|
Defines
a table footer
|
<th>
|
Defines
a table header
|
<thead>
|
Defines
a table header
|
<time>
|
Defines
a date/time
|
<title>
|
Defines
the document title
|
<tr>
|
Defines
a table row
|
<track>
|
Enables
supplementary media tracks such as subtitle tracks and caption tracks to be
specified for audio and video elements.
|
<tt>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
|
<u>
|
Defines
a span of text offset from its surrounding content without conveying any
extra emphasis or importance
|
<ul>
|
Defines
an unordered list
|
<var>
|
Defines
a variable
|
<video>
|
Defines
a video
|
<wbr>
|
Defines
a possible line-break
|
<xmp>
|
Not
supported in HTML5
|
HTML5
Integrated APIs
HTML5 has
incorporated several new APIs, including:
§ Video and Audio API
§ Inline Editing API
§ Offline Application API
§ History API
§ Web Protocol API
§ Drag & Drop API
HTML5
Associated APIs
HTML5 has
several new associated APIs, including:
§ Geolocation API
§ 2D Canvas Drawing API
§ Local Storage API
§ Web Workers API
§ Web Sockets API
§ Messaging API
