XHTML Elements (Tags)
The two table below shows most of the main elements that are used commonly in XHTML. Use these tables as a reference as you create your web content.
| Type of Element | Opening | Closing | Block or Inline |
|---|---|---|---|
| An HTML document | <html> |
</html> |
not applicable |
| The "head" of an HTML document (this is where you put the title and other "meta" information) | <head> |
</head> |
not applicable |
| Title (the "name" of your web page) | <title> |
</title> |
not applicable |
| The body (visible portion) of an HTML document | <body> |
</body> |
not applicable |
| Paragraph | <p> |
</p> |
block |
| Heading level 1 | <h1> |
</h1> |
block |
| Heading level 2 | <h2> |
</h2> |
block |
| Heading level 3 | <h3> |
</h3> |
block |
| Heading level 4 | <h4> |
</h4> |
block |
| Heading level 5 | <h5> |
</h5> |
block |
| Heading level 6 | <h6> |
</h6> |
block |
| Unordered list (bulleted list) | <ul> |
</ul> |
block |
| Ordered list (numbered list) | <ol> |
</ol> |
block |
| List items (the text of a single item in either a bulleted or numbered list) | <li> |
</li> |
block |
| Definition list | <dl> |
</dl> |
block |
| Definition list: term | <dt> |
</dt> |
block |
| Definition list: definition | <dd> |
</dd> |
block |
| Blockquote (a chunk of text quoting somebody else) | <blockquote> |
</blockquote> |
block |
| Table | <table> |
</table> |
block |
| Table row | <tr> |
</tr> |
block |
| Table data cell | <td> |
</td> |
block |
| Table header cell | <th> |
</th> |
block |
| Div (a generic, block-level section of a page) | <div> |
</div> |
block |
| Iframe | <iframe> |
</iframe> |
block |
| Span (a generic inline-level section of text) | <span> |
</span> |
inline |
| Strong emphasis (for important text; this is rendered as bold in browsers) | <strong> |
</strong> |
inline |
| Emphasis (this is rendered as italic in browsers) | <em> |
</em> |
inline |
| Anchor or Link (used to create links or link destinations) | <a> |
</a> |
inline |
| Superscript | <sup> |
</sup> |
inline |
| Subscript | </sub> |
</sub> |
inline |
| Form | <form> |
</form> |
block |
| Form: inputs (text, checkbox, radio buttons, submit buttons) | <input> |
</input> |
inline |
| Form: text area (for entering multiple lines of text | <textarea> |
<textarea> |
inline |
| Form: select (drop-down lists, or multiple-select lists) | <select> |
</select> |
inline |
| Type of Element | Opening (and Closing) |
|---|---|
| Meta | <meta /> |
| Image | <img /> |
| Line Break (go to a new line, but stay in the same paragraph) | <br /> |
| Horizontal "rule" (a horizontal line separating sections of a document) | <hr /> |
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