In case you didn't know, HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. As the acronym suggests, it is a markup language, not a programming language (don't get the two confused). HTML works by creating elements (also referred to as tags by some) which contain information and have attributes to identify how an element should be used. Originally, HTML elements also had many attributes (and even a few elements) which were used to stylize the text and other things, but all of those have since been deprecated in favor of CSS.

That's all you're going to tell us?

Well, if you don't know what HTML is and what it's used for, there are already plenty of resources on the web that describe it, probably far better than we could. These pages are here to outline all of the elements available, how to use them, and where they'll work. If you want to read up on the history of HTML, what it is, who created it, and a bunch of other nonsense that won't really get you anywhere in the actual creation of a web page, try Wikipedia (yeah, we know, not a source, blah blah blah).

Common Attributes

Attribute Name	Values Allowed	Description	Status
dir	ltr rtl	Indicates the direction the content will be displayed for the document. No Longer Supported: Use the CSS direction property instead.
lang	language_code	Indicates what language the current document is written or displayed in.
manifest	URL	Specifies an address where the document's cache manifest can be located.
xmlns	http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml	Specifies the XML namespace for the document. This is only used for XHTML documents.
xml:lang	language_code	Similar to the lang attribute, but for XHTML documents. No Longer Supported: Use the lang attribute instead.

Note: These may not be the only attributes available to use with this element, but they are the most common attributes.

Browser Compatibility

Internet Explorer				Firefox					Chrome			Opera				Safari
6.0	7.0	8.0	9.0	3.5	4.0	7.0	8.0	9.0	14.0	15.0	16.0	11.0	11.1	11.5	11.6	3.2	4.0	5.0	5.1

Default Style Rules

The following declarations in the default style sheet will affect this element.

html, address,
blockquote,
body, dd, div,
dl, dt, fieldset, form,
frame, frameset,
h1, h2, h3, h4,
h5, h6, noframes,
ol, p, ul, center,
dir, hr, menu, pre   { display: block; unicode-bidi: embed }

Looking to play around with elements and their attributes? We like playing around too! We also know of a special place that is specifically designed to let you play around with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It's called jsFiddle. Check it out and test the functionality of elements on your own.

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What do the different colors mean?

Normal Element This element has not been changed recently and has no notes attached to it.	New Element This element was just added to the definitions in the most recent version.	Use Caution This element should be avoided without proper understanding and/or has a better alternative.
Modified Behavior This element and/or its behavior has been modified from its original functionality.	Deprecated This element should be avoided since it has been deprecated in the most recent version.	Not Supported This element should not be used at all since it is no longer or was never supported.