Here’s a comprehensive list of HTML5 tags along with a brief description of
each:
**1. Structural Elements**
`<html>`: Root element of an HTML document.
`<head>`: Container for metadata (data about data), links, scripts, and other
information.
`<title>`: Defines the title of the document, shown in the browser title bar or
tab.
`<base>`: Specifies the base URL for relative URLs in the document.
`<link>`: Used to link to external resources, such as stylesheets.
`<meta>`: Defines metadata like character set, viewport settings, and other
document-level information.
`<style>`: Contains CSS styles.
`<script>`: Embeds or references a JavaScript file.
`<noscript>`: Provides alternative content if scripts are not supported or are
disabled.
`<body>`: Contains the content of the document.
`<header>`: Represents introductory content, often containing navigation links.
`<footer>`: Represents the footer of a section or document.
`<main>`: Specifies the main content of the document.
`<nav>`: Defines a navigation section with links to other parts of the document
or site.
`<article>`: Represents self-contained content that can be distributed
independently (e.g., a blog post).
`<section>`: Defines a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.
`<aside>`: Represents content indirectly related to the main content (e.g., a
sidebar).
`<h1>`, `<h2>`, `<h3>`, `<h4>`, `<h5>`, `<h6>`: Header tags, used to define
headings.
`<header>`: Represents a group of introductory content or navigational links.
**2. Text Content**
`<p>`: Defines a paragraph.
`<hr>`: Represents a thematic break or horizontal line.
`<pre>`: Defines preformatted text, preserving spaces and line breaks.
`<blockquote>`: Represents a section that is quoted from another source.
`<ol>`: Ordered list.
`<ul>`: Unordered list.
`<li>`: List item.
`<dl>`: Description list.
`<dt>`: Term in a description list.
`<dd>`: Description of a term in a description list.
`<figure>`: Represents self-contained content, like images with captions.
`<figcaption>`: Caption for the `<figure>` element.
`<div>`: Generic container for flow content.
`<span>`: Generic container for inline content.
`<a>`: Hyperlink.
`<em>`: Emphasized text.
`<strong>`: Important text.
`<small>`: Smaller, less important text.
`<mark>`: Marked or highlighted text.
`<abbr>`: Abbreviation or acronym.
`<cite>`: Reference to a creative work.
`<q>`: Inline quotation.
`<b>`: Bold text.
`<i>`: Italic text.
`<u>`: Underlined text.
`<code>`: Inline code snippet.
`<s>`: Strikethrough text, representing deleted content.
`<sub>`: Subscript text.
`<sup>`: Superscript text.
`<time>`: Represents a specific time or date.
`<br>`: Line break.
`<wbr>`: Word break opportunity, allowing for line breaks in long words.
**3. Form Elements**
`<form>`: Defines an HTML form for user input.
`<input>`: Input field; can be of various types like text, password, email, etc.
`<textarea>`: Multi-line text input field.
`<button>`: Button element.
`<select>`: Drop-down list.
`<option>`: Option in a drop-down list.
`<optgroup>`: Group of options in a drop-down list.
`<label>`: Defines a label for an `<input>` element.
`<fieldset>`: Groups related elements in a form.
`<legend>`: Caption for a `<fieldset>`.
`<datalist>`: Provides an autocomplete feature for `<input>` elements.
`<output>`: Represents the result of a calculation or user action.
`<progress>`: Displays the progress of a task.
`<meter>`: Displays a scalar measurement within a known range.
`<keygen>`: (Deprecated) Generates a key pair and provides a certificate.
**4. Interactive Elements**
`<details>`: Used to create an interactive widget that users can open and close.
`<summary>`: Summary or caption for the `<details>` element.
`<dialog>`: Represents a dialog box or other interactive component.
**5. Embedded Content**
`<img>`: Embeds an image.
`<iframe>`: Embeds another HTML page within the current one.
`<embed>`: Embeds external content like plugins or videos.
`<object>`: Defines an embedded object, such as a plugin.
`<param>`: Defines parameters for plugins or objects.
`<video>`: Embeds a video.
`<audio>`: Embeds audio content.
`<source>`: Specifies multiple media resources for `<video>` or `<audio>`.
`<track>`: Specifies text tracks for `<video>` or `<audio>`.
`<canvas>`: Provides a space for drawing graphics via scripting (usually
JavaScript).
`<map>`: Defines an image map with clickable areas.
`<area>`: Defines a clickable area inside an image map.
`<svg>`: Embeds Scalable Vector Graphics content.
`<math>`: Embeds mathematical notations.
**6. Scripting**
`<script>`: Embeds or refers to JavaScript code.
`<noscript>`: Provides content for users with scripts disabled or unsupported.
**7. Table Content**
`<table>`: Defines a table.
`<caption>`: Caption for the table.
`<thead>`: Groups the header content in a table.
`<tbody>`: Groups the body content in a table.
`<tfoot>`: Groups the footer content in a table.
`<tr>`: Defines a row in a table.
`<td>`: Defines a cell in a table.
`<th>`: Defines a header cell in a table.
`<col>`: Specifies column properties for each column within a `<colgroup>`.
`<colgroup>`: Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for
formatting.
**8. Document Metadata**
`<base>`: Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document.
`<link>`: Specifies relationships between the current document and an external
resource, such as a stylesheet.
`<meta>`: Provides metadata such as descriptions, keywords, and character
sets.
`<style>`: Embeds CSS styles in the document.
**9. Deprecated and Obsolete Tags**
While HTML5 has introduced many new tags, it has also deprecated some
older tags. These include:
`<acronym>`: Deprecated. Use `<abbr>` instead.
`<applet>`: Deprecated. Use `<object>` instead.
`<bgsound>`: Non-standard. Use `<audio>` instead.
`<big>`: Deprecated. Use CSS for styling instead.
`<blink>`: Non-standard and deprecated.
`<center>`: Deprecated. Use CSS for centering.
`<font>`: Deprecated. Use CSS for font styling.
`<marquee>`: Non-standard and deprecated.
`<strike>`: Deprecated. Use `<s>` or CSS text-decoration instead.
This list includes most of the significant HTML5 tags used in modern web
development. Some tags have specific attributes and behaviors that further
define how they are used, but this overview should give you a good starting
point.
