Appendix: HTML5 Elements and Attributes
These tables provide a reference to some of the most commonly used HTML5 elements, the category of content they belong to as well as their attributes. Although there are new elements in HTML5, some elements from HTML 4.0.1 (such as b and i) have been revised.
This table is not a complete list, for complete references please visit http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/index.html.
For an overview of HTML5 syntax, be sure to read Lesson 2 “Using HTML5 markup”.
In the Attributes column, “globals” refers to common attributes that may be specified on all HTML elements. These attributes are , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and are described in further detail below.
Table 1 List of current HTML5 elements
|
Element |
Description |
Attributes |
|
a |
Hyperlink |
globals; href; target; rel; media; hreflang; type |
|
abbr |
Abbreviation |
globals |
|
address |
Contact information for a page or section |
globals |
|
area |
Hyperlink or dead area on an image map |
globals; alt; coords; shape; href; target; rel; media; hreflang; type |
|
article |
Self-contained syndicatable or reusable composition |
globals |
|
aside |
Sidebar for tangentially related content |
globals |
|
audio |
Audio player |
globals; src; preload; autoplay; mediagroup; loop; controls |