The Elements of XHTML 1.0

Empty, Deprecated, Loose DTD, Frameset DTD

Name Empty Depr. DTD Description
a       anchor
abbr       abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, etc.)
acronym        
address       information on author
applet   D L Java applet
area E     client-side image map area
b       bold text style
base E     document base URI
basefont E D L base font size
bdo       I18N BiDi over-ride
big       large text style
blockquote       long quotation
body       document body
br E     forced line break
button       push button
caption       table caption
center   D L shorthand for DIV align=center
cite       citation
code       computer code fragment
col E     table column
colgroup       table column group
dd       definition description
del       deleted text
dfn       instance definition
dir   D L directory list
div       generic language/style container
dl       definition list
dt       definition term
em       emphasis
fieldset       form control group
font   D L local change to font
form       interactive form
frame E   F subwindow
frameset     F window subdivision
h1       heading
h2       heading
h3       heading
h4       heading
h5       heading
h6       heading
head       document head
hr E     horizontal rule
html       document root element
i       italic text style
iframe     L inline subwindow
img E     Embedded image
input E     form control
ins       inserted text
isindex E D L single line prompt
kbd       text to be entered by the user
label       form field label text
legend       fieldset legend
li       list item
link E     a media-independent link
map       client-side image map
menu   D L menu list
meta E     generic metainformation
noframes     F alternate content container for non frame-based rendering
noscript       alternate content container for non script-based rendering
object       generic embedded object
ol       ordered list
optgroup       option group
option       selectable choice
p       paragraph
param E     named property value
pre       preformatted text
q       short inline quotation
s   D L strike-through text style
samp       sample program output, scripts, etc.
script       script statements
select       option selector
small       small text style
span       generic language/style container
strike   D L strike-through text
strong       strong emphasis
style       style info
sub       subscript
sup       superscript
table        
tbody       table body
td       table data cell
textarea       multi-line text field
tfoot       table footer
th       table header cell
thead       table header
title       document title
tr       table row
tt       teletype or monospaced text style
u   D L underlined text style
ul       unordered list
var       instance of a variable or program argument