The Compendium of HTML Elements is a reference manual of all HTML tags in general use. Each element page contains the tag, text on how it is used, an example of its use, where possible, and the acknowledged attributes and arguments that modify that tag. The pages are being expanded to include charts to show the history of the tag and which browsers support it. This page is the introduction to the Compendium. It includes a description of the features of this particular version, currently version 6. It also contains the links to the mirror site closest to you.

The Compendium of HTML Elements

Revision 6.07
Date: November 1, 1997
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<a> — class= dir= id= lang= "mailto:..." style= title=
<abbrev> — class= dir= id= lang=
<abstract> —
<acronym> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<added> —
<address> — class= dir= id= lang= style=
<app>
<applet>
<area> — class= CSIM dir= id= lang= style= title=
<arg> —
<audioscope>
<au>thor — class= dir= id= lang=

<b>old — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<banner> — class= dir= id= lang=
<base>
<basefont> — colours
<bdo> — dir= lang=
<bgsound> — a bit about sounds
Bibliography — Excellent Resources
<big> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<blackface>
<blink>
<blockquote> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<body> — class= colours dir= id= lang= style= title=
<bq> — class= dir= id= lang=
<br> — class= id= style= title=
<button> —
<byline> —

<caption> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<center>
<changed> —
<cite> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<cmd> —
<code> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<col> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<colgroup> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
colours
Comments — Yours please.
<comment> or

Conference on HTML
Copyright Stuff
<credit> — class= dir= id= lang=
CSIM Test & Demonstration

<dd> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
<del> — class= datetime= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<dfn> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<dir> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
<div> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<dl> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
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<dt> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=

  Entities Special Characters & their codes
<em> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<embed> — a bit about sounds
     *.aif sound file.
     *.au sound file with align attribute.
     *.wav sound file with autostart set to "on".
     *.mid sound file with console selected.
     *.mid sound file with small console selected.
     *.mid sound file with height attribute set.
     *.mid sound file showing "src=" attribute.
     *.mid sound file with volume at 50%.
     *.mid sound file with volume at 100%
     *.mid sound file with width attribute set.

<fieldset> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<fig> — class= dir= id= lang=
<fn> — class= colours dir= id= lang=
<font>
<footnote> —
<form> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<frame> — name=
<frameset> — border= bordercolor= cols= framespacing= rows=

<H1> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<head> — dir= lang=
<hp>
<hr> — class= colours dir= id= style= title=
<htmlplus> —
<html> — dir= lang=

Icons — a list of proposed general icons
<iframe>
<ilayer>
<image> —
<img> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<input> — class= dir= lang= style= title=
<ins> — class= datetime= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<isindex> — dir= lang=
<ismap>
<i> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=

<kbd> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<keygen>

<l> —
<label> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<lang> — class= id=
<layer> — Layer test
  Layer Test Page
<legend> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<lh> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page
<li> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
<limittext>
<link> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
  List Test Page
  Lists (Nested) Test Page
<listing>
<lit> —

Mailto: Special Notes
<map> — class= CSIM id= style= title=
<margin> —
<marquee> — class= colours id= style=
<math>
Math Tags
<menu> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=
<meta> — dir= lang= "refresh"
<mh> —
<multicol>

<p> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<param>
<person> — class= dir= id= lang=
<plaintext> — dir= lang=
<pre> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<printed> —

<q> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<quote> —

<range>
<removed> —
<render> —

<s> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<samp> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<script>
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<select>
<server>
<shadow>
<sidebar>
<small> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<sound> — a bit about sounds
<spacer>
<span> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<spot>
<strike> class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<strong> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<style>
<sub> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<sup> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=

<tab> —
Tables - Background Explanation
Tables (Nested) Test Page
<table> — class= colours dir= id= lang= Nested Tables Page style= title=
<tbody> — class= dir= id= lang= style= Nested Tables Page title=
<td> — class= colours dir= id= lang= style= Nested Tables Page title=
<textarea> — class= dir= Forms Test Page id= lang= style= title=
<textflow>
<tfoot> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<th> — class= colours dir= id= lang= style= Nested Tables Page title=
<thead> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<title> — dir= lang=
<tr> — class= colours dir= id= lang= style= Nested Tables Page title=
<tt> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=

<u> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=
<ul> — class= dir= id= lang= List Page style= title=

<var> — class= dir= id= lang= style= title=

<wbr>

<xmp> — dir= lang= style=