A number of attributes in the HTML 4.01 specification are shared by nearly all elements. To save space, they have been abbreviated in this appendix as they are in the specification, as follows:
| Tag
| Description
| Attributes
| Chapter
|
<a>
| Anchor (link)
| accesskey, charset, coords, href, hreflang, name, rel, rev, shape, tabindex, target, type, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur
| 11
|
<abbr>
| Abbreviation
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<acronym>
| Acronym
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<address>
| Information about the author
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<applet>(deprecated)
| Java applet
| align, archive, alt, code, codebase, height (required), hspace, name, object, vspace, width (required), %coreattrs
| 12
|
<area>
| Area (in client-side imagemap)
| accesskey, alt, coords, href, nohref, shape, tabindex, target, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur
| 11
|
<b>
| Bold text style
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<base>
| Base URL
| href, target
| 10
|
<basefont> (deprecated)
| Basefont
| color, face, id, size (required)
| 10
|
<bdo>
| Bidirectional override
| %coreattrs, %i18n
| 7
|
<bgsound> (IE only)
| Background sound
| src (required), loop
| 24
|
<big>
| Big text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<blink> (NN only)
| Blink
| (none)
| 10
|
<blockquote>
| Blockquote
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<body>
| Body
| alink, background, bgcolor, link, text, vlink, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onload, unload
IE only: bgproperties, leftmargin, rightmargin, topmargin, bottommargin
NN only: marginwidth, marginheight
| 9
|
<br>
| Forced line break
| clear, %coreattrs
| 10
|
<button>
| Button (form element)
| accesskey, disabled, name, tabindex, type, value, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur
| 16
|
<caption>
| Caption (of a table)
| align, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Nonstandard: summary, valign
| 13
|
<center> (deprecated)
| Centers contained elements
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<cite>
| Citation
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<code>
| Code fragment
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<col>
| Column (within a table)
| align, char, charoff, span, valign, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 13
|
<colgroup>
| Column group (within a table)
| align, char, charoff, span, valign, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 13
|
<comment> (IE only)
| Comment
| (none)
| 8
|
<dd>
| Definition (part of definition list)
| compact, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<del>
| Deleted text
| cite, datetime, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<dfn>
| Defining instance
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<dir>(deprecated)
| Directory list
| compact, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<div>
| Division
| align, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<dl>
| Definition list
| compact, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<dt>
| Definition term (part of definition list)
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<em>
| Emphasized text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<embed>
| Embedded object
| align, alt, border, code, codebase, frameborder, height, hidden, hspace, name, palette, pluginspage, pluginurl, src, type, units, vspace, width
| 12
|
<fieldset>
| Fieldset (group of form elements)
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 16
|
<font>(deprecated)
| Font style
| color, face, size, %coreattrs, %i18n
| 10
|
<form>
| Interactive form
| accept, accept-charset, action (required), enctype, method, name, target, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onsubmit, onreset
| 16
|
<frame>
| Frame
| frameborder, longdesc, marginwidth, marginheight, name, noresize, scrolling, src, %coreattrs
Nonstandard: bordercolor
| 14
|
<frameset>
| Frameset
| cols, rows, %coreattrs
Events: onload, unload
Nonstandard: border, bordercolor, frameborder, framespacing
| 14
|
<h1>...<h6>
| Headings, level 1 through 6
| align, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<head>
| Head of document
| profile, %i18n
| 9
|
<hr>
| Horizontal rule
| align, noshade, size, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 12
|
<html>
| HTML document
| %i18n
| 9
|
<i>
| Italic
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<iframe>
| Inline frame (floating frame)
| align, frameborder, height, longdesc, marginheight, marginwidth, name, scrolling, src, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Nonstandard: hspace, noresize, vspace
| 14
|
<img>
| Embedded image
| align, alt (required), border (deprecated), height, hspace, ismap, longdesc, lowsrc, src (required), usemap, vspace, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
IE only: controls, dynsrc, loop, start
| 12
|
<input>
| Input (form control)
[Input types: text, password, checkbox, radio, submit, reset, file, hidden, image, button]
| accept, accesskey, align, alt, checked, disabled, ismap, maxlength, name, readonly, size, src, tabindex, type, usemap, value, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur, onselect, onchange
| 16
|
<ins>
| Inserted text
| cite, datetime, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<isindex>(deprecated)
| Searchable index
| prompt, %coreattrs, %i18n
| 16
|
<kbd>
| Keyboard text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<label>
| Label (for form elements)
| accesskey, for, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur
| 16
|
<layer> (NN 4.x only)
| Creates a layer
| above, background, below, bgcolor, clip, height, id, left, name, pagex, pagey, src, top, visibility, width, z-index
| 29
|
<legend>
| Legend (for form fieldsets)
| accesskey, align, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 16
|
<li>
| List item
| start, type, value, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<link>
| Link
| charset, href, hreflang, rel, rev, media, target, type, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 11
|
<map>
| Map (client-side imagemap)
| name (required), %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 11
|
<marquee> (IE only)
| Marquee
| behavior, bgcolor, direction, height, hspace, loop, scrollamount, scrolldelay, vspace,width
| 12
|
<menu> (deprecated)
| Menu list
| compact, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<meta>
| Meta information
| content (required), http-equiv, name, scheme, %i18n
| 9
|
<multicol> (NN 4.x only)
| Multi-column formatted text
| cols, gutter, width
| 13
|
<nobr>(nonstandard)
| Prevents line breaks from occurring
| (none)
| 10
|
<noembed>(nonstandard)
| Alternative content when embedded media cannot be displayed.
| (none)
| 12
|
<noframes>
| Content that renders on browsers without frames support
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 14
|
<noscript>
| Alternative content for scripts
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 28
|
<object>
| Generic embedded object
| align, archive, border, classid, codebase, codetype, data, declare, height, hspace, name, standby, tabindex, type, vspace, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 12
|
<ol>
| Ordered list (numbered)
| compact, start, type, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<optgroup>
| Option group (in a form)
| disabled, label (required), %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 16
|
<option>
| Option (in a form)
| disabled, label, selected, value, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 16
|
<p>
| Paragraph
| align, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<param>
| Parameter (named property value)
| id, name (required), value, valuetype, type
| 12
|
<pre>
| Preformatted text
| width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<q>
| Short inline quotation
| cite, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<s> (deprecated)
| Strikethrough text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<samp>
| Sample program output
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<script>
| Script statement
| charset, defer, event, for, language, src, type (required)
| 12
|
<select>
| Selection menu (in a form)
| disabled, multiple, name, size, tabindex, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur, onchange
| 16
|
<small>
| Small text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<spacer> (NN only)
| Spacer
| align, height, size, type, width
| 12
|
<span>
| Span (generic inline text container)
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 9
|
<strike>(deprecated)
| Strikethrough text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<strong>
| Strongly emphasized text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<style>
| Embedded stylesheet
| type, media, title, %i18n
| 17
|
<sub>
| Subscript
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<sup>
| Superscript
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<table>
| Table
| align, bgcolor, border, cellpadding, cellspacing, frame, rules, summary, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Nonstandard:background, height, hspace, vspace
IE only: bordercolor, bordercolorlight, bordercolordark
| 13
|
<tbody>
| Table body
| align, char, charoff, valign, vspace
| 13
|
<td>
| Table data cell
| abbr, align, axis, bgcolor, char
charoff, colspan, headers, height, nowrap, rowspan, scope, valign, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Nonstandard: background
IE only: bordercolor, bordercolorlight, bordercolordark
| 13
|
<textarea>
| Multiline text area (in a form)
| accesskey, cols (required), disabled, name, readonly, rows (required), tabindex, wrap, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Events: onfocus, onblur, onchange
| 16
|
<tfoot>
| Table foot
| align, char, charoff, valign, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 13
|
<th>
| Table header cell
| abbr, align, axis, char, charoff, bgcolor, colspan, headers, height, nowrap, rowspan, scope, valign, width, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
Nonstandard: background
IE only: bordercolor, bordercolorlight, bordercolordark
| 13
|
<thead>
| Table head
| align, char, charoff, valign, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 13
|
<title>
| Document title
| %i18n
| 9
|
<tr>
| Table row
| align, char, charoff, bgcolor, valign, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
IE only: bordercolor, bordercolorlight, bordercolordark
| 13
|
<tt>
| Teletype (monospaced) text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<u> (deprecated)
| Underlined text
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<ul>
| Unordered (bulleted) list
| compact, %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<var>
| Variable
| %coreattrs, %i18n, %events
| 10
|
<wbr> (nonstandard)
| Word break (within a <nobr> element)
| (none)
| 10 |