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Following tags have been introduced in older versions of HTML but all the tags marked with (HTML5) are part of HTML-5.


Tag Version Description
<!--...--> Defines a comment.
<!DOCTYPE>  Defines the document type.
<a> Defines a hyperlink.
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation or an acronym.
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead.
Defines an acronym.
<address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document.
<applet> Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead.
Defines an embedded applet.
<area> Defines an area inside an image-map.
<article> (HTML5) Defines an article.
<aside> (HTML5) Defines content aside from the page content.
<audio> (HTML5) Defines sound content.
<b> Defines bold text.
<base> Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document.
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document.
<bdi> (HTML5) Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it.
<bdo> Overrides the current text direction
<big> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Defines big text
<blockquote> Defines a section that is quoted from another source
<body> Defines the document's body
<br> Defines a single line break
<button> Defines a clickable button
<canvas> (HTML5) Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Defines centered text
<cite> Defines the title of a work
<code> Defines a piece of computer code
<col> Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element 
<colgroup> Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting
<datalist> (HTML5) Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls
<dd> Defines a description/value of a term in a description list
<del> Defines text that has been deleted from a document
<details> (HTML5) Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dfn> Represents the defining instance of a term
<dialog> (HTML5) Defines a dialog box or window
<dir> Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead.
Defines a directory list
<div> Defines a section in a document
<dl> Defines a description list
<dt> Defines a term/name in a description list
<em> Defines emphasized text 
<embed> (HTML5) Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application.
<fieldset> Groups related elements in a form.
<figcaption> (HTML5) Defines a caption for a <figure> element.
<figure> (HTML5) Specifies self-contained content.
<font> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Defines font, color, and size for text.
<footer> (HTML5) Defines a footer for a document or section.
<form> Defines an HTML form for user input.
<frame> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset.
<frameset> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a set of frames
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings.
<head> Defines information about the document.
<header> (HTML5) Defines a header for a document or section.
<hr> Defines a thematic change in the content.
<html> Defines the root of an HTML document.
<i> Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood.
<iframe> Defines an inline frame.
<img> Defines an image.
<input> Defines an input control.
<ins> Defines a text that has been inserted into a document.
<kbd> Defines keyboard input.
<keygen> (HTML5) Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms).
<label> Defines a label for an <input> element.
<legend> Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element.
<li> Defines a list item.
<link> Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets).
<main> (HTML5) Specifies the main content of a document.
<map> Defines a client-side image-map.
<mark> (HTML5) Defines marked/highlighted text.
<menu> Defines a list/menu of commands.
<menuitem> (HTML5) Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu.
<meta> Defines metadata about an HTML document.
<meter> (HTML5) Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge).
<nav> (HTML5) Defines navigation links.
<noframes> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames
<noscript> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts.
<object> Defines an embedded object.
<ol> Defines an ordered list.
<optgroup> (HTML5) Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list.
<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list.
<output> (HTML5) Defines the result of a calculation.
<p> Defines a paragraph.
<param> Defines a parameter for an object.
<pre> Defines preformatted text.
<progress> (HTML5) Represents the progress of a task.
<q> Defines a short quotation.
<rp> (HTML5) Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations.
<rt> (HTML5) Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography).
<ruby> (HTML5) Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography).
<s> Defines text that is no longer correct.
<samp> Defines sample output from a computer program.
<script> Defines a client-side script.
<section> (HTML5) Defines a section in a document.
<select> Defines a drop-down list.
<small> Defines smaller text.
<source> (HTML5) Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>).
<span> Defines a section in a document.
<strike> Not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> instead.
Defines strikethrough text.
<strong> Defines important text
<style> Defines style information for a document
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<summary> (HTML5) Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<table> Defines a table
<tbody> Groups the body content in a table
<td> Defines a cell in a table
<textarea> Defines a multiline input control (text area)
<tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table
<th> Defines a header cell in a table
<thead> Groups the header content in a table
<time> (HTML5) Defines a date/time.
<title> Defines a title for the document.
<tr> Defines a row in a table.
<track> (HTML5) Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<tt> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Defines teletype text.
<u> Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text.
<ul> Defines an unordered list.
<var> Defines a variable.
<video> (HTML5) Defines a video or movie.
<wbr> (HTML5) Defines a possible line-break.
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