copyright © CSSPG, lud February 28 1999

for practical use of CSS
| Element | Long name | Level | (E)mpty/(R)eplaced |
|---|---|---|---|
| <A> | Anchor | Inline | |
| <ABBR> | Abbreviation | Inline | |
| <ACRONYM> | Acronym | Inline | |
| <ADDRESS> | Address | Block | |
| <APPLET> | Java applet | Inline or Block | |
| <B> | Bold text | Inline | |
| <BASEFONT> | Base font | Block | Deprecated |
| <BDO> | Bidirectional override | Inline | |
| <BLOCKQUOTE> | Block | ||
| <BIG> | Inline | Deprecated | |
| <BODY> | Block | ||
| <BR> | Break | Inline | E |
| <BUTTON> | Button | Inline or Block | |
| <CITE> | Citation | Inline | |
| <CODE> | Computer Code | Inline | |
| <DD> | Definition Description | Block | |
| <DEL> | Deleted text | Inline or Block | |
| <DFN> | Defined Term | Inline | |
| <DL> | Definition List | Block | |
| <DIV> | Generic container | Block | |
| <DT> | Definition Term | Block | |
| <EM> | Emphasis | Inline | |
| <FIELDSET> | Fieldset | Block | |
| <FONT> | Font change | Block | Deprecated |
| <FORM> | Form | Block | |
| <FRAMESET> | Frameset | Block | |
| <H1>-<H6> | Heading levels | Block | |
| <HR> | Horizontal Rule | Block | E |
| <HTML> | Block | ||
| <I> | Italic | Inline | |
| <IFRAME> | Inline frame | Inline or Block | |
| <IMG> | Image | Inline | E,R |
| <INPUT> | Form input | Inline | |
| <INS> | Inserted text | Inline or Block | |
| <ISINDEX> | Input Prompt | Block | Deprecated |
| <KBD> | Keyboard Text input | Inline | |
| <LI> | List Item | Block | |
| <LABEL> | Form field label | Inline | |
| <LINK> | Invisible | E | |
| <MAP> | Image map | Inline or Block | |
| <MENU> | Menu list | Block | Deprecated |
| <NOFRAMES> | Alternate content | Block | |
| <NOSCRIPT> | Alternate content | Block | |
| <OBJECT> | Inline or Block | R | |
| <OL> | Ordered List | Block | |
| <P> | Paragraph | Block | |
| <PRE> | Preformatted | Block | |
| <Q> | Short Quote | Inline | |
| <S> | Strike through text | Block | Deprecated |
| <SAMP> | Sample Output | Inline | |
| <SELECT> | Option Selector | Inline | |
| <SMALL> | Small Text | Inline | |
| <SPAN> | Generic container | Inline | |
| <SCRIPT> | Script (client) | Inline or Block | |
| <STRIKE> | Strike through text | Block | Deprecated |
| <STRONG> | Emphasis | Inline | |
| <STYLE> | Invisible | ||
| <SUB> | Subscript | Inline | |
| <SUBMIT> | Inline | R | |
| <SUP> | Superscript | Inline | |
| <TABLE> | Tabular data | Block | |
| <TBODY> | Table Body | Block | |
| <TD> | Table Data Cell | Block | |
| <TEXTAREA> | Text input | Inline | R |
| <TFOOT> | Table Footer | Block | |
| <TH> | Table Header Cell | Block | |
| <THEAD> | Table Header | Block | |
| <TITLE> | Invisible | ||
| <TR> | Table Row | Block | |
| <TT> | Teletype | Inline | |
| <VAR> | Variable | Inline | |
| <U> | Underlined text | Block | Deprecated |
| <UL> | Unordered List | Block |