HTML Elements

• Anchors: are used to create a hyperlink to another document, an internet resource or to a named fragment of the present document.
• Buttons: are interactive elements which when clicked cause an action to occur that typically results in the page display being altered or replaced.
• Divisions: represent generic divisions in the HTML document. The ability to style and place divisions makes it possible to create HTML based user interfaces to rival those created by conventional software applications.
• Forms: act as containers for interactive controls used for user inputs. In addition they provide attributes which can be used to communicate collated user data to a remote site where those data can be processed.
• Headings: are intended to be used in the same way as heading styles provided in wordprocessors.
• Images: as the name implies, are used to display graphical information in the browser.
• Inputs: are interactive elements which can be configured to display as buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, text boxes etc.
• Labels: are used to attach information to interactive elements - i.e., form controls.
• Lists: are used to display bulleted and numbered lists.
• Maps: provide clickable regions inside images.
• Paragraphs: are used as containers for raw character data.
• Preformatted Text: elements are used to instruct the browser to obey the layout of text in the element to the letter - without stripping out carriage returns or spaces.
• Selects: are used as containers for combo and list boxes.
• Spans: are useful for highlighting words in a run of text by altering the font, color or style.
• Text Areas: are memo controls used for multiline text input.