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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<a>`	Specifies an anchor.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<abbr>`	Specifies an abbreviation.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<acronym>`	Specifies an acronym.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<address>`	Specifies a mailing address.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<area>`	Specifies a link area in an image map.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<article>`	Represents an independent piece of content within the larger document.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<aside>`	Represents content that is only tengentially related to the main page content.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<audio>`	Embeds an audio file into the HTML document.	HTML 5	6.0 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<b>`	Specifies bold text.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<base>`	Specifies an absolute URI that acts as the base URI for resolving relative URIs.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<basefont>`	Deprecated. Specifies the base font used in the document.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<bdo>`	Specifies the language direction of the enclosed text.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<big>`	Specifies a large text style.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<blockquote>`	Specifies a long quotation.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<body>`	Defines the body container element.	HTML 4.01	3.2 or later
`<br>`	Specifies a line break.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<button>`	Specifies a button.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<canvas>`	Creates a rectangular bitmap drawing area.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<caption>`	Specifies a table caption.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<center>`	Deprecated. Specifies centered text.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<cite>`	Defines a citation.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<code>`	Specifies a computer code fragment.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<col>`	Specifies attributes for a table column. This is an empty element used only to hold attributes.	HTML 4.01	6.0 or later
`<colgroup>`	Specifies a group of table columns.	HTML 4.01	6.0 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<dd>`	Specifies a definition description.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<del>`	Specifies deleted text.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<dfn>`	Defines an instance definition.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<dir>`	Deprecated. Specifies a directory list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<div>`	Specifies a generic language or style container.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<dl>`	Specifies a definition list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<dt>`	Specifies a definition term.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<em>`	Specifies emphasis text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<embed>`	Specifies external content or a plugin.	HTML 5	6.0 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<fieldset>`	Specifies a form control group container.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<font>`	Deprecated. Specifies a local font change.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<footer>`	Represents a footer for a section of content. Typically this contains author or copyright information.	HTML5	6.0 or later
`<form>`	Specifies a form container.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<frame>`	Specifies a window pane.	HTML 4.01	4.2 or later
`<frameset>`	Defines a window layout.	HTML 4.01	4.2 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<h1>` to `<h6>`	Specifies specific heading levels.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<head>`	Specifies the document head.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<header>`	Represents a group of introductory or navigational aids.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<hr>`	Specifies a horizontal rule.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<html>`	Specifies the document root element.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<i>`	Specifies an italic text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<iframe>`	Specifies a inline frame.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<img>`	Specifies an embedded image.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<input>`	Specifies a form control.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<ins>`	Specifies inserted text style.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later

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Element	Description	Support level	Availability
`<kbd>`	Specifies keyboard input text style.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later

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`<label>`	Specifies a form field label.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<legend>`	Specifies a fieldset legend.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<li>`	Specifies a list item.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<link>`	Specifies a media independent link.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<map>`	Specifies a client side image map.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<marquee>`	Scrolls text across the browser window.	Not part of any standard.	4.6 or later
`<menu>`	Deprecated. Specifies a menu list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<meta>`	Specifies a container for meta information.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<nav>`	Represents a section of content that contains navigation.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<noscript>`	Specifies an alternate content container.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later

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`<object>`	Specifies a generic object container.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<ol>`	Specifies an ordered, or numbered, list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<optgroup>`	Specifies a group of options.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<option>`	Specifies a choice from a selection list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<p>`	Specifies a paragraph.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<param>`	Specifies a named property value.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<pre>`	Specifies a preformatted text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<q>`	Specifies a short inline quotation.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later

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`<s>`	Specifies a strikethrough text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<samp>`	Specifies a sample output container.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<script>`	Specifies a JavaScript® container.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<section>`	Represents a generic section within a document.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<select>`	Specifies an option list container.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<small>`	Specifies a small text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<source>`	Specifies the location of a media resource.	HTML 5	6.0 or later
`<span>`	Delimits an arbitrary portion of content to which to apply style, display, or event management.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<strike>`	Deprecated. Specifies a strikethrough text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<strong>`	Specifies a strong emphasis text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<style>`	Specifies a style definition container.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<sub>`	Specifies subscript text style.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<sup>`	Specifies superscript text style.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later

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`<table>`	Specifies the start of a table.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<tbody>`	Specifies a table body.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<td>`	Specifies a table data cell.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<textarea>`	Specifies a multiline text field.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<tfoot>`	Specifies a table footer.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<th>`	Specifies a table header cell.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<thead>`	Specifies a table header.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later
`<title>`	Provides a descriptive title for the document.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<tr>`	Specifies a table row.	HTML 4.01	4.0 or later
`<tt>`	Specifies a teletype, or monospaced, text style.	HTML 4.01	4.6 or later

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`<u>`	Deprecated. Specifies an underlined text style.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later
`<ul>`	Specifies an unordered, or bulleted, list.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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`<var>`	Specifies a variable or program argument.	HTML 4.01	3.7 or later

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