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The blockquote HTML element indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation.
The body HTML element represents the content of an HTML document.
The br HTML element produces a line break in text (carriage-return).
The button HTML element is an interactive element activated by a user with a mouse, keyboard, finger, voice command, or other assistive technology.
Use the HTML canvas element with either the canvas scripting API or the WebGL API to draw graphics and animations.
The caption HTML element specifies the caption (or title) of a table, providing the table an accessible name or accessible description.
The cite HTML element is used to mark up the title of a creative work.
The code HTML element displays its contents styled in a fashion intended to indicate that the text is a short fragment of computer code.
The col HTML element defines one or more columns in a column group represented by its parent colgroup element.
The colgroup HTML element defines a group of columns within a table.
The HTMLCollection method item() returns the element located at the specified offset into the collection.
The namedItem() method of the HTMLCollection interface returns the first Element in the collection whose id or name attribute match the specified name, or null if no element matches.
HTML color codes is a defacto general term used to describe the earliest-available methods for specifying colors on web pages.
The data HTML element links a given piece of content with a machine-readable translation.
The datalist HTML element contains a set of option elements that represent the permissible or recommended options available to choose from within other controls.
The dd HTML element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (dt) in a description list (dl).
The del HTML element represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document.
The details HTML element creates a disclosure widget in which information is visible only when the widget is toggled into an open state.
The dfn HTML element indicates a term to be defined.
The dialog HTML element represents a modal or non-modal dialog box or other interactive component, such as a dismissible alert, inspector, or subwindow.
The close() method of the HTMLDialogElement interface closes the dialog.
The returnValue property of the HTMLDialogElement interface is a string representing the return value for a dialog element when it's closed.
The showModal() method of the HTMLDialogElement interface displays the dialog as a modal dialog, over the top of any other dialogs or elements that might be visible.
The div HTML element is the generic container for flow content.
The dl HTML element represents a description list.
The dt HTML element specifies a term in a description or definition list, and as such must be used inside a dl element.
The embed HTML element embeds external content at the specified point in the document.
The em HTML element marks text that has stress emphasis.
htmlentities() — Convert all applicable characters to HTML entities.
The fieldset HTML element is used to group several controls as well as labels (label) within a web form.
The figcaption HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent figure element, providing the figure an accessible name.
The figure HTML element represents self-contained content, potentially with an optional caption, which is specified using the figcaption element.
The footer HTML element represents a footer for its nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element.
The form HTML element represents a document section containing interactive controls for submitting information.
The HTMLFormElement.acceptCharset property represents the character encoding for the given form element.
The checkValidity() method of the HTMLFormElement interface returns a boolean value which indicates if all associated controls meet any constraint validation rules applied to them.
The HTMLFormElement method requestSubmit() requests that the form be submitted using a specific submit button.
The head HTML element contains machine-readable information (metadata) about the document, like its title, scripts, and style sheets.
The header HTML element represents introductory content, typically a group of introductory or navigational aids.
The h1 to h6 HTML elements represent six levels of section headings. h1 is the highest section level and h6 is the lowest.
The hgroup HTML element represents a heading and related content.
The hr HTML element represents a thematic break between elements: for example, a change of scene in a story, or a shift of topic within a section.
The html HTML element represents the root (top-level element) of an HTML document, so it is also referred to as the root element.
The i HTML element represents a range of text that is set off from the normal text for some reason, such as idiomatic text, technical terms, taxonomical designations, among others.
The iframe HTML element represents a nested browsing context, embedding another document into the current one.
The img HTML element embeds an image into the document.
The input HTML element is used to create interactive controls for web-based forms in order to accept data from the user; a wide variety of types of input data and control widgets are available, depending on the device and user agent.
The accept property of the HTMLInputElement interface reflects the input element's accept attribute, generally a comma-separated list of unique file type specifiers providing a hint for the expected file type for an input of type file.
The alt property of the HTMLInputElement interface defines the textual label for the button for users and user agents who cannot use the image.
The checkValidity() method of the HTMLInputElement interface returns a boolean value which indicates if the element meets any constraint validation rules applied to it.