Example A video player with a specified width and height: <video width=”320″ height=”240″ controls> <source src=”movie.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The width attribute specifies the width of a video player, in pixels. Tip: Always specify both the height and width attributes for videos. If height and width are […]
Example Play a video: <video src=”movie.ogg” controls> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The src attribute specifies the location (URL) of the video file. The example above uses an Ogg file, and will work in Firefox, Opera and Chrome. To play the video in Internet Explorer and […]
Example A <video> element with browser default controls: <video controls> <source src=”movie.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The controls attribute is a boolean attribute. When present, it specifies that video controls should be displayed. Video controls should include: Play Pause Seeking Volume Fullscreen toggle Captions/Subtitles (when […]
Example A text with word break opportunities: <p> To learn AJAX, you must be familiar with the XML<wbr>Http<wbr>Request Object. </p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <wbr> (Word Break Opportunity) tag specifies where in a text it would be ok to add a line-break. Tip: When a word is too long, or you are […]
Emphasized Object The Emphasized object represents an HTML <em> element. Access an Emphasized Object You can access an <em> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myEm”); Try it Yourself » Create an Emphasized Object You can create an <em> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“EM”); Try it Yourself » Standard […]
Example A section in a document that will have a light blue background color: <div style=”background-color:lightblue”> <h3>This is a heading</h3> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </div> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document. The <div> element is often used as a container for other […]
Not Supported in HTML5 Example A directory list: <dir> <li>html</li> <li>xhtml</li> <li>css</li> </dir> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <dir> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> or CSS instead. The <dir> tag is used to list directory titles. Browser Support Element <dir> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Tips and Notes Tip: Use CSS to […]
DFN Object The DFN object represents an HTML <dfn> element. Access a DFN Object You can access a <dfn> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myDFN”); Try it Yourself » Create a DFN Object You can create a <dfn> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“DFN”); Try it Yourself » Standard […]
Example Mark up the defining instance of a term: <p><dfn>HTML</dfn> is the standard markup language for creating web pages.</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <dfn> tag represents the defining instance of a term in HTML. The defining instance is often the first use of a term in a document. The nearest parent of […]
Details Object The Details object represents an HTML <details> element. Note: The <details> element is not supported in Internet Explorer. Access a Details Object You can access a <details> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myDetails”); Try it Yourself » Create a Details Object You can create a <details> element by using the document.createElement() method: […]
Del Object The Del object represents an HTML <del> element. Access a Del Object You can access a <del> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myDel”); Try it Yourself » Create a Del Object You can create a <del> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“DEL”); Try it Yourself » Del […]
Example A text with a deleted part, and a new, inserted part: <p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> <ins>red</ins>!</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <ins> tag defines a text that has been inserted into a document. Tip: Also look at the <del> tag to markup deleted text. Browsers will normally strike a line through deleted text and underline […]
Example A text with a deleted part, and a new, inserted part: <p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> <ins>red</ins>!</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <del> tag defines text that has been deleted from a document. Browser Support Element <del> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Tips and Notes Tip: Also look at the <ins> tag to markup inserted text. […]
Example A description list, with terms and descriptions: <dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd> </dl> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <dd> tag is used to describe a term/name in a description list. The <dd> tag is used in conjunction with <dl> (defines a description list) and <dt> (defines terms/names). Inside a <dd> tag […]
Example A description list, with terms and descriptions: <dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd> </dl> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <dt> tag defines a term/name in a description list. The <dt> tag is used in conjunction with <dl> (defines a description list) and <dd> (describes each term/name). Browser Support Element <dt> Yes Yes […]
Example A description list, with terms and descriptions: <dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd> </dl> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <dl> tag defines a description list. The <dl> tag is used in conjunction with <dt> (defines terms/names) and <dd> (describes each term/name). Browser Support Element <dl> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Differences Between […]
Example An <input> element with pre-defined values in a <datalist>: <input list=”browsers”> <datalist id=”browsers”> <option value=”Internet Explorer”> <option value=”Firefox”> <option value=”Chrome”> <option value=”Opera”> <option value=”Safari”> </datalist> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <datalist> tag specifies a list of pre-defined options for an <input> element. The <datalist> tag is used to provide an “autocomplete” feature on <input> elements. Users will see […]
Datalist Object The Datalist Object is new in HTML5. The Datalist object represents an HTML <datalist> element. Note: The <datalist> element is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 (and earlier versions), or Safari. Access a Datalist Object You can access a <datalist> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myDatalist”); Try it Yourself » Create a […]
Example The following example displays product names but also associates each name with a product number: <ul> <li><data value=”21053″>Cherry Tomato</data></li> <li><data value=”21054″>Beef Tomato</data></li> <li><data value=”21055″>Snack Tomato</data></li> </ul> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <data> tag links the given content with a machine-readable translation. This element provides both a machine-readable value for data processors, and a human-readable […]
Example A <colgroup> element that specifies that the first column should have a predefined width of 200 pixels: <table> <colgroup width=”200″> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$80</td> </tr> </table> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The width attribute specifies the width of a column group. Normally, a column group takes […]
