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- Element name: A
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.6 Links, 4.7.2 Invisible d-links, 4.7.5 Client-side image maps
- Element name: ABBR
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations, 4.7.3 Ascii art
- Element name: ACRONYM
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations
- Element name: ADDRESS
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 4.1.1 Metadata
- Element name: APPLET*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Replaced
- Techniques: 4.8 Applets and other programmatic objects, 4.8.1 Text equivalents for applets and programmatic objects, 4.8.2 Directly accessible applets
- Element name: AREA
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.7.5 Client-side image maps
- Element name: B
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 4.3.1 Emphasis
- Element name: BASE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Processing
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: BASEFONT*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 5.2 Fonts
- Element name: BDO
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Processing
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: BIG
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 5.2 Fonts
- Element name: BLOCKQUOTE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 3.1 Structure vs. Presentation, 4.3.3 Quotations, 5.4 Text formatting
- Element name: BODY
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: BR
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: BUTTON
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.6 Graphical buttons, 4.11.8 Backward compatibility issues for forms
- Element name: CAPTION
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: CENTER*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 5.6 Layout, positioning, layering, and alignment
- Element name: CITE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: CODE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: COL
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: COLGROUP
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: DD
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.4.1 Use style sheets to change list bullets
- Element name: DEL
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: DFN
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: DIR*
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: DIV
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.6.1 Grouping and bypassing links
- Element name: DL
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.4 Lists, 4.4.1 Use style sheets to change list bullets
- Element name: DT
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.4.1 Use style sheets to change list bullets
- Element name: EM
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.1 Emphasis
- Element name: FIELDSET
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.11.2 Group form controls
- Element name: FONT*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 5.2 Fonts
- Element name: FORM
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11 Forms
- Element name: FRAME
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Replaced
- Techniques: 4.6.1 Grouping and bypassing links, 4.10 Frames
- Element name: FRAMESET
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 4.10 Frames, 4.10.2 Text equivalents for frames
- Element name: H1
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 3.1 Structure vs. Presentation, 4.1.2 Section headers, 4.1.4 Structural grouping
- Element name: HEAD
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: HR
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 3.1 Structure vs. Presentation, 4.1.2 Section headers
- Element name: HTML
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: I
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 4.3.1 Emphasis
- Element name: IFRAME
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Replaced
- Techniques: 4.10 Frames
- Element name: IMG
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Replaced
- Techniques: 4.7.1 Text equivalents for images, 4.7.6 Server-side image maps, 4.10.4 Always make the source of a frame an HTML document, 5.6.1 If you must use images as spacers
- Element name: INPUT
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.6 Graphical buttons, 4.11.8 Backward compatibility issues for forms
- Element name: INS
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: ISINDEX*
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: KBD
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: LABEL
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.3 Label form controls explicitly
- Element name: LEGEND
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.11.2 Group form controls
- Element name: LI
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.4.1 Use style sheets to change list bullets
- Element name: LINK
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 3.3 Alternative pages, 4.1.1 Metadata, 4.1.3 Link metadata and navigation tools, 5 CSS Techniques
- Element name: MAP
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.7.4 Image maps
- Element name: MENU*
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: META
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 3.8 Automatic page refresh, 4.1.1 Metadata
- Element name: NOFRAMES
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Alternative
- Techniques: 4.10.2 Text equivalents for frames
- Element name: NOSCRIPT
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Alternative
- Techniques: 4.12.3 Alternative presentation of scripts
- Element name: OBJECT
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Replaced
- Techniques: 3.2.1 Overview of technologies, 4.7.1 Text equivalents for images, 4.7.5 Client-side image maps, 4.7.6 Server-side image maps, 4.8 Applets and other programmatic objects, 4.8.1 Text equivalents for applets and programmatic objects, 4.8.2 Directly accessible applets, 4.9.5 Embedding multimedia objects, 4.10.6 Alternatives to frames
- Element name: OL
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.4 Lists
- Element name: OPTGROUP
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.11.4 Group menu options
- Element name: OPTION
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.4 Group menu options
- Element name: P
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.6.1 Grouping and bypassing links
- Element name: PARAM
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Processing
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: PRE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: Q
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.3 Quotations
- Element name: S*
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: SAMP
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup
- Element name: SCRIPT
- Defined in: 3.2 (DTD)
- Role: Processing
- Techniques: 4.12 Scripts
- Element name: SELECT
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.4 Group menu options
- Element name: SMALL
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: 5.2 Fonts
- Element name: SPAN
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.6.1 Grouping and bypassing links
- Element name: STRIKE*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: STRONG
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.1 Emphasis
- Element name: STYLE
- Defined in: 3.2 (DTD)
- Role: Processing
- Techniques: 5 CSS Techniques
- Element name: SUB
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: SUP
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: TABLE
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.5 Tables
- Element name: TBODY
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: TD
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: TEXTAREA
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.11.7 Techniques for specific controls
- Element name: TFOOT
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.5.1 Tables of data, 4.5.4 Backward compatibility issues for tables
- Element name: TH
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: THEAD
- Defined in: N/A
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.5.1 Tables of data
- Element name: TITLE
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Metadata
- Techniques: 4.1.1 Metadata
- Element name: TR
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: TT
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: U*
- Defined in: 3.2
- Role: Presentation
- Techniques: N/A
- Element name: UL
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.1.4 Structural grouping, 4.4 Lists
- Element name: VAR
- Defined in: 2.0, 3.2
- Role: Structure
- Techniques: 4.3.5 Miscellaneous structural markup