HTML Phrasing Tags

Phrasing tags are used to represent the text of the HTML document. These tags are also used to mark up the HTML document text within the paragraphs of the document. You can organize the text of your HTML document by using the HTML Phrasing tags.

HTML Phrasing Tags List

Following table list and describes all the phrasing tags available in HTML:

Tags	Description
A (if it contains only phrasing content)	Represents a link of an HTML document
ABBR	Represents an abbreviation
AREA (if it is a descendant of a map tag)	Represents an area of an image map
AUDIO	Represents audio and sound streams
B	Represents bold text
BDO	Represents the text direction
BR	Represents a line break
BUTTON	Represents a push button
CANVAS	Allows you to draw graphics using JavaScript
CITE	Represents a citation
CODE	Represents code text
COMMAND	Defines a command
DATALIST	Defines option for controls by using various tags, such as OPTION and INPUT
DEL (if it contains only phrasing content)	Represents deleted text
DFN	Represents the definition term
EM	Represents an emphasized text
EMBED	Represents a plugin content in an HTML document
I	Represents italic text
IFRAME	Represents an inline frame
IMG	Represents an image
INPUT	Represents an input control
INS (if it contains only phrasing content)	Represents inserted text
KBD	Represents keyboard text
KEYGEN	Represents a control to generate key pair
LABEL	Represents label for an input tag
MAP (if it contains only phrasing content)	Represents an image map
MARK	Represents a text in an HTML document that is highlighted for reference
MATH	Defines math expressions in XHTML
METER	Defines a measurement, such as disk usage
NOSCRIPT	Represents alternate text to be displayed on the Web browser that does not support JavaScript or disabled JavaScript
OBJECT	Represents an embedded object
OUTPUT	Represents some output
PROGRESS	Defines the progress of tasks and operations
Q	Represents short quotations
RUBY	Allows you to mark up ruby annotations in an HTML document
SAMP	Represents sample computer code
SCRIPT	Represents a client-side script
SELECT	Represents a select list (drop-down list)
SMALL	Represents a small text
SPAN	Represents a section in an HTML document
STRONG	Represents a strong text
SUB	Represents subscript text
SUP	Represents superscripted text
SVG	Defines graphics in XHTML document
TEXTAREA	Represents a multi-line text input control
TIME	Defines date or/and time
VAR	Represents a variable part of a text
VIDEO	Represents videos or movies streams
WBR	Defines a line break opportunity
TEXT	Represents text in an HTML document

HTML Phrasing Tags Example

Here is an example uses a phrasing tag (<bdo> tag which is used to define the bi-directional override) in HTML.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML Phrasing Tag Example</title>
</head>
<body>

<p>The live given below is written from right to left.</p>
<bdo dir="rtl">This line will be written from right to left</bdo>

</body>
</html>

Here is the sample output produced by the above HTML phrasing tag example code:

html bi-directional override phrasing tag

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