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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:

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