HTML Flow Tags

The HTML flow tags are used in the body of the HTML documents. The body of the HTML document contains almost all the tags of the HTML that are used to display the different types of content, such as plain text, links, and images.

HTML Flow Tags List

The following table lists and describes all flow tags available in HTML:

Tags	Description
A	represents a link in an HTML document.
ABBR	represents an abbreviation.
AREA (if it is a descendant of a MAP tag)	represents an area of an image map.
ADDRESS	represents additional information in an HTML document.
ARTICLE	represents a self-contained composition of an HTML document.
ASIDE	represents a note, tip, or sidebar related to an article.
AUDIO	represents audio and sound streams.
B	represents bold text.
BDO	represents the text direction.
BLOCKQUOTE	represents long quotations.
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 options for controls by using various tags, such as OPTION and INPUT.
DEL	represents deleted text.
DETAILS	provides additional information or controls for the users.
DFN	represents the definition of the term.
DIV	represents a section in an HTML document.
DL	represents a definition list.
EM	represents a highlighted text.
EMBED	represents the plugin content in an HTML document.
FIELDSET	represents a border of tags on a form.
FIGURE	represents some of the flow content of an HTML document.
FOOTER	defines a footer for a section in an HTML document.
FORM	represents an HTML form for user input.
H1	represents the first level of HTML headings.
H2	represents the second level of HTML headings.
H3	represents the third level of HTML headings.
H4	represents the fourth level of HTML headings.
H5	represents the fifth level of HTML headings.
H6	represents the sixth level of HTML headings.
HEADER	defines the header of a section in an HTML document.
HGROUP	represents the heading of a section by grouping the heading tags (H1, H2).
HR	represents the horizontal rule.
I	represents italic text.
IFRAME	represents an inline frame.
IMG	represents an image.
INPUT	represents an input control.
INS	represents inserted text.
KBD	represents keyboard text.
KEYGEN	represents a control to generate a key pair.
LABEL	represents the label for an input tag.
MAP	represents an image map.
MARK	represents a text in an HTML document that is highlighted for reference.
MATH	defines math expressions.
MENU	represents a menu list.
METER	defines a measurement, such as disc usage.
NAV	represents the navigation section of an HTML document.
NOSCRIPT	represents alternative text for use in Web browsers that do not support JavaScript.
OBJECT	represents an embedded object.
OL	represents an ordered list.
OUTPUT	represents some output.
P	represents a paragraph.
PRE	represents a preformatted text.
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.
SECTION	represents a section in an HTML document
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.
STYLE	represents the style information of an HTML document.
SUB	represents subscript text.
SUP	represents superscript text.
SVG	defines graphics in an XHTML document.
TABLE	represents a table.
TEXTAREA	represents a multi-line text input control.
TIME	defines the day or time.
UL	represents an unordered list.
VAR	represents a variable part of a text.
VIDEO	represents videos or movie streams.
WBR	defines the possibility of a line break.
TEXT	represents text in an HTML document.

HTML Flow Tags Example

Now let me create an example that uses some of the flow tags listed in the table given below, to give you an idea of how these tags are used and work in an HTML document.

HTML Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   
   <p>Visit <A href="https://fresherearth.com">fresherearth.com</A></p>
   <p><ABBR title="Hypertext Markup Language">HTML</ABBR></p>
   <p><B>HTML</B> stands for "Hypertext Markup Language."</p>
   <p>Lorem ipsum dolor<BR> sit, amet consectetur <BR><BR>adipisicing elit.
      <BR><BR><BR>Consequuntur,<BR><BR><BR><BR>illo!</p>
   <BUTTON>This is a button</BUTTON>
   <p>This is <DEL>deleted</DEL> text.</p>

</body>
</html>

Output

Visit fresherearth.com

HTML

HTML stands for "Hypertext Markup Language."

Lorem ipsum dolor
sit, amet consectetur

adipisicing elit.

Consequuntur,

illo!

This is ~~deleted~~ text.

HTML Online Test

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