HTML 4.0 Inline Elements

Most HTML 4.0 elements permitted within the BODY are classified as either block-level elements or inline elements. Inline elements typically may only contain text and other inline elements. When rendered visually, inline elements do not usually begin on a new line.

The following are defined as inline elements in HTML 4.0:

• A - Anchor
• ABBR - Abbreviation
• ACRONYM - Acronym
• B - Bold text
• BASEFONT - Base font change
• BDO - BiDi override
• BIG - Large text
• BR - Line break
• CITE - Citation
• CODE - Computer code
• DFN - Defined term
• EM - Emphasis
• FONT - Font change
• I - Italic text
• IMG - Inline image
• INPUT - Form input
• KBD - Text to be input
• LABEL - Form field label
• Q - Short quotation
• S - Strike-through text
• SAMP - Sample output
• SELECT - Option selector
• SMALL - Small text
• SPAN - Generic inline container
• STRIKE - Strike-through text
• STRONG - Strong emphasis
• SUB - Subscript
• SUP - Superscript
• TEXTAREA - Multi-line text input
• TT - Teletype text
• U - Underlined text
• VAR - Variable

The following elements may be used as either block-level elements or inline elements. If used as inline elements (e.g., within another inline element or a P), these elements should not contain any block-level elements.

• APPLET - Java Applet
• BUTTON - Button
• DEL - Deleted text
• IFRAME - Inline frame
• INS - Inserted text
• MAP - Image map
• OBJECT - Object
• SCRIPT - Client-side script

Copyright © 1998 by Liam Quinn. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).