HTML5 is the next big thing for frontend Web development. Although it’s still under development and yet to be implemented in some browsers (most notably Internet Explorer) you can use some simple workarounds and HTML5 has gone to great lengths to maintain backward compatibility. With only a few tricks, you can implement HTML5 today while making sure it works with older browsers.
Types of HTML Elements
HTML includes a large number of elements, each with its own specific tag and use for structuring documents. Elements can generally be sorted into two categories:
- Inline elements
- Block-level elements
HTML5 Inline Elements
Inline elements have no line breaks associated with the element.
Here is a complete list of inline-tag selectors that can by used to style the HTML document by using the power of CSS / CSS3
* will represent Inline Elements new in HTML5
| Selector | HTML Use | Selector | HTML Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Anchored Link | label | Label for Form Element |
| abbr | Abbreviation | legend | Title in Fieldset |
| address | A Physical Address | link | Resource Reference |
| area | Area in Image Map | mark* | Marked Rext |
| audio* | Sound Content | meter* | Measurement Range |
| bm | Bold text | nav* | Navigation Links |
| cite | Short Citation | optgroup | Group of Form Options |
| code | Code Text | option | An Option in a Drop-down List |
| del | Deleted Text | q | Short Quote |
| details* | Details of an Element | small | Small Print |
| dfn | Defined Term | select | Selectable List |
| command* | Command Button | source* | Media resource |
| datalist* | Drop-down List | span | Localized Style Formatting |
| em | Emphasis | strong | Strong Emphasis |
| font | Font Appearance | sub | Subscript |
| i | Italic | summary* | Details Header |
| iframe | Inline sub-window | sup | Superscript |
| img | Image Embedding | tbody | Table Body |
| input | Input Field | td | Table Data |
| ins | Inserted Text | time* | Date/Time |
| kbd | Keyboard Text | var | Variable |
I believe there is an error (typo) ‘bm’ instead of ‘b’.
‘bm’ is stated to be an inline-element (selector) for making text bold. I assume you are referring to the ‘b’ tag which is not listed. The ‘bm’. ‘bm’ could be a perfectly good candidate for a new tag, otherwise known as the ‘bum’ tag or ‘ass’ tag in some locales. Cheers! 🙂
You are missing the ‘samp’ tag from the list of in-line selectors.