HTML elements supported by the Rich Text Box

A list of HTML elements that are supported by the Rich Text Box.

Newlines in character data are ignored. Character data can occur in style, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span, b, strong and i elements.

Table 1. Supported HTML elements
Name Description Number of occurences Child of Can contain Supported properties
html

Root tag of the document. Cannot occur in any other place.

 Once (required) style, body, p, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, a, ol, ul
style

Defines global CSS style rules. The style element, if present, must be the first element within the html element.

Once (optional) html Character data
body

Defines the document's body.

 Once html p, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
p

Defines a paragraph.

The element supports the optional “align” attribute that specifies the alignment of the text within a paragraph. The allowed values are “left”, “right” “center” and “justified”.

The element has a default margin-top and margin-bottom of 1em.

Multiple times html, body span, br, b, strong, i, character data font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
div

Defines a paragraph. It differs from the p element in that it has no default margins and it can be nested.

The element supports the optional “align” attribute that specifies the alignment of the text within a paragraph. The allowed values are “left”, “right” “center” and “justified”.

 Multiple times html, body, div div, span, br, b, strong, i, character data font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6

Defines a heading. h1 defines the most important heading, while h6 defines the least important heading.

 Multiple times html, body span, br, b, strong, i, character data font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style.
span

Provides no visual change, but is used to:

  • Group inline-elements.
  • Apply CSS attributes for a run of text.
 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li br, b, strong, i, character data font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
img

Defines an image.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li span None font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
br

Inserts a single line break.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
b

Specifies bold text.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
strong

Specifies strong text.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
em

Specifies emphasized text.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
mark

Specifies marked text.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
i

Specifies italic text.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
del

Specifies deleted or replaced text. Displays as strikethrough.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
s

Specifies text that is no longer correct, accurate or relevant. Displays as strikethrough.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
ins

Specifies inserted text. Displays as underlined.

 Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
sup

Specifies superscripted text.

Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
sub

Specifies subscripted text.

Multiple times p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, span None
a

Specifies a hyperlink.

 Multiple times html, block, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, b, strong, em, mark, small, i, del, ins, span None
ol

Defines an ordered list.

The ol element supports the “start” attribute that specifies the number of the first item of the list (default = 1).

The element supports the “type” attribute that specifies the list marker:

  • 1: Decimal numbers (1, 2, 3). The default.
  • a: Alphabetical order, lowercase (a, b, c)
  • A: Alphabetical order, uppercase (A, B, C)
  • i: Roman numerals, lowercase (i, ii, iii)
  • I: Roman numerals, uppercase(I, II, III)
 Multiple times html, body li (must contain at least one) font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
ul

Defines an unordered (bulleted) list.

 Multiple times html, body li (must contain at least one) font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style
li

Defines a list item.

 Multiple times ol, ul br, b, strong, i, character data font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight, background-color, color, width, height, margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left, padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left, border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-color, border-top-color, border-right-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-style, border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, border-left-style