HTML elements supported by the Rich Text Box

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

Hierarchical list of HTML elements (select an element name to be taken to the table with further details):

html
- style
  - character data
- body
  - predefined text (pre)
  - paragraph (p), nested paragraph (div), or heading (h1 to h6)
    - a
    - b
    - br
    - del
    - em
    - i
    - img
    - ins
    - mark
    - ol
      - li
    - s
    - span
      - a
      - b
      - br
      - del
      - em
      - i
      - img
      - ins
      - mark
      - ol
        
        li
      - s
      - strong
      - sub
      - sup
      - ul
        
        li
    - strong
    - sub
    - sup
    - ul
      - li
    - character data

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 occurrences	Supported properties
a	Specifies a hyperlink.	Multiple times
b	Specifies bold text.	Multiple times
body	Defines the document's body.	Once	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
br	Inserts a single line break.	Multiple times
del	Specifies deleted or replaced text. Displays as strikethrough.	Multiple times
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	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
em	Specifies emphasized text.	Multiple times
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6	Defines a heading. h1 defines the most important heading, while h6 defines the least important heading.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
html	Root tag of the document. Cannot occur in any other place.	Once (required)
i	Specifies italic text.	Multiple times
img	Defines an image.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
ins	Specifies inserted text. Displays as underlined.	Multiple times
li	Defines a list item.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
mark	Specifies marked text.	Multiple times
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	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
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	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
pre	Defines a block of preformatted text, in which structure is represented by typographic conventions rather than by elements.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
s	Specifies text that is no longer correct, accurate, or relevant. Displays as strikethrough.	Multiple times
span	Provides no visual change, but is used to: Group inline-elements. Apply CSS attributes for a run of text.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width
strong	Specifies strong text.	Multiple times
style	Defines global CSS style rules. The style element, if present, must be the first element within the html element.	Once (optional)
sub	Specifies subscripted text.	Multiple times
sup	Specifies superscripted text.	Multiple times
ul	Defines an unordered (bulleted) list.	Multiple times	width, height color, background-color font-family, font-size, font-style, font-weight margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left padding, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left 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 border-width, border-top-width, border-right-width, border-bottom-width, border-left-width