This section is non-normative.
| Element | Purpose | Example | 
|---|---|---|
| a | Hyperlinks | Visit my <a href="drinks.html">drinks</a> page. | 
| em | Stress emphasis | I must say I <em>adore</em> lemonade. | 
| strong | Importance | This tea is <strong>very hot</strong>. | 
| small | Side comments | These grapes are made into wine. <small>Alcohol is addictive.</small> | 
| s | Inaccurate text | Price: <s>£4.50</s> £2.00! | 
| cite | Titles of works | The case <cite>Hugo v. Danielle</cite> is relevant here. | 
| q | Quotations | The judge said <q>You can drink water from the fish tank</q> but advised against it. | 
| dfn | Defining instance | The term <dfn>organic food</dfn> refers to food produced without synthetic chemicals. | 
| abbr | Abbreviations | Organic food in Ireland is certified by the <abbr title="Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association">IOFGA</abbr>. | 
| time | Machine-readable equivalent of date- or time-related data | Available starting on <time datetime="2011-11-12">November 12th</time>! | 
| code | Computer code | The <code>fruitdb</code> program can be used for tracking fruit production. | 
| var | Variables | If there are <var>n</var> fruit in the bowl, at least <var>n</var>÷2 will be ripe. | 
| samp | Computer output | The computer said <samp>Unknown error -3</samp>. | 
| kbd | User input | Hit <kbd>F1</kbd> to continue. | 
| 
sub | Subscripts | Water is H<sub>2</sub>O. | 
| 
sup | Superscripts | The Hydrogen in heavy water is usually <sup>2</sup>H. | 
| i | Alternative voice | Lemonade consists primarily of <i>Citrus limon</i>. | 
| b | Keywords | Take a <b>lemon</b> and squeeze it with a <b>juicer</b>. | 
| u | Annotations | The mixture of apple juice and <u class="spelling">eldeflower</u> juice is very pleasant. | 
| mark | Highlight | Elderflower cordial, with one <mark>part</mark> cordial to ten <mark>part</mark>s water, stands a<mark>part</mark> from the rest. | 
| ruby,rt,rp | Ruby annotations | <ruby> OJ <rp>(<rt>Orange Juice<rp>)</ruby> | 
| bdi | Text directionality isolation | The recommended restaurant is <bdi lang="">My Juice Café (At The Beach)</bdi>. | 
| bdo | Text directionality formatting | The proposal is to write English, but in reverse order. "Juice" would become "<bdo dir=rtl>Juice</bdo>" | 
| span | Other | In French we call it <span lang="fr">sirop de sureau</span>. | 
| br | Line break | Simply Orange Juice Company<br>Apopka, FL 32703<br>U.S.A. | 
| wbr | Line breaking opportunity | www.simply<wbr>orange<wbr>juice.com |