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<h1>HTML 4.0 Block-Level Elements</h1>
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<p>Most HTML4.0 elements permitted within the <strong class=html><a href="html/body.html">BODY</a></strong> are classified as either <em>block-level elements</em> or <a href="inline.html">inline elements</a>. Block-level elements typically contain inline elements and other block-level elements. When rendered visually, block-level elements usually begin on a new line.</p>
<p>The following are defined as block-level elements in HTML4.0:</p>
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<li><a href="block/address.html">ADDRESS</a> - Address</li>
<li><a href="block/blockquote.html">BLOCKQUOTE</a> - Block quotation</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="block/center.html">CENTER</a> - Centered block</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="lists/dir.html">DIR</a> - Directory list</li>
<li><a href="block/div.html">DIV</a> - Generic block-level container</li>
<li><a href="lists/dl.html">DL</a> - Definition list</li>
<li><a href="forms/fieldset.html">FIELDSET</a> - Form control group</li>
<li><a href="forms/form.html">FORM</a> - Interactive form</li>
<li><a href="block/h1.html">H1</a> - Level-one heading</li>
<li><a href="block/h2.html">H2</a> - Level-two heading</li>
<li><a href="block/h3.html">H3</a> - Level-three heading</li>
<li><a href="block/h4.html">H4</a> - Level-four heading</li>
<li><a href="block/h5.html">H5</a> - Level-five heading</li>
<li><a href="block/h6.html">H6</a> - Level-six heading</li>
<li><a href="block/hr.html">HR</a> - Horizontal rule</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="block/isindex.html">ISINDEX</a> - Input prompt</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="lists/menu.html">MENU</a> - Menu list</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="frames/noframes.html">NOFRAMES</a> - Frames alternate content</li>
<li><a href="block/noscript.html">NOSCRIPT</a> - Alternate script content</li>
<li><a href="lists/ol.html">OL</a> - Ordered list</li>
<li><a href="block/p.html">P</a> - Paragraph</li>
<li><a href="block/pre.html">PRE</a> - Preformatted text</li>
<li><a href="tables/table.html">TABLE</a> - Table</li>
<li><a href="lists/ul.html">UL</a> - Unordered list</li>
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<p>The following elements may also be considered block-level elements since they may contain block-level elements:</p>
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<li><a href="lists/dd.html">DD</a> - Definition description</li>
<li><a href="lists/dt.html">DT</a> - Definition term</li>
<li class=frameset><a href="frames/frameset.html">FRAMESET</a> - Frameset</li>
<li><a href="lists/li.html">LI</a> - List item</li>
<li><a href="tables/tbody.html">TBODY</a> - Table body</li>
<li><a href="tables/td.html">TD</a> - Table data cell</li>
<li><a href="tables/tfoot.html">TFOOT</a> - Table foot</li>
<li><a href="tables/th.html">TH</a> - Table header cell</li>
<li><a href="tables/thead.html">THEAD</a> - Table head</li>
<li><a href="tables/tr.html">TR</a> - Table row</li>
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<p>The following elements may be used as either block-level elements or <a href="inline.html">inline elements</a>. If used as inline elements (<abbr title="for example"><i lang=la>e.g.</i></abbr>, within another inline element or a <strong class=html><a href="block/p.html">P</a></strong>), these elements should not contain any block-level elements.</p>
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<li class=transitional><a href="special/applet.html">APPLET</a> - Java applet</li>
<li><a href="forms/button.html">BUTTON</a> - Button</li>
<li><a href="phrase/del.html">DEL</a> - Deleted text</li>
<li class=transitional><a href="special/iframe.html">IFRAME</a> - Inline frame</li>
<li><a href="phrase/ins.html">INS</a> - Inserted text</li>
<li><a href="special/map.html">MAP</a> - Image map</li>
<li><a href="special/object.html">OBJECT</a> - Object</li>
<li><a href="special/script.html">SCRIPT</a> - Client-side script</li>
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