I can never remember what HTML tags I can use in WordPress and what they do, so here is a list taken from the WordPress.com Support Pages with examples for quick reference.
| <h1> |
Header h1 |
| <h2> |
Header h2 |
| <h3> |
Header h3 |
| <h4> |
Header h4 |
| <h5> |
Header h5 |
| <h6> |
Header h6 |
| <b> | bold text |
| big | big text |
| blockquote |
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| br | This sentence contains a line break. |
| caption | Caption |
| cite | This is a citation. |
| code | y=2x |
| del | |
| Definition List dl dt dd |
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| em | emphasis |
| hr |
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| i | italics |
| address |
10 Downing Street LONDON SW1A 2AA UNITED KINGDOM |
| a | Home |
| abbr | abbr. |
| acronym | ASAP |
| img | Insert an image. |
| ins | inserted text |
| kbd | keyboard text |
| ol |
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| ul |
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| p | Paragraph. |
| pre |
Text in a pre element is displayed in a fixed-width font, and it preserves both spaces and line breaks |
| q | Short quotation |
| s | strike-through |
| strike | strike-through |
| strong | strong |
| sub | This text contains subscript text. |
| sup | This text contains superscript text. |
| var | Variable |
| map | Defines an image map. |
| area | Defines an area within an image map. |