# Class yii\helpers\Html

Inheritance | yii\helpers\Html » yii\helpers\BaseHtml
Subclasses | yii\bootstrap\BaseHtml, yii\bootstrap\Html
Available since version | 2.0
Source Code | https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/helpers/Html.php

Html provides a set of static methods for generating commonly used HTML tags.

Nearly all of the methods in this class allow setting additional html attributes for the html tags they generate. You can specify, for example, `class`, `style` or `id` for an html element using the `$options` parameter. See the documentation of the tag() method for more details.

For more details and usage information on Html, see the guide article on html helpers.

## Public Properties

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Property | Type | Description | Defined By
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$attributeOrder | array | The preferred order of attributes in a tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
$attributeRegex | string | Regular expression used for attribute name validation. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
$dataAttributes | array | List of tag attributes that should be specially handled when their values are of array type. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
$voidElements | array | List of void elements (element name => 1) | yii\helpers\BaseHtml

## Public Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
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a() | Generates a hyperlink tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeCheckbox() | Generates a checkbox tag together with a label for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeCheckboxList() | Generates a list of checkboxes. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeDropDownList() | Generates a drop-down list for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeFileInput() | Generates a file input tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeHiddenInput() | Generates a hidden input tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeHint() | Generates a hint tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeInput() | Generates an input tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeLabel() | Generates a label tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeListBox() | Generates a list box. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activePasswordInput() | Generates a password input tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeRadio() | Generates a radio button tag together with a label for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeRadioList() | Generates a list of radio buttons. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeTextInput() | Generates a text input tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeTextarea() | Generates a textarea tag for the given model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
addCssClass() | Adds a CSS class (or several classes) to the specified options. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
addCssStyle() | Adds the specified CSS style to the HTML options. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
beginForm() | Generates a form start tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
beginTag() | Generates a start tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
button() | Generates a button tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
buttonInput() | Generates an input button. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
checkbox() | Generates a checkbox input. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
checkboxList() | Generates a list of checkboxes. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
csrfMetaTags() | Generates the meta tags containing CSRF token information. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
cssFile() | Generates a link tag that refers to an external CSS file. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
cssStyleFromArray() | Converts a CSS style array into a string representation. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
cssStyleToArray() | Converts a CSS style string into an array representation. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
decode() | Decodes special HTML entities back to the corresponding characters. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
dropDownList() | Generates a drop-down list. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
encode() | Encodes special characters into HTML entities. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
endForm() | Generates a form end tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
endTag() | Generates an end tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
error() | Generates a tag that contains the first validation error of the specified model attribute. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
errorSummary() | Generates a summary of the validation errors. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
escapeJsRegularExpression() | Escapes regular expression to use in JavaScript. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
fileInput() | Generates a file input field. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
getAttributeName() | Returns the real attribute name from the given attribute expression. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
getAttributeValue() | Returns the value of the specified attribute name or expression. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
getInputId() | Generates an appropriate input ID for the specified attribute name or expression. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
getInputName() | Generates an appropriate input name for the specified attribute name or expression. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
hiddenInput() | Generates a hidden input field. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
img() | Generates an image tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
input() | Generates an input type of the given type. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
jsFile() | Generates a script tag that refers to an external JavaScript file. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
label() | Generates a label tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
listBox() | Generates a list box. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
mailto() | Generates a mailto hyperlink. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
ol() | Generates an ordered list. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
passwordInput() | Generates a password input field. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
radio() | Generates a radio button input. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
radioList() | Generates a list of radio buttons. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
removeCssClass() | Removes a CSS class from the specified options. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
removeCssStyle() | Removes the specified CSS style from the HTML options. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
renderSelectOptions() | Renders the option tags that can be used by dropDownList() and listBox(). | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
renderTagAttributes() | Renders the HTML tag attributes. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
resetButton() | Generates a reset button tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
resetInput() | Generates a reset input button. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
script() | Generates a script tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
style() | Generates a style tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
submitButton() | Generates a submit button tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
submitInput() | Generates a submit input button. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
tag() | Generates a complete HTML tag. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
textInput() | Generates a text input field. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
textarea() | Generates a text area input. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
ul() | Generates an unordered list. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml

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Method | Description | Defined By
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activeBooleanInput() | Generates a boolean input This method is mainly called by activeCheckbox() and activeRadio(). | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
activeListInput() | Generates a list of input fields. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
booleanInput() | Generates a boolean input. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml
setActivePlaceholder() | Generate placeholder from model attribute label. | yii\helpers\BaseHtml