The tags can roughly be divided in 2 groups:
| Tag | Description | Page |
| descr | Element description | 167 |
| element | Identifier documentation | 175 |
| errors | Error section | 177 |
| fpdoc-description | Global tag | 183 |
| module | Unit tag | 195 |
| package | Package global tab | 206 |
| seealso | Cross-reference section | 214 |
| short | Short description | 216 |
| topic | Topic page | 224 |
| Tag | Description | Page |
| b | Format bold | 159 |
| caption | Specify table caption | 163 |
| code | Syntax highlight code | 165 |
| dd | definition data | 169 |
| dl | definition list | 171 |
| dt | Definition term | 173 |
| i | format italics | 184 |
| img | include image | 186 |
| li | list element | 188 |
| link | Cross-reference | 190 |
| ol | numbered list | 201 |
| p | paragraph | 203 |
| pre | Preformatted text | 207 |
| remark | remark paragraph | 212 |
| table | Table | 218 |
| td | Table cell | 220 |
| th | Table header | 222 |
| tr | Table row | 226 |
| u | format underlined | 228 |
| ul | bulleted list | 230 |
| var | format as variable | 235 |
The nodes for formatting a text resemble closely the basic HTML formatting tags with the following exceptions:
Also, if special formatting tags such as a table or lists are inserted, then the remaining text must be inside a paragraph tag. This means that the following is wrong:
Instead, the correct XML should be