Periodic table of element types

Interactive periodic table colored by element type: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, halogens, noble gases, metalloids and more. ElementWorks is a free interactive periodic table: hover an element to preview it, click it for its full card, or pick another view from the Show menu.

Periodic table of element types explained

Elements are grouped by shared properties: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, post-transition (other) metals, metalloids, nonmetals, halogens, noble gases, and the lanthanides and actinides. The metalloids (boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium and astatine in this table) sit along the staircase between metals and nonmetals.

Data table

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Type of all 118 elements
No.	Symbol	Element	Type
1	H	Hydrogen	Nonmetals
2	He	Helium	Noble gases
3	Li	Lithium	Alkali metals
4	Be	Beryllium	Alkaline earth metals
5	B	Boron	Metalloids
6	C	Carbon	Nonmetals
7	N	Nitrogen	Nonmetals
8	O	Oxygen	Nonmetals
9	F	Fluorine	Halogens
10	Ne	Neon	Noble gases
11	Na	Sodium	Alkali metals
12	Mg	Magnesium	Alkaline earth metals
13	Al	Aluminium	Other metals
14	Si	Silicon	Metalloids
15	P	Phosphorus	Nonmetals
16	S	Sulfur	Nonmetals
17	Cl	Chlorine	Halogens
18	Ar	Argon	Noble gases
19	K	Potassium	Alkali metals
20	Ca	Calcium	Alkaline earth metals
21	Sc	Scandium	Transition metals
22	Ti	Titanium	Transition metals
23	V	Vanadium	Transition metals
24	Cr	Chromium	Transition metals
25	Mn	Manganese	Transition metals
26	Fe	Iron	Transition metals
27	Co	Cobalt	Transition metals
28	Ni	Nickel	Transition metals
29	Cu	Copper	Transition metals
30	Zn	Zinc	Transition metals
31	Ga	Gallium	Other metals
32	Ge	Germanium	Metalloids
33	As	Arsenic	Metalloids
34	Se	Selenium	Nonmetals
35	Br	Bromine	Halogens
36	Kr	Krypton	Noble gases
37	Rb	Rubidium	Alkali metals
38	Sr	Strontium	Alkaline earth metals
39	Y	Yttrium	Transition metals
40	Zr	Zirconium	Transition metals
41	Nb	Niobium	Transition metals
42	Mo	Molybdenum	Transition metals
43	Tc	Technetium	Transition metals
44	Ru	Ruthenium	Transition metals
45	Rh	Rhodium	Transition metals
46	Pd	Palladium	Transition metals
47	Ag	Silver	Transition metals
48	Cd	Cadmium	Transition metals
49	In	Indium	Other metals
50	Sn	Tin	Other metals
51	Sb	Antimony	Metalloids
52	Te	Tellurium	Metalloids
53	I	Iodine	Halogens
54	Xe	Xenon	Noble gases
55	Cs	Cesium	Alkali metals
56	Ba	Barium	Alkaline earth metals
57	La	Lanthanum	Lanthanides and actinides
58	Ce	Cerium	Lanthanides and actinides
59	Pr	Praseodymium	Lanthanides and actinides
60	Nd	Neodymium	Lanthanides and actinides
61	Pm	Promethium	Lanthanides and actinides
62	Sm	Samarium	Lanthanides and actinides
63	Eu	Europium	Lanthanides and actinides
64	Gd	Gadolinium	Lanthanides and actinides
65	Tb	Terbium	Lanthanides and actinides
66	Dy	Dysprosium	Lanthanides and actinides
67	Ho	Holmium	Lanthanides and actinides
68	Er	Erbium	Lanthanides and actinides
69	Tm	Thulium	Lanthanides and actinides
70	Yb	Ytterbium	Lanthanides and actinides
71	Lu	Lutetium	Lanthanides and actinides
72	Hf	Hafnium	Transition metals
73	Ta	Tantalum	Transition metals
74	W	Tungsten	Transition metals
75	Re	Rhenium	Transition metals
76	Os	Osmium	Transition metals
77	Ir	Iridium	Transition metals
78	Pt	Platinum	Transition metals
79	Au	Gold	Transition metals
80	Hg	Mercury	Transition metals
81	Tl	Thallium	Other metals
82	Pb	Lead	Other metals
83	Bi	Bismuth	Other metals
84	Po	Polonium	Other metals
85	At	Astatine	Metalloids
86	Rn	Radon	Noble gases
87	Fr	Francium	Alkali metals
88	Ra	Radium	Alkaline earth metals
89	Ac	Actinium	Lanthanides and actinides
90	Th	Thorium	Lanthanides and actinides
91	Pa	Protactinium	Lanthanides and actinides
92	U	Uranium	Lanthanides and actinides
93	Np	Neptunium	Lanthanides and actinides
94	Pu	Plutonium	Lanthanides and actinides
95	Am	Americium	Lanthanides and actinides
96	Cm	Curium	Lanthanides and actinides
97	Bk	Berkelium	Lanthanides and actinides
98	Cf	Californium	Lanthanides and actinides
99	Es	Einsteinium	Lanthanides and actinides
100	Fm	Fermium	Lanthanides and actinides
101	Md	Mendelevium	Lanthanides and actinides
102	No	Nobelium	Lanthanides and actinides
103	Lr	Lawrencium	Lanthanides and actinides
104	Rf	Rutherfordium	Transition metals
105	Db	Dubnium	Transition metals
106	Sg	Seaborgium	Transition metals
107	Bh	Bohrium	Transition metals
108	Hs	Hassium	Transition metals
109	Mt	Meitnerium	Transition metals
110	Ds	Darmstadtium	Transition metals
111	Rg	Roentgenium	Transition metals
112	Cn	Copernicium	Transition metals
113	Nh	Nihonium	Transition metals
114	Fl	Flerovium	Other metals
115	Mc	Moscovium	Other metals
116	Lv	Livermorium	Other metals
117	Ts	Tennessine	Halogens
118	Og	Oganesson	Noble gases

Frequently asked questions

What are the main types of elements?

Metals, nonmetals and metalloids, which are further divided into families such as alkali metals, halogens and noble gases.

Which elements are metalloids?

Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium are the usual six, and this table also includes astatine.

Where are the metals on the periodic table?

Most elements are metals, found to the left and in the center. Nonmetals are on the upper right, with metalloids along the dividing line.