| Name of Content Placeholder | Description |
| PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead | Additional content that needs to be within the <head> tag of the page, for example, references to script in style sheets |
| PlaceHolderBodyAreaClass | Additional body styles in the page header |
| PlaceHolderBodyLeftBorder | Border element for the main page body |
| PlaceHolderBodyRightMargin | Right margin of the main page body |
| PlaceHolderCalendarNavigator | Shows a date picker for navigating in a calendar when a calendar is visible on the page |
| PlaceHolderFormDigest | The “form digest” security control |
| PlaceHolderGlobalNavigation | The global navigation breadcrumb |
| PlaceHolderHorizontalNav | Top navigation menu for the page |
| PlaceHolderLeftActions | Bottom of the left navigation area |
| PlaceHolderLeftNavBar | Left navigation area |
| PlaceHolderLeftNavBarBorder | Border element on the left navigation bar |
| PlaceHolderLeftNavBarDataSource | Data source for the left navigation menu |
| PlaceHolderLeftNavBarTop | Top of the left navigation area |
| PlaceHolderMain | Page’s main content |
| PlaceHolderMiniConsole | A place to show page-level commands, for example, WIKI commands such as Edit Page,History, and Incoming Links |
| PlaceHolderNavSpacer | The width of the left navigation area |
| PlaceHolderPageDescription | Description of the page contents |
| PlaceHolderPageImage | Page icon in the upper left area of the page |
| PlaceHolderPageTitle | The page <Title> that is shown in the browser’s title bar |
| PlaceHolderSearchArea | Search box area |
| PlaceHolderSiteName | Site name |
| PlaceHolderTitleAreaClass | Additional styles in the page header |
| PlaceHolderTitleAreaSeparator | Shows shadows for the title area |
| PlaceHolderTitleBreadcrumb | Main content breadcrumb area |
| PlaceHolderTitleInTitleArea | Page title shown immediately below the breadcrumb |
| PlaceHolderTitleLeftBorder | Left border of the title area |
| PlaceHolderTitleRightMargin | Right margin of the title area |
| PlaceHolderTopNavBar | Top navigation area |
| PlaceHolderUtilityContent | Extra content that needs to be at the bottom of the page |
| SPNavigation | Empty by default in Windows SharePoint Services. Can be used for additional page editing controls. |
| WSSDesignConsole | The page editing controls when the page is inEdit Page mode (after clicking Site Actions, then Edit Page) |
