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HTML tags
HTML tags are similar to keywords that specify how a web browser will format and display text or other content. With the help of tags, a web browser can distinguish between an HTML content and a simple content. The opening tag, the content tag, and the closing tag are the three basic sections of an HTML tag. Some HTML tags, however, does not have closing tags.
When a web browser reads an HTML document, it does so from left to right and from top to bottom. To create HTML documents and render their characteristics, HTML tags are employed. Each HTML tag has its own selection of characteristics.
Tips:
- All HTML tags must enclosed within these brackets < >.
- Every tag in HTML has a particular function.
- If you have used an open tag
<tag>, then you must use a close tag</tag>(except some tags)
Container tags
Tags with content between their opening and closing tags are known as container tags.
The <html>, <head>, <body>, <h1>, <p>, and <a> tags are some examples. All the tags that make up your webpage are contained within the <html> tag.
The <head> tag is used to add meta data to your webpage that the browser will use.
<p>content </p>
Empty tags
An element that does not have an enclosing tag is called an empty element. Adding the closing tags to the empty elements will be invalid syntax. The empty elements don't have any child nodes.
The <br>, <hr>, <img>, and<input> tags are some examples.
<img src="image.png">
Block elements:
They consume the entire width available irrespective of their sufficiency. They always start in a new line and have top and bottom margins. It does not contain any other elements next to it.
The <h1> to <h6>, <div>, <hr>, <li>, <ul>, <ol>, <p>, and <table> tags are some examples.
<h1>Even if there is space on their right side, this heading will force the next content to start on the next line.</h1>
Inline elements:
Inline elements: Inline elements occupy only enough width that is sufficient to it and allows other elements next to it which are inline. Inline elements don’t start from a new line and don’t have top and bottom margins as block elements have.
The <a>, <br>, <input>, <img>, <span>, <b>, and <label> tags are some examples.
<a>Ff there is space on their right side, this anchor tag will allow the next content to remain on their right side.</a>
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <!--...--> | Defines a comment |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type |
| <a> | Defines a hyperlink |
| <abbr> | Defines an abbreviation or an acronym |
| <acronym> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead. Defines an acronym |
| <address> | Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document |
| <applet> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead. Defines an embedded applet |
| <area> | Defines an area inside an image map |
| <article> | Defines an article |
| <aside> | Defines content aside from the page content |
| <audio> | Defines embedded sound content |
| <b> | Defines bold text |
| <base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document |
| <basefont> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document |
| <bdi> | Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it |
| <bdo> | Overrides the current text direction |
| <big> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines big text |
| <blockquote> | Defines a section that is quoted from another source |
| <body> | Defines the document's body |
| <br> | Defines a single line break |
| <button> | Defines a clickable button |
| <canvas> | Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| <caption> | Defines a table caption |
| <center> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines centered text |
| <cite> | Defines the title of a work |
| <code> | Defines a piece of computer code |
| <col> | Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element |
| <colgroup> | Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting |
| <data> | Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content |
| <datalist> | Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls |
| <dd> | Defines a description/value of a term in a description list |
| <del> | Defines text that has been deleted from a document |
| <details> | Defines additional details that the user can view or hide |
| <dfn> | Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the content |
| <dialog> | Defines a dialog box or window |
| <dir> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead. Defines a directory list |
| <div> | Defines a section in a document |
| <dl> | Defines a description list |
| <dt> | Defines a term/name in a description list |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text |
| <embed> | Defines a container for an external application |
| <fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form |
| <figcaption> | Defines a caption for a <figure> element |
| <figure> | Specifies self-contained content |
| <font> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines font, color, and size for text |
| <footer> | Defines a footer for a document or section |
| <form> | Defines an HTML form for user input |
| <frame> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset |
| <frameset> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames |
| <h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML headings |
| <head> | Contains metadata/information for the document |
| <header> | Defines a header for a document or section |
| <hr> | Defines a thematic change in the content |
| <html> | Defines the root of an HTML document |
| <i> | Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood |
| <iframe> | Defines an inline frame |
| <img> | Defines an image |
| <input> | Defines an input control |
| <ins> | Defines a text that has been inserted into a document |
| <kbd> | Defines keyboard input |
| <label> | Defines a label for an <input> element |
| <legend> | Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element |
| <li> | Defines a list item |
| <link> | Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets) |
| <main> | Specifies the main content of a document |
| <map> | Defines an image map |
| <mark> | Defines marked/highlighted text |
| <meta> | Defines metadata about an HTML document |
| <meter> | Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| <nav> | Defines navigation links |
| <noframes> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames |
| <noscript> | Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts |
| <object> | Defines a container for an external application |
| <ol> | Defines an ordered list |
| <optgroup> | Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list |
| <option> | Defines an option in a drop-down list |
| <output> | Defines the result of a calculation |
| <p> | Defines a paragraph |
| <param> | Defines a parameter for an object |
| <picture> | Defines a container for multiple image resources |
| <pre> | Defines preformatted text |
| <progress> | Represents the progress of a task |
| <q> | Defines a short quotation |
| <rp> | Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations |
| <rt> | Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) |
| <ruby> | Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) |
| <s> | Defines text that is no longer correct |
| <samp> | Defines sample output from a computer program |
| <script> | Defines a client-side script |
| <section> | Defines a section in a document |
| <select> | Defines a drop-down list |
| <small> | Defines smaller text |
| <source> | Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <span> | Defines a section in a document |
| <strike> | Not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> instead. Defines strikethrough text |
| <strong> | Defines important text |
| <style> | Defines style information for a document |
| <sub> | Defines subscripted text |
| <summary> | Defines a visible heading for a <details> element |
| <sup> | Defines superscripted text |
| <svg> | Defines a container for SVG graphics |
| <table> | Defines a table |
| <tbody> | Groups the body content in a table |
| <td> | Defines a cell in a table |
| <template> | Defines a container for content that should be hidden when the page loads |
| <textarea> | Defines a multiline input control (text area) |
| <tfoot> | Groups the footer content in a table |
| <th> | Defines a header cell in a table |
| <thead> | Groups the header content in a table |
| <time> | Defines a specific time (or datetime) |
| <title> | Defines a title for the document |
| <tr> | Defines a row in a table |
| <track> | Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <tt> | Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines teletype text |
| <u> | Defines some text that is unarticulated and styled differently from normal text |
| <ul> | Defines an unordered list |
| <var> | Defines a variable |
| <video> | Defines embedded video content |
| <wbr> | Defines a possible line-break |
Now, you know the most of the HTML tags we have in HTML. Next section are going to be easy for you!
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