HTML Tags
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages and web applications. HTML uses various tags to define the structure and content of a webpage. Each tag usually comes in pairs: an opening tag and a closing tag, although some tags are self-closing. Below is an overview of commonly used HTML tags:
1. Document Structure Tags
<!DOCTYPE>: Defines the document type and version of HTML.<html>: The root element of an HTML document.<head>: Contains meta-information about the document, such as the title and links to stylesheets.<title>: Sets the title of the document, which appears in the browser tab.<body>: Contains the content of the HTML document, such as text, images, and links.
2. Text Formatting Tags
<h1>to<h6>: Define headings,<h1>being the highest (or most important) and<h6>the lowest.<p>: Defines a paragraph.<b>: Bold text.<i>: Italic text.<u>: Underlined text.<br>: Line break.<hr>: Horizontal rule (a thematic break).
3. Links and Images
<a>: Defines a hyperlink.<img>: Embeds an image
4. Lists
<ul>: Unordered list.<ol>: Ordered list.<li>: List item.
5. Tables
<table>: Defines a table.<tr>: Table row.<th>: Table header.<td>: Table cell.
6. Forms
<form>: Defines a form.<input>: Defines an input field.<textarea>: Defines a multi-line text input field.<button>: Defines a clickable button.<select>: Defines a drop-down list.<option>: Defines an option in a drop-down list.
7. Semantic Tags
<header>: Defines a header for a document or section.<nav>: Defines a container for navigation links.<section>: Defines a section in a document.<article>: Defines an independent, self-contained content.<aside>: Defines content aside from the main content (like a sidebar).<footer>: Defines a footer for a document or section.