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.