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Basic HTML Tags

The document defines various HTML tags and their purposes for marking up content in a web page. It covers basic page structure tags like <html> and <body>, text formatting tags, links, lists, tables, and more. It acts as a reference for the essential tags in HTML and what each one is used to specify or contain.

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Basic HTML Tags

The document defines various HTML tags and their purposes for marking up content in a web page. It covers basic page structure tags like <html> and <body>, text formatting tags, links, lists, tables, and more. It acts as a reference for the essential tags in HTML and what each one is used to specify or contain.

Uploaded by

Gfl• TaneeshTM
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
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Basic HTML

Tag Description

<!DOCTYPE>  Defines the document type

<html> Defines an HTML document

<head> Contains metadata/information for the document

<title> Defines a title for the document

<body> Defines the document's body

<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings

<p> Defines a paragraph


<br> Inserts a single line break

<hr> Defines a thematic change in the content

<!--...--> Defines a comment

Formatting
Tag Description

<acronym> Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead.


Defines an acronym

<abbr> Defines an abbreviation or an acronym

<address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document/article

<b> Defines bold text


<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

<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


<del> Defines text that has been deleted from a document

<dfn> Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the content

<em> Defines emphasized text 

<font> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.


Defines font, color, and size for text

<i> Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood

<ins> Defines a text that has been inserted into a document

<kbd> Defines keyboard input

<mark> Defines marked/highlighted text

<meter> Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)


<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


<small> Defines smaller text

<strike> Not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> instead.


Defines strikethrough text

<strong> Defines important text

<sub> Defines subscripted text

<sup> Defines superscripted text

<template> Defines a container for content that should be hidden when the page loads

<time> Defines a specific time (or datetime)

<tt> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.


Defines teletype text
<u> Defines some text that is unarticulated and styled differently from normal text

<var> Defines a variable

<wbr> Defines a possible line-break

Forms and Input


Tag Description

<form> Defines an HTML form for user input

<input> Defines an input control

<textarea> Defines a multiline input control (text area)


<button> Defines a clickable button

<select> Defines a drop-down list

<optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list

<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list

<label> Defines a label for an <input> element

<fieldset> Groups related elements in a form

<legend> Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element

<datalist> Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls


<output> Defines the result of a calculation

Frames
Tag Description

<frame> Not supported in HTML5.


Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset

<frameset> Not supported in HTML5.


Defines a set of frames

<noframes> Not supported in HTML5.


Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames

<iframe> Defines an inline frame

Images
Tag Description

<img> Defines an image

<map> Defines a client-side image map

<area> Defines an area inside an image map

<canvas> Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)

<figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element

<figure> Specifies self-contained content

<picture> Defines a container for multiple image resources

<svg> Defines a container for SVG graphics


Audio / Video
Tag Description

<audio> Defines sound content

<source> Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video>, <audio> and <picture>)

<track> Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)

<video> Defines a video or movie

Links
Tag Description

<a> Defines a hyperlink


<link> Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets)

<nav> Defines navigation links

Lists
Tag Description

<ul> Defines an unordered list

<ol> Defines an ordered list

<li> Defines a list item

<dir> Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead.


Defines a directory list

<dl> Defines a description list


<dt> Defines a term/name in a description list

<dd> Defines a description of a term/name in a description list

Tables
Tag Description

<table> Defines a table

<caption> Defines a table caption

<th> Defines a header cell in a table

<tr> Defines a row in a table


<td> Defines a cell in a table

<thead> Groups the header content in a table

<tbody> Groups the body content in a table

<tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table

<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

Styles and Semantics


Tag Description

<style> Defines style information for a document


<div> Defines a section in a document

<span> Defines a section in a document

<header> Defines a header for a document or section

<footer> Defines a footer for a document or section

<main> Specifies the main content of a document

<section> Defines a section in a document

<article> Defines an article

<aside> Defines content aside from the page content

<details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or window

<summary> Defines a visible heading for a <details> element

<data> Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content

Meta Info
Tag Description

<head> Defines information about the document

<meta> Defines metadata about an HTML document

<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

Programming
Tag Description

<script> Defines a client-side script

<noscript> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts

<applet> Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead.


Defines an embedded applet

<embed> Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application

<object> Defines an embedded object

<param> Defines a parameter for an object

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