This document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It separates tags into two categories: basic tags like <html> and <body> that define overall page structure, and formatting tags like <b> and <i> that define text styling. Some tags are no longer supported in HTML5 and have been replaced by other tags or CSS.
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HTML Tags
This document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It separates tags into two categories: basic tags like <html> and <body> that define overall page structure, and formatting tags like <b> and <i> that define text styling. Some tags are no longer supported in HTML5 and have been replaced by other tags or CSS.
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HTML TAGS
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 Formatting <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) Formatting <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