HTML Tags

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is used to create and design web pages. It consists of various tags that define the structure and content of a webpage. Here’s a basic rundown of some common HTML tags and their purposes:

Basic Tags

<!DOCTYPE html>
- Declares the document type and version of HTML.
- Always the first line in an HTML document.
<html>
- The root element of an HTML document.
- Contains all other HTML elements.
<head>
- Contains meta-information about the document, such as its title and links to stylesheets.
<title>
- Sets the title of the document, which appears in the browser’s title bar or tab.
<meta>
- Provides meta-information like character set, author, and viewport settings.
- Example: <meta charset="UTF-8">
<link>
- Links to external resources, such as stylesheets.
- Example: <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
<script>
- Used to define client-side JavaScript.
- Example: <script src="script.js"></script>
<body>
- Contains the content of the document that is visible to the user.

Structural Tags

<header>
- Represents introductory content or navigational links.
<nav>
- Defines a navigation section with links to other parts of the website.
<main>
- Represents the dominant content of the document.
<section>
- Defines a section in a document. Often used for grouping related content.
<article>
- Represents a self-contained piece of content, like a blog post or news article.
<aside>
- Represents content indirectly related to the main content, like a sidebar or a pull quote.
<footer>
- Represents the footer of a document or section, typically containing author information, copyright, or contact details.

Text Formatting Tags

<h1> to <h6>
- Defines headings, <h1> is the largest, and <h6> is the smallest.
<p>
- Represents a paragraph.
<strong>
- Indicates strong importance, typically displayed as bold text.
<em>
- Indicates emphasized text, typically displayed as italic.
<a>
- Defines a hyperlink. Use the href attribute to specify the URL.
- Example: <a href="https://example.com">Link Text</a>
<br>
- Inserts a line break.
<hr>
- Represents a thematic break or horizontal line.

List Tags

<ul>
- Defines an unordered list.
- <li> is used to define each list item.
<ol>
- Defines an ordered list.
- <li> is used to define each list item.
<dl>
- Defines a description list.
- <dt> is used for the term, and <dd> is used for the description.

Table Tags

<table>
- Defines a table.
<tr>
- Defines a table row.
<td>
- Defines a table data cell.
<th>
- Defines a table header cell.
<caption>
- Defines a table caption.

Form Tags

<form>
- Defines an HTML form for user input.
<input>
- Defines an input field. The type attribute specifies the input type (e.g., text, password, submit).
<textarea>
- Defines a multiline text input field.
<button>
- Defines a clickable button.
<select>
- Defines a drop-down list.
<option>
- Defines options in a drop-down list.
<label>
- Defines a label for an <input> element.

This is just a basic overview; there are many more tags and attributes to explore as you dive deeper into HTML.

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