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HTML- Hyper Text Markup Lanuage

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HTML- Hyper Text Markup Lanuage

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language which is used for creating web pages.

  • Html describes the structure of a web page

  • Html consists of a series of elements.

  • Html elements tell the browser how to display the content.

  • It provides the structure and content of a web page by using a set of tags and elements to define different parts of the page.

  • HTML documents are composed of elements, which are enclosed by tags.

  • Tags are represented by angled brackets (< and >) and usually come in pairs—an opening tag and a closing tag.

  • The content between the opening and closing tags is the element's content.

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HTML includes a wide range of tags for structuring and formatting content. Here is a list of some commonly used HTML tags:

  1. Basic Structure:

    • <!DOCTYPE>: Specifies the HTML document type.

    • <html>: Represents the root element of an HTML document.

    • <head>: Contains metadata and other head elements.

    • <title>: Defines the title of the document.

    • <body>: Represents the document's body content.

  1. Text Formatting:
  • <h1> to <h6>: Headings of different levels.

  • <p>: Defines a paragraph.

  • <a>: Creates a hyperlink.

  • <strong>: Indicates strong importance.

  • <em>: Emphasizes text.

  • <br>: Inserts a line break.

  • <hr>: Represents a horizontal rule (a thematic break).

  1. Lists:
  • <ul>: Unordered list.

  • <ol>: Ordered list.

  • <li>: List item.

  1. Images and Media:
  • <img>: Embeds an image.

  • <video>: Embeds a video.

  • <audio>: Embeds audio content.

  • <iframe>: Embeds an inline frame.

  1. Tables:
  • <table>: Creates a table.

  • <tr>: Defines a table row.

  • <td>: Defines a table cell.

  • <th>: Defines a table header cell.

  1. Forms:
  • <form>: Creates an HTML form.

  • <input>: Defines an input field.

  • <textarea>: Defines a multiline input control.

  • <select>: Creates a dropdown list.

  • <option>: Defines an option in a dropdown list.

  • <button>: Creates a clickable button.

  1. Structural Elements:
  • <div>: Defines a division or section.

  • <span>: Inline container for phrasing content.

  • <header>: Represents the header section of a document or a section.

  • <nav>: Represents a section with navigation links.

  • <article>: Represents an independent, self-contained content.

  • <section>: Defines a section within a document.

  • <footer>: Represents the footer section of a document or a section

This is few examples of html tags and important to use them appropriately to create well-structured and semantically meaningful web pages.

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