# 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.