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looking for HTML tags and what they do?
most used tags and brief meaning...
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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
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Basic HTML
Tag Description
<!DOCTYPE>Â - Defines the document type
<html>- Defines an HTML document
<head>- Defines information about 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 commen
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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>- Represents the defining instance of a term
<em>- Defines emphasized textÂ
<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 template
<time>- Defines
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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>- Links the given content with a machine-readable translation
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