What is the difference between a tag and an element in html.

Answer 1

Ogbeide Allen here is an article on "tags", "elements", and "attributes" that may help you understand
https://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200508/html_tags_vs_elements_vs_attributes/

Answer 2

Rishi / Ogbeide Allen here is a cleaner reference https://www.tutorialrepublic.com/html-tutorial/html-elements.php

Answer 3

opening and closing tag or self closing tag is an element but element is not tag