HTML Skeleton – Beginner Reference
1. HTML Document Structure
Tag Function / Description
<!DOCTYPE html> Declares the document type as HTML
<html> Root element containing the whole page
<head> Meta-information about the page (not visible)
<title> Page title shown in browser tab
<meta> Metadata (e.g., charset, description)
<link> Links external files (CSS, favicon, etc.)
<body> All visible content goes here
2. Content Tags
Tag Function / Description Example
<h1> … Headings <h1>Main
<h6> Heading</h1>
<p> Paragraph <p>This is a
paragraph.</p>
<ul> Unordered (bulleted) list <ul><li>Item</li>
</ul>
<ol> Ordered (numbered) list <ol><li>Item</li>
</ol>
<li> List item (inside <ul> or <ol>) <li>Item 1</li>
<a> Hyperlink <a
href="[Link]
[Link]">Click</
a>
<img> Image <img
src="[Link]"
alt="Description"
>
<div> Container for grouping elements <div>Content
here</div>
<span> Inline container for styling <span>Text</span>
<br> Line break <p>Line1<br>Line2
</p>
<hr> Horizontal line <hr>
Tag Function / Description Example
<strong> Bold / important text <strong>Important
</strong>
<em> Italic / emphasis <em>Emphasized</e
m>
3. Visual Skeleton Diagram
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="[Link]">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Main Heading</h1>
<h2>Subheading</h2>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<ul>
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
</ol>
<img src="[Link]" alt="Description">
<a href="[Link] me</a>
<div>
<p>More content inside a div</p>
<span>Inline text styling</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>