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HTML Tags

The document provides an overview of various HTML elements used in web programming, detailing their names, types, functions, syntax, and examples. It covers a wide range of elements including containers like <head>, <title>, and <div>, as well as standalone elements like <br> and <hr>. The document serves as a reference for understanding the structure and usage of HTML tags.

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HTML Tags

The document provides an overview of various HTML elements used in web programming, detailing their names, types, functions, syntax, and examples. It covers a wide range of elements including containers like <head>, <title>, and <div>, as well as standalone elements like <br> and <hr>. The document serves as a reference for understanding the structure and usage of HTML tags.

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1) Head

Name:​ <head>

Type:​ Container

Function: ​It is a container for all the head elements. It can include a title for the document, scripts,
styles, meta information, and more.

Syntax: ​<head> Head goes here </head>

Attributes: ​None

Example:

2) Title

Name: ​<title>

Type:​ Container

Function:​ Gives a descriptive title to the document

Syntax:​ <title> Title goes here </title>

Attributes:​ None

Example:​ <title> Advantages of Programming </title>

3) Headings

​Name:​ <h1> to <h6>

Type:​ Container

Function: ​<h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading.

Syntax: ​<h1> 1​st​ heading goes here </h1​>

Attributes:

Example​: <h1> My First Heading </h1>

4) Break line
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Name: ​ <br>

Type: ​Standalone

Function:​ ​inserts a single line break.

Syntax: ​<br> break line

Attributes:

Example:​ This text contains​<​br​>​a line break​.

5) Preformatting

Name:​ <pre>

Type: ​Container

Function: ​element is displayed in a fixed-width font , and it preserves both spaces and line breaks.

Syntax: ​<pre> Preformatted text goes here </pre>


Attributes:

Example:​ <pre> My name is Jenika


I like icecream

</pre>

6) Horizontal rule

​Name:​ <hr>

Type:​ Standalone

Function: ​It is used to separate content (or define a change) in an HTML page.
Syntax: ​<hr> horizontal rule goes here

Attributes:

Example: ​HTML is a language for describing web pages. <hr>


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7) Paragraph

​Name:​ <p>

Type:​ Container

Function: ​It defines a paragraph

Syntax: ​<​p​>​This is some text in a paragraph.​<​/p​>

Attributes:

Example: <​p> My first paragraph. </p>

8) Comments
Name:​ <!--………-->
Type:​ Standalone
Function:​ Can type in comments that will not be displayed on the web page.
Syntax:​<!—Comments go here-->
Attributes:
Example:​ <!--This can be changed-->

Font Formatting Elements


9) Bold text
Name​:<b>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​specifies bold text.
Syntax: ​<b> text goes
Attributes:
Example: ​<​b​>​and this is bold text​<​/b​>

10) Important text


​Name:​ <strong>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​It defines important text.
Syntax: ​<strong> text goes here </text>
Attributes:
Example: ​<​strong​>​Strong text​<​/strong​>

11) Italic text


​Name: ​<i>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​renders as emphasized text
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Syntax: ​<i> text goes here </i>


Attributes:
Example: ​<​p​>​He named his car ​<​i​>​The lightning​<​/i​>​, because it was very
fast.​<​/p​>

12) Emphasized Text


​Name: ​<em>
Type: ​Container
Function:​. defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood
Syntax:​ <em> text goes here </em>
Attributes:
Example:​ <​em​>​Emphasized text​</ ​ em​>

13) Marked text


​ ame: ​<mark>
N
Type: ​Container
Function: ​highlights parts of your text.
Syntax: ​<mark> text goes here </text>
Attributes:
Example: ​<​p​>​Do not forget to buy ​<​mark​>​milk​<​/mark​>​ today.​</
​ p​>

14) Small text


​ ame: ​<small>
N
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines smaller text
Syntax: ​<small> text goes here </small>
Attributes:
Example: ​<small> Hey</small>

15) Deletes text


​ ame: ​<del>
N
Type: ​Container
Function: ​Deletes text
Syntax: ​<del> deleted text </del>
Attributes:
Example: ​p​>​My favorite color is ​<d
​ el​>​blue​<​/del​>​ !​<​/p​>

16) Inserted Text


​ ame: ​<ins>
N
Type: ​Container
Function: ​Inserts text
Syntax: ​<ins> Inserted text </ins>
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Attributes:
Example: ​<​p​>​My favorite color is ​<​del​>​blue​<​/del​>​ ​<​ins​>​red​</
​ ins​>​!​<​/p​>

17) Subscript text


​Name:​ <sub>
Type:​ Container
Function: ​Subscript text appears half a character below the normal line
Syntax: ​<sub> This text has subscript</sub>
Attributes:
Example:

18) Superscript text


​Name: ​<sup>
Type:​Container
Function: ​text appears half a character above the normal line
Syntax:​<sup> This text has superscript</sup>
Attributes:
Example: ​a<sup>2</sup>

Phrase Formatting Elements


19) Short Quotations
​Name: ​<q>
Type: ​Container
Function:​ Puts the text in quotations
Syntax: ​<q> Text goes here </q>
Attributes:
Example: ​<q> I will and I can </q>

20) Abbreviations
​Name: ​<abbr>
Type: ​Container
Syntax: ​<abbr> Abbreviation goes here </abbr>
Function:​ Shows the abbreviation
Attributes:
Example: ​<abbr title= “ World Health Organization”>WHO</abbr>

21) Address
​Name:​<address>
Type:​Container
Function: ​defines the contact information for the author/owner of a document or an article​.
Syntax: ​<address>…..</address>
Attributes:
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Example​: <address>
Written by <a href="[Link] Doe</a>.<br>
Visit us at:<br>
[Link]<br>
Box 564, Disneyland<br>
USA
</address>

22) Cite
​Name:​<cite>
Type: ​Container
Function​: It​ ​defines the title of a work
Syntax: ​<cite> Text goes here </cite>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <cite> Harry Potter </cite> is a famous book

23) Bi-directional override


​Name:​<bdo>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​It is used to override the current text direction
Syntax: ​<bdo> text goes here</bdo>
Attributes:
Example: ​<bdo> dir=”rtl”> This text </bdo>

24) Keyboard input


​Name:​<kbd>
Type:​ Container
Function: ​Any input from the keyboard
Syntax:​<kbd> …</kbd>
Attributes:
Example​:<kbd> File </kbd>

25) Sample Output


​Name :​<samp>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​Gives any sample output
Syntax:​<sample>….</sample>
Attributes:
Example:​<sample> Sample output from a computer program </sample>

26) Program Code


​Name :​<code>
Type:​ Container
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Function: ​Defines a program code


Syntax :​< code> Computer code goes here</code>
Attributes:
Example :​<code> printf(“hello”);</code>

27) Variable
​Name :​<var>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​Defines any variable
Syntax :​<var> some variable</var>
Attributes:
Example: ​<var>E</var>=<var>c</var>

28)Anchor tag
Name:​<a>
Type:​Container
Function:​defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another.
Syntax:​<a>Link goes here</a>
Attributes:
Example: ​<a href="[Link] [Link]!​</a>

29)Unordered list
Name: ​<ul>
Type: ​Container
Function:​defines an unordered (bulleted) list.
Syntax:​<ul> unordered list goes here</ul>
Attributes:
Example:​ <ul>
​<li>​Coffee​</li>
<li>​Tea​</li>
​</ul>

30) List item


Name:​<li>
Type: ​Container
Function:​ defines a list item.
Syntax: ​<li>list item goes here</li>
Attributes:
Example: ​<ul>
​<li>​Coffee​</li>
<li>​Tea​</li>
​</ul>
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31)Ordered HTML List


Name:​<ol>
Type: ​Container
Function:​defines an ordered list. An ordered list can be numerical or alphabetical.
Syntax: ​<ol> Ordered list goes here</ol>
Attributes:
Example: ​<ol>
​<li>​Coffee​</li>
<li>​Tea​</li>
​</ol>

32) Description list ( definition term)


Name:​<dt>
Type:​ Container
Function: ​defines a term/name in a description list.
Syntax:​ <dt> term goes here </dt>
Attributes:
Example: ​<dt>​Milk​</dt>
​<dd>​White cold drink​</dd>

33) Description list (definition description)


Name:​<dd>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​used to describe a term/name in a description list.
Syntax:​ <dd>description goes here</dd>
Attributes:
Example: ​<dt>​Milk​</dt>
​<dd>​White cold drink​</dd>

34) Description list ( description list)


Name:​<dl>
Type:​Container
Function: ​defines a description list.
Syntax: ​<dl> list goes here</dl>
Attributes:
Example:​ <dl>
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<dt>Coffee</dt>

<dd>Black hot drink</dd>

<dt>Milk</dt>

<dd>White cold drink</dd>

</dl>

35) Style
Name:​<style>
Type:​Container
Function: ​used to define style information for an HTML document.
Syntax: ​<style>.....</style>
Attributes:
Example: ​<style>
h1 {color:red;}
p {color:blue;}
</style>

36) Form
Name: ​<form>
Type:​ Container
Function: ​used to create an HTML form for user input.
Syntax: ​<form>.....</form>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
First name: ​<input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: ​<input type="text" name="lname"><br>
​<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

37) Input tag


Name: ​<input>
Type: ​Standalone
Function: ​specifies an input field where the user can enter data.
Syntax: ​ ​ ​<input type="submit" value="Submit">
Attributes:
Example: ​<input type="submit" value="Submit">

38) Text area


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Name: ​<textarea>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a multi-line text input control.
Syntax: ​<textarea rows="4" cols="50">
At [Link] you….
</textarea>
Attributes:
Example: ​<textarea rows="4" cols="50">
At [Link] you….
</textarea>

39) Select
Name: ​<select>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​used to create a drop-down list.
Syntax: ​<select>....</select>
Attributes:
Example: ​<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>

40) Option
Name: ​<option>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​ ​tag defines an option in a select list.
Syntax: ​<option>......</option>
Attributes:
Example: ​<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>

41) ​Group related options


Name:​ <optgroup>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​used to group related options in a drop-down list​.
Syntax: ​<optgroup>.....</optgroup>
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Attributes:
Example: ​<optgroup label="Swedish Cars">
​<option value="volvo">​Volvo​</option>
​<option value="saab">​Saab​</option>
​</optgroup>

42) Meta
Name: ​<meta>
Type: ​Standalone
Function:​ ​provides metadata about the HTML document.
Syntax: ​<meta>.....</meta>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <head>
​<meta charset="UTF-8">
​<meta name="description" content="Free Web tutorials">
​</head>

43) Navigation
Name: ​<nav>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a set of navigation links.
Syntax: ​<nav>.....</nav>
Attributes:
Example: ​<nav>
​<a href="/html/">​HTML​</a>​ |
</nav>

44) Header
Name: ​<header>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​represents a container for introductory content or a set of navigational links.
Syntax: ​<header>........</header>
Attributes:
Example: ​<header>
​<h1>​Most important heading here​</h1>
​<h3>​Less important heading here​</h3>
​<p>​Some additional information here​</p>
​</header>

45) Footer
Name: ​<footer>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a footer for a document or section.
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Syntax: ​<footer>......</footer>
Attributes:
Example: ​<footer>
​<p>​Posted by: Hege Refsnes​</p>
​<p>​Contact information: ​<a href="[Link]
someone@[Link]​</a>​.​</p>
</footer>

46) Article
Name: ​<article>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​specifies independent, self-contained content.
Syntax: ​<article>........</article>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <article>
​<h1>​Google Chrome​</h1>
​<p>​Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google, released in 2008.​</p>
</article>

47) Aside
Name: ​<aside>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines some content aside from the content it is placed in.
Syntax: ​<aside>.......</aside>
Attributes:
Example: ​<aside>
​<h4>​Epcot Center​</h4>
​<p>​The Epcot Center is a theme park in Disney World, Florida.​</p>
</aside>

48) Section
Name: ​<section>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines sections in a document, such as chapters, headers, footers, or any other sections of
the document.
Syntax: ​<section> Section goes here</section>
Attributes:
Example: ​<section>
<h1>WWF</h1>
<p>The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is....</p>
</section>
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49) Division
Name: ​<div>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a division or a section in an HTML document.
Syntax: ​<div>.....</div>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <div style="background-color:lightblue">
​<h3>​This is a heading​</h3>
​<p>​This is a paragraph.​</p>
</div>

50) Table
Name: ​<table>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines an HTML table.
Syntax: ​<table>...</table>
Attributes:
Example: ​<table>
​<tr>
​<th>​Month​</th>
​<th>​Savings​</th>
​</tr>
​<tr>
​<td>​January​</td>
​<td>​$100​</td>
​</tr>
</table>

51) Table head


​Name: ​<th>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a header cell in an HTML table.
Syntax: ​<th>...</th>
Attributes:
Example: ​ ​<th>​Month​</th>
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52) Table row


Name: ​<tr>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a row in an HTML table.
Syntax: ​<tr>......</tr>
Attributes:
Example: ​ ​<tr>
​<td>​January​</td>
​<td>​$100​</td>
​</tr>

53) Table data


Name: ​<td>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a standard cell in an HTML table.
Syntax: ​<td>....</td>
Attributes:
Example: ​ <td>​Cell A​</td>

54) Caption
Name: ​<caption>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​defines a table [Link] <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag.
Syntax: ​<caption>......</caption>
Attributes:
Example: ​<caption>​Monthly savings​</caption>

55) Script
Name: ​<script>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​used to define a client-side script (JavaScript).
Syntax: ​<script>...</script>
Attributes:
Example: ​<script>
[Link]("demo").innerHTML = "Hello JavaScript!";
</script>

56) No script
Name: ​<noscript>
Type: ​Container
Function: ​ ​defines an alternate content for users that have disabled scripts in their browser or have a
browser that doesn't support script.
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Syntax: ​<noscript>....</noscript>
Attributes:
Example:​ <script>
[Link]("Hello World!")
</script>
<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

57)
Name:
Type:
Function:
Syntax:
Attributes:
Example:

58)
Name:
Type:
Function:
Syntax:
Attributes:
Example:

59)
Name:
Type:
Function:
Syntax:
Attributes:
Example:
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