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HTML Tags

This document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It separates tags into two categories: basic tags like <html> and <body> that define overall page structure, and formatting tags like <b> and <i> that define text styling. Some tags are no longer supported in HTML5 and have been replaced by other tags or CSS.

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HTML Tags

This document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It separates tags into two categories: basic tags like <html> and <body> that define overall page structure, and formatting tags like <b> and <i> that define text styling. Some tags are no longer supported in HTML5 and have been replaced by other tags or CSS.

Uploaded by

Niraz Kha
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
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Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
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HTML TAGS

Basic HTML
Tag Description

<!DOCTYPE>  Defines the document type

<html> Defines an HTML document

<head> Contains metadata/information for 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 comment


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
Formatting
<code> Defines a piece of computer code
<del> Defines text that has been deleted from a document
<dfn> Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the
content
<em> Defines emphasized text 
<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)
Formatting
<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 container for content that should be hidden
when the page loads

<time> Defines a specific time (or datetime)


<tt> Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
Defines teletype text

<u> Defines some text that is unarticulated and styled


differently from normal text

<var> Defines a variable


<wbr> Defines a possible line-break

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