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Part-2: 5 HTML Tags That Almost Nobody Knows

Hello, I'm Aya Bouchiha, today, I'm going to discuss another 5 HTML tags that you're almost don't know.

part-1: 5 HTML Tags That Almost Nobody Knows

<dfn>

<dfn>: used to specify a term that is going to be defined, most browsers display this element with an italic font style.

<p>
    <dfn>Mathematics</dfn>
    is the science of structure, order, and relation that has evolved from
    counting, measuring, and describing the shapes of objects
</p>
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<kbd>

<kbd>: used to define keyboard input, it is displayed with a monospace font

<h1>How to rename a file ?</h1>
<p>
    Select the file with a left click and then press <kbd>F2</kbd> on your
    keyboard.
</p>
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<samp>

<samp>: is used to define sample output from a computer program.

<p><samp>File not found.<br />Press <kbd>F1</kbd> to continue</samp></p>
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<meter>

<meter>: represents either a scalar value within a known range or a fractional value.
more details

<div class="skills">
    <label for="html">HTML</label>
    <meter id="html" value="8" min="0" max="10">2 out of 10</meter><br>
</div>
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<dl>, <dt> & <dd>

<dl> : is used wiht <dt> and <dd> to define a description list.

<dt> defines a term in a description list.

<dd> describes a term in a description list.

<dl>
    <dt>&lt;dfn&gt;</dt>
    <dd>for specifing a term</dd>
    <dt>&lt;kbd&gt;</dt>
    <dd>defining a keyboard input</dd>
    <dt>&lt;samp&gt;</dt>
    <dd> for defining sample output from a computer program</dd>
    <dt>&lt;meter&gt;</dt>
    <dd>for representing either a scalar value within a known range or a fractional value.</dd>
    <dt>&lt;dl&gt;</dt>
    <dd>for defining a description list</dd>
</dl>
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Summary

<dfn> : for specifing a term.
<kbd> : for defining a keyboard input.
<samp> : for defining sample output from a computer program.
<meter> : or representing either a scalar value within a known range or a fractional value.
<dl> : for defining a description list.

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Aatmaj

Fantastic!

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Aya Bouchiha

Thank you a lot.
Have an amazing day!

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Roy The Arsonist

Thanks for making this, I'm looking forward to using the meter tag

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Aya Bouchiha

Glad to hear that :)
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Ellaine Tolentino

Thank you for sharing!

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Aya Bouchiha

My pleasure!
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