Here is a list of commonly used HTML tags in bullet point format, grouped by their purpose:
Basic Structure Tags
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<!DOCTYPE html>– Declares the document as HTML5. -
<html>– Root element of the HTML document. -
<head>– Contains metadata (not displayed on the page). -
<title>– Sets the title of the page (appears in browser tab). -
<body>– Contains all the visible content on the page.
Text Formatting Tags
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<h1>to<h6>– Headings (h1 is the largest, h6 the smallest). -
<p>– Paragraph. -
<br>– Line break. -
<hr>– Horizontal rule (line). -
<b>– Bold text. -
<i>– Italic text. -
<u>– Underlined text. -
<strong>– Important (bold). -
<em>– Emphasized (italic).
Links and Media
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<a href="URL">– Hyperlink. -
<img src="image.jpg" alt="description">– Image. -
<video>– Embed video. -
<audio>– Embed audio.
Grouping & Layout Tags
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<div>– Block-level container. -
<span>– Inline container. -
<section>– Section of a page. -
<header>– Top section (usually contains logo, nav). -
<footer>– Bottom section. -
<main>– Main content of the page. -
<nav>– Navigation links. -
<article>– Standalone content. -
<aside>– Sidebar or related content.
List Tags
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<ul>– Unordered list (bullets). -
<ol>– Ordered list (numbers). -
<li>– List item.
Table Tags
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<table>– Table element. -
<tr>– Table row. -
<td>– Table data/cell. -
<th>– Table header. -
<thead>,<tbody>,<tfoot>– Table sections.
Form Tags
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<form>– Form container. -
<input>– Input field (text, checkbox, etc.). -
<textarea>– Multi-line input. -
<label>– Label for inputs. -
<select>– Dropdown menu. -
<option>– Option in a dropdown. -
<button>– Clickable button.
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