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Sudhakar V
Sudhakar V

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HTML TAGS

Here is a list of commonly used HTML tags in bullet point format, grouped by their purpose:


Basic Structure Tags

  • <!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

  • <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

  • <a href="URL"> – Hyperlink.
  • <img src="image.jpg" alt="description"> – Image.
  • <video> – Embed video.
  • <audio> – Embed audio.

Grouping & Layout Tags

  • <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

  • <ul> – Unordered list (bullets).
  • <ol> – Ordered list (numbers).
  • <li> – List item.

Table Tags

  • <table> – Table element.
  • <tr> – Table row.
  • <td> – Table data/cell.
  • <th> – Table header.
  • <thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot> – Table sections.

Form Tags

  • <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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