Major Tags
| Tag | Explanation |
|---|---|
| <html> </html> | Html Document Start |
| <head></head> | HTML Document Head |
| <body></body> | HTML Document Body |
Tags in HEAD
| Tag | Explanation |
| <title></title> | Html Document Title |
| <base/> | Base URL for all links in the document |
| <link> | Add external sources e.g. CSS, and Javascript files. |
Tags in Body
| Tag | Explanation |
| <a></a> | Hyperlink |
| <b></b> | Bold Tag |
| <br/> | Line Break |
| <hr/> | Horizontal Rule |
| <button></button> | Button |
| <canvas></canvas> | Canvas for Graphics |
| <div></div> | Division |
| <span></span> | Span |
Text Formatting Tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <b></b> | Bold Tag |
| <i></i> | Italics Tag |
| <strong></strong> | Changes font-weight |
| <cite></cite> | Displays title of cited work in italics |
| <code></code>,<kbd></kbd> | Display computer code / keyboard input in monospace font |
| <em></em> | Emphasizes text |
| <font></font> | Apply Font Settings to text |
| <h1></h1> to <h6></h6> | Heading tag |
List tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <ul></ul> | Unordered List |
| <ol></ol> | Ordered List |
| <li> | List Item |
Table tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <table></table> | Table start and end |
| <th></th> | Table Header |
| <tr></tr> | Table Row |
| <td></td> | Table Cell Data |
| <caption></caption> | Table Caption |
| <colgroup></colgroup> | Column Group |
| <col></col> | Column in Column Group |
Form Tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <fieldset></fieldset> | Group related form fields together |
| <form></form> | Form start and end |
| <input/> | Input Field |
| <label></label> | Label for input field |
| <legend></legend> | Caption for <fieldset> element |
Content Tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <audio></audio> | Hyperlink |
| <img/> | Image |
| <video/> | Video |
| <iframe/> | Embed other webpage |
| <embed/> | Embed any type of external media |
| Tag | Explanation |
| <abbr></abbr> | Abbreviation |
| <address></address> | Address |
Semantic Tags
| Tag | Explanation |
| <address></address> | Address |
| <article></article> | Article |
| <aside></aside> | Content aside from main content. Usually used for the sidebar. |
| <blockquote></blockquote> | Quotes from an external source |
| <figure></figure> | Contains figure |
| <figcaption></figcaption> | Caption for figure element |
| <footer></footer> | Footer of webpage |
| <header></header> | Header of webpage |
| <hgroup></hgroup> | Group heading or paragraph together |