List of Basic HTML Tags
Here a list of HTML tags with their significant use is given. Read this and try in our online HTML editor. Learning Basic HTML helps in the development of Web Applications.
Tag Name | Tag Code | Purpose | |
---|---|---|---|
Start Tag | Close Tag | ||
HTML | <html> | </html> | Starting & ending tag of page, |
HEAD | <head> | </head> | Formatting information, and content is not visible |
BODY | <body> | </body> | Contains the visible information |
HEADING | <h1>,<h2>,<h3>,<h4>,<h5>,<h6> | </h1>,</h2>,</h3>,</h4>,</h5>,</h6> | Largest to smallest heading |
Bold Text | <b>,<strong> | </b>,</strong> | For bold text |
Paragraph | <p> | </p> | For writing text in paragraphs |
Line Break | <br> | Not needed | Insert a line break |
LIST | <ol> | </ol> | For Ordered List |
LIST | <ul> | </ul> | For Unordered List |
List Item | <li> | </li> | For component of list |
IMAGE | <img src="source"> | Not needed, </img> | For inserting image in webpage |
LINK | <a href="url of page"> | </a> | For Hyperlink |
CENTER | <center> | <center> | For center alignment |
TT | <tt> | </tt> | Typewriter like text |
BLOCKQUOTE | <blockquote> | </blockquote> | Intends from both side |
HR | <hr> | </hr> | Horizontal Rule |
TABLE | <table> | </table> | Specifies the beginning and end of a table |
TABLE ROW | <tr> | </tr> | Specifies the beginning and end of a table row |
TABLE DATA | <td> | </td> | Specifies the beginning and end of a table cell |
TABLE HEAD | <th> | </th> | A normal cell with text that is bold and centered |
TABLE BORDER | <table border="1"> | </table> | Specifies the border for table |
ITALIC | <i> | </i> | For italic text |
LESS THAN | < | Not needed | For < sign |
GREATER THAN | > | Not needed | For > sign |
SUBSCRIPT | <sub> | </sub> | For subscript |
SUPERSCRIPT | <sup> | </sup> | For superscript |
JAVASCRIPT | <script type="javascript"> | </script> | For using javascript |
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