HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the foundation of all web pages. It’s used to create and structure content on the web, from simple text to complex web applications. If you’re just getting started with web development, understanding HTML tags is a crucial first step.
In this guide, we’ll cover some of the most commonly used basic HTML tags, how to write them, and what they do.
What is an HTML Tag?
An HTML tag is a piece of code that tells the browser how to display content on a web page. Tags typically come in pairs: an opening tag and a closing tag. The opening tag tells the browser to start an action (like displaying a paragraph or making text bold), and the closing tag tells it to stop.
Basic HTML Structure
Before diving into individual tags, let’s quickly go over the basic structure of an HTML document:
lt;!DOCTYPE html>
lt;html lang="en">
lt;head>
lt;meta charset="UTF-8">
lt;meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
lt;title>Your Webpage Title lt;/title>
lt;/head>
lt;body>
lt;/body
lt;/html>
lt;/html>This structure includes:
- lt;!DOCTYPE html>: Declares the document type and version of HTML being used.
- lt;html>: The root element that wraps the entire content.
- lt;head>: Contains meta-information about the document (like the title and character set).
- lt;body>: Contains the visible content of the web page.
