HTML Elements

Jaidon Cullins

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<!DOCTYPE html<
Tells the browser the document type (HTML5).
<html<
Wraps all the content of your webpage.
<head<
Contains metadata, links to stylesheets, scripts, and page info.
<title<
Sets the title shown in the browser tab.
<meta<
Provides metadata (like character encoding, viewport settings).
<link<
Links external files (like CSS).
<script<
Embeds or links JavaScript code.
<body<
Holds all the visible content of your webpage.
<h1<
<h6<
Headings, h1 is the largest/most important, h6 the smallest.
<p<
Defines a paragraph of text.
<br<
Line break (forces text to go to the next line).
<hr<
Horizontal line (thematic break in content).
<span<
Inline container for styling small bits of text.
<strong<
Bold text for emphasis (semantic importance).
<em<
Italic text for emphasis.
<a<
Creates hyperlinks to other pages or sections.
<img<
Embeds an image into the page.
<video<
Embeds a video player.
<audio<
Embeds an audio player.
<iframe<
Embeds another webpage or resource (like a YouTube video).
<ul<
Unordered (bulleted) list.
<ol<
Ordered (numbered) list.
<li<
List item inside <ul or ol.<
<dl<
Description list (like a glossary).
<dt<
Term in a description list.
<dd<
Definition/description of a term in a description list.
<div<
Generic block-level container for grouping elements.
<eader<
Defines a header section (site or section top).
<nav<
Contains navigation links.
<footer<
Defines a footer section (bottom of page or section).