HTML Elements

HTML elements are the building blocks of an HTML document. They define the structure and content of a web page. Here is a comprehensive guide to the most common HTML elements:

1. Basic Elements

<!DOCTYPE html>: Declares the document type and version of HTML.

<html>: The root element of an HTML document.

<head>: Contains meta-information about the document.

<title>: Sets the title of the document, shown in the browser’s title bar or tab.

<body>: Contains the content of the HTML document.

2. Text Elements

<h1> to <h6>: Headings, with <h1> being the highest (most important) and <h6> the lowest (least important).

<p>: Defines a paragraph.

<br>: Inserts a line break.

<hr>: Defines a thematic break (horizontal rule).

3. Formatting Elements

<b>: Bold text.

<strong>: Important text (typically rendered as bold).

<i>: Italic text.

<em>: Emphasized text (typically rendered as italic).

<mark>: Marked/highlighted text.

<small>: Smaller text.

<del>: Deleted (strikethrough) text.

<ins>: Inserted (underlined) text.

<sub>: Subscript text.

<sup>: Superscript text

4. Lists

<ul>: Unordered list (bulleted).

<ol>: Ordered list (numbered).

<li>: List item.

<dl>: Description list.

<dt>: Term in a description list.

<dd>: Description of the term in a description list.

5. Links

<a>: Anchor (hyperlink). The href attribute specifies the URL of the page the link goes to.


<a href="https://www.example.com">Visit Example</a>

6. Images

<img>: Embeds an image. The src attribute specifies the path to the image, and the alt attribute provides alternative text.


<img src="image.jpg" alt="Description of image">

7. Tables

<table>: Defines a table.

<tr>: Table row.

<th>: Table header cell.

<td>: Table data cell.

<caption>: Table caption.


<table>
  <caption>Table Title</caption>
  <tr>
    <th>Header 1</th>
    <th>Header 2</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Data 1</td>
    <td>Data 2</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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