This is not intended to be a definitive list of HTML tags, just a quick reminder of the specific tags we have seen in the course.
For more details, see the HTML Reference.
Document Structure Tags
| Opening Tag | Description |
|---|
<html> |
The “document tag” for HTML documents. |
<head> |
Holds the meta-information about the page. |
<title> |
The main page title: tab title and bookmark. |
<meta charset="UTF-8" /> |
Information about how characters are encoded. |
<body> |
Content for the main browser pane. |
<link rel="stylesheet" href="…" /> |
Link stylesheet from URL in href. |
<script src="…"></script> |
Link JavaScript code from URL in src. |
Block/Sectioning Tags
| Opening Tag | Description |
|---|
<section> |
Section/subsection of the page: containing a heading (<h2> or <h3>) and content. |
<h1> |
Level 1 heading: probably one, same as <title>. |
<h2> |
Level 2 heading: for sections of the page. |
<h3> |
Level 3 heading: for sub-sections of the page. |
<p> |
A paragraph. |
<ul> |
Unordered list: contains only <li>. |
<ol> |
Ordered list: contains only <li>. |
<li> |
List item: must go in a list element. |
<dl> |
List of definitions: contains only <dt> and <dd>, probably in pairs. |
<dt> |
Term being defined: must be in <dl>. |
<dd> |
Definition of last <dt>: must be in <dl>. |
<figure> |
A figure, probably with a <figcaption>. |
<figcaption> |
The caption for a figure: must be in <figure>. |
<address> |
Contact information for the author. |
<div> |
Generic block-level tag: must have meaningful class/id. |
Inline Tags
| Opening Tag | Description |
|---|
<a href="…"> |
A link to the URL in href. |
<abbr title="…"> |
An abbreviation, with full term in title. |
<cite> |
A citation: reference to another work. |
<code> |
An example/fragment of computer code. |
<dfn> |
Newly-defined term. |
<em> |
Emphasized text. |
<img src="…" alt="…" /> |
Image inserted from URL in src and alternate text in alt. |
<q> |
An inline quotation. |
<span> |
Generic inline tag: must have meaningful class/id. |
<strong> |
Strongly emphasized text. |