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All Important HTML Tags with Examples (Beginner Guide)

HTML has more than 100 tags, but only a few are used in regular web development. This post explains the most commonly used HTML tags, along with simple examples, so beginners can quickly understand how they work.

1. <!DOCTYPE>

Declares the document type as HTML5.

<!DOCTYPE html>

2. <html>

Main container of the entire webpage.

<html> ... </html>

3. <head>

Contains information for the browser, not visible to users.

4. <title>

Defines the page title shown in browser tab.

<title>My Website</title>

5. <body>

Contains all visible content on the webpage.

Text Formatting Tags

6. <h1> to <h6>

Headings from largest (h1) to smallest (h6).

<h1>Main Heading</h1>
<h2>Sub Heading</h2>

7. <p>

Defines a paragraph.

8. <br>

Line break.

9. <b> and <strong>

Bold text. <strong> is more SEO-friendly.

10. <i> and <em>

Italic text. <em> has emphasis meaning for SEO.

11. <u>

Underlined text.

12. <small>

Smaller text.

13. <mark>

Highlights text.

<p>This is <mark>highlighted</mark> text.</p>

14. <blockquote>

Used for quotations.

Links & Images

15. <a>

Creates a hyperlink.

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

16. <img>

Displays an image.

<img src="image.jpg" alt="Example">

17. <picture>

Shows images for different screen sizes.

Lists

18. <ul>

Unordered list (bullets).

19. <ol>

Ordered list (numbers).

20. <li>

List item.

<ul>
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
</ul>

Tables

21. <table>

22. <tr>

23. <td>

24. <th>

<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <th>Name</th>
    <th>Age</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Aman</td>
    <td>17</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Forms

25. <form>

26. <input>

27. <textarea>

28. <button>

29. <select> and <option>

<form>
  <input type="text" placeholder="Enter name">
  <textarea>Write something...</textarea>
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

Media Tags

30. <audio>

31. <video>

32. <source>

<video controls width="300">
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>

Layout & Structure Tags

33. <div>

Block container (most common layout tag).

34. <span>

Inline container.

35. <header>

36. <footer>

37. <section>

38. <article>

39. <nav>

40. <main>

41. <aside>

These were introduced in HTML5 for website layout.

Programming Related Tags

42. <script>

Used to write JavaScript.

43. <style>

Adds CSS directly inside HTML.

44. <link>

Links external CSS or files.

Metadata Tags

45. <meta>

Used for SEO and browser instructions.

Other Useful Tags

46. <hr>

Horizontal line divider.

47. <pre>

Preserves formatting (great for code).

48. <code>

Used for inline code.

49. <kbd>

Keyboard input.

50. <iframe>

Embeds another page or YouTube video.

Complete Mini Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Example Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Welcome!</h1>
  <p>This is a basic HTML page.</p>
</body>
</html>

In the next lesson, we will start creating real HTML pages and mini projects step by step.

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