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UNDERSTANDING HTML5 TAGS
An HTML document is made up of various tags or elements. A tag is a coded HTML instruction that
indicates how a part of the document will be displayed in the web browser. Each tag, which gives
specific instructions, is enclosed within angular brackets < >. HTML tags tell the web browser how
to organise and display text, images, and other content.
<TagName> content </TagName>
Opening tag Closing tag
Most of the tags in HTML have opening and closing tags. A combination of the opening tag,
content, and closing tag is called an element. We can write HTML tags in uppercase as well as
lowercase. The HTML tags can be categorised as: container and empty.
CONTAINER TAGS
Most tags in HTML come in pairs, meaning they have both an opening and a closing tag. The
closing tag is created by adding a forward slash (/) before the tag name.
For example: <HTML> ... </HTML>
The content or effects of the tag apply to everything between the opening and closing tags.
EMPTY TAGS
These tags are self-contained. They have only an opening tag.
For example: <BR>.
The Line Break tag is an empty tag that does not require any corresponding closing tag.
Tick ( ) if you know this.
HTML is the primary building block for creating a webpage.
Tags that have both opening and closing tags are known as container tags.
NESTING OF TAGS
Nesting of tags means that you can place a new tag inside another tag before closing the first
one. These tags follow the LIFO principle, which stands for Last In, First Out. This means the tag
that is opened last must be closed first.
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