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HTML5 includes some tags that don't require a closing tag but still function as containers. For
example, the <img> tag doesn't have a closing tag, yet it holds content like an image's source and
attributes.
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.
For example: <b><i>This is bold and italic</i></b>
In this example, the <i> tag is closed before the <b> tag, demonstrating the LIFO principle.
BASIC HTML TAGS
Let’s learn the basic tags of HTML.
Tags Description
The <HTML> tag tells the web browser that the text contained between <HTML>
<HTML>
and </HTML> is a webpage and can be viewed using a web browser.
The <HEAD> tag represents the header area of the document. It contains
<HEAD> information about the document title, scripts and style definitions used
in the document.
The <TITLE> tag represents the title of the document and is used inside the
<TITLE> <HEAD> tag. It appears on the title bar of the browser window. If you do not
want to give title to your webpage, you can skip it.
The <BODY> tag defines the part of the HTML document that is visible in the web
<BODY> browser. It contains all other tags that define the content presentation elements
such as images, lists, tables, text and links to move between the webpages.
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