Editing Technology/Software Development/Web development/HTML (section)

== HTML Tags and Elements ==

HTML elements are defined using tags, which are enclosed in angle brackets (< and >). Tags are usually paired, with an opening tag and a closing tag. The opening tag starts with the tag name, followed by any attributes, and the closing tag is the same as the opening tag but with a forward slash (/) before the tag name.

For example, the '''<nowiki><h1></nowiki>''' tag is used to define a heading. An example of a heading would be:
'''<nowiki><h1>This is a Heading</h1></nowiki>'''

Some commonly used HTML elements include:

* '''<nowiki><p></nowiki>''': Used to define a paragraph of text.
* '''<nowiki><a></nowiki>''': Used to create a hyperlink.
* '''<nowiki><img></nowiki>''': Used to display an image on the web page.
* '''<nowiki><ul></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><li></nowiki>''': Used to create unordered lists.
* '''<nowiki><ol></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><li></nowiki>''': Used to create ordered lists.
* '''<nowiki><div></nowiki>''': Used to create a container to group other elements.
* '''<nowiki><span></nowiki>''': Used to apply styles or manipulate specific parts of the text.