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https://github.com/arize99/popular-html-tags

This is a list of popular HTML tags and how they are used.
https://github.com/arize99/popular-html-tags

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This is a list of popular HTML tags and how they are used.

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Basic HTML



<!DOCTYPE>:	  Defines the document type


<HTML>:	    	Defines an HTML document


<head>:	    	Contains metadata/information for the document


<title>:	  	Defines a title for the document


<body>:		    Defines the document's body


<h1> to <h6>:	Defines HTML headings


<p>:		      Defines a paragraph


<br>:	      	Inserts a single-line break


<hr>:	      	Defines a thematic change in the content


<!--...-->:  	Defines a comment








Formatting




<abbr>:      	Defines an acronym


<abbr>:    		Defines an abbreviation or an acronym


<address>:  	Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document/article


<b>:      		Defines bold text


<bdi>:    		Isolates a part of the text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it


<bdo>:    		Overrides the current text direction


<blockquote>:	Defines a section that is quoted from another source


<cite>:    		Defines the title of a work


<code>:    		Defines a piece of computer code


<del>:    		Defines text that has been deleted from a document


<dfn>:    		Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the content


<em>:      		Defines emphasized text 


<i>:      		Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood


<ins>:    		Defines a text that has been inserted into a document


<kbd>:    		Defines keyboard input


<mark>:    		Defines marked/highlighted text


<meter>:  		Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)


<pre>:     		Defines preformatted text


<progress>:  	Represents the progress of a task


<q>:      		Defines a short quotation


<rp>:      		Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations


<rt>:      		Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)


<ruby>:    		Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)


<s>:      		Defines text that is no longer correct


<samp>:    		Defines sample output from a computer program


<small>:   		Defines smaller text


<strong>:    	Defines important text


<sub>:    		Defines subscripted text


<sup>:    		Defines superscripted text


<template>:  	Defines a container for content that should be hidden when the page loads


<time>:    		Defines a specific time (or DateTime)


<u>:      		Defines some text that is unarticulated and styled differently from normal text


<var>:    		Defines a variable


<wbr>:     		Defines a possible line-break








Forms and Input





<form>:    		Defines an HTML form for user input


<input>:   		Defines an input control


<textarea>:  	Defines a multiline input control (text area)


<button>:    	Defines a clickable button


<select>:    	Defines a drop-down list


<outgroup>:  	Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list


<option>:    	Defines an option in a drop-down list


<label>:   		Defines a label for an <input> element


<fieldset>:  	Groups related elements in a form


<legend>:    	Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element


<datalist>:  	Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls


<output>:    	Defines the result of a calculation








Frames





<iframe>:    	Defines an inline frame








Images





<img>:    		Defines an image


<map>:    		Defines a client-side image map


<area>:    		Defines an area inside an image map


<canvas>:    	Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)


<figcaption>:	Defines a caption for a <figure> element


<figure>:    	Specifies self-contained content


<picture>:   	Defines a container for multiple image resources


<SVG>:    		Defines a container for SVG graphics






Audio / Video





<audio>:   		Defines sound content


<source>:    	Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video>, <audio> and <picture>)


<track>:  		Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)


<video>:  		Defines a video or movie







Links





<a>:      		Defines a hyperlink


<link>:    		Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets)


<nav>:    		Defines navigation links






Lists





<menu>:      	Defines an alternative unordered 


<ul>:      		Defines an unordered list


<ol>:      		Defines an ordered list


<li>:      		Defines a list item


<dl>:      		Defines a description list


<dt>:      		Defines a term/name in a description list


<dd>:      		Defines a description of a term/name in a description list






Tables





<table>:   		Defines a table


<caption>:  	Defines a table caption


<th>:		      Defines a header cell in a table


<tr>:    		  Defines a row in a table


<td>:	      	Defines a cell in a table


<thead>:  		Groups the header content in a table


<tbody>:  		Groups the body content in a table


<tfoot>:    	Groups the footer content in a table


<col>:    		Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element


<colgroup>:  	Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting







Styles and Semantics





<style>:  		Defines style information for a document


<div>:    		Defines a section in a document


<span>:    		Defines a section in a document


<header>:    	Defines a header for a document or section


<hgroup>:    	Defines a header and related content


<footer>:    	Defines a footer for a document or section


<main>:    		Specifies the main content of a document


<section>:  	Defines a section in a document


<search>:    	Defines a search section


<article>:   	Defines an article


<aside>:  		Defines content aside from the page content


<details>:  	Defines additional details that the user can view or hide


<dialog>:    	Defines a dialog box or window


<summary>:  	Defines a visible heading for a <details> element


<data>:    		Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content







Meta Info





<head>:    		Defines information about the document


<meta>:    		Defines metadata about an HTML document


<base>:    		Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document



Programming



<script>:    	Defines a client-side script

<noscript>:  	Defines alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts

<embed>:  		Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application

<object>:    	Defines an embedded object

<param>:  		Defines a parameter for an object