HTML tag
An HTML tag is angle-bracket-delimited markup that identifies, structures, or marks the boundary of an element in an HTML document.
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An HTML tag is markup syntax that identifies the type, structure, or semantic boundaries of content in an HTML document.
- How it is used
- Structures web-page writing and objects so browsers can render headings, paragraphs, lists, links, and related content.
- How deep it goes
- Defines paired tag syntax, attributes, and practical editing workflows, while deferring broader HTML details.
- Examples
- Uses a Pun Generator heading, home-page sections, accordion entries, list items, images, and article paragraphs.
- What you can do after
- Apply it by editing text within matching tags and copying complete tagged sections, entries, or paragraphs.
Web Design Playground, Second Edition
An HTML tag is markup syntax that identifies or delimits content and structure in an HTML document.
- How it is used
- Structures web-page content and signals browser rendering for headings, paragraphs, links, and other elements.
- How deep it goes
- Defines opening and closing syntax, distinguishes tags from elements, and demonstrates a heading pair without covering advanced elements in detail.
- Examples
- Demonstrates <h1> around a main heading and places “Hello HTML World!” between body tags.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by pairing tags around content and checking the rendered result in an HTML editor.
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Web Design Playground
A markup delimiter that marks the start or end of an element in HTML and related markup languages.
- How it is used
- Uses tags to mark web-page structure, including paragraphs, headings, lists, images, and links.
- How deep it goes
- Defines tag syntax, distinguishes elements from tags, and works through opening and closing heading tags without covering broader page structure.
- Examples
- Uses p, em, h1, h2, and a tags, including a labeled heading listing and linked-word markup.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by placing opening and closing tags around text to create headings and other page elements.
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An HTML tag is markup enclosed in angle brackets that identifies an HTML element or its boundary in a document.
- How it is used
- Uses tags to mark content boundaries and identify headings, paragraphs, media, links, and other page components.
- How deep it goes
- Explains opening and closing tags, elements, attributes, browser defaults, and CSS changes through short practical examples.
- Examples
- Uses h1 headings, paragraphs, links, images, tables, spans, divs, and iframe video embed code as examples.
- What you can do after
- Apply HTML tags through a page editor's Text tab and recognize how tags, elements, attributes, and CSS affect displayed content.
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Related concepts
- html_strip character filterused by · The html_strip character filter removes HTML markup from an input character stream before tokenization, optionally preserving specified tags.
- HTMLpart of · HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for structuring content and elements in web documents.
- HTML elementpart of · An HTML element is a component of an HTML document, defined by markup and represented in the document structure, with permitted attributes, content, and semantics.
- em elementincludes · The em element is an HTML element that semantically marks text for emphasis or stress, conventionally rendered in italics by browsers.
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