HTML: Tags

Basic HTML

Tag	Description
<!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>	br stands for break line, it inserts a single line break
<hr>	hr stands for Horizontal Rule it defines a thematic change in the content. This tag is used to put a line across the webpage.
<!--...-->	Defines a comment

Tag	Description
<ul>	Defines an unordered list
<ol>	Defines an ordered list
<li>	Defines a list item
<dir>	Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead. Defines a directory list
<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