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HTML Tags

Fast lookup for commonly used HTML elements. This page is a concise reference, not another HTML course—open the canonical BrounStack HTML tutorial when you need full explanations, examples and learning flow.

Document structure

<html>

Root element of an HTML document.

<head>

Contains document metadata and linked resources.

<title>

Sets the page title shown by the browser.

<meta>

Provides metadata such as charset and viewport settings.

<link>

Connects external resources, commonly stylesheets.

<body>

Contains the page content presented to the user.

Text & content

<h1>…<h6>

Heading levels used to structure content hierarchy.

<p>

Represents a paragraph.

<strong>

Marks content with strong importance.

<em>

Adds semantic emphasis to text.

<span>

Generic inline container for text or styling hooks.

<div>

Generic block container for grouping content.

<br>

Creates a line break.

<code>

Represents a fragment of computer code.

Semantic layout

<header>

Introductory content for a page or section.

<nav>

Contains major navigation links.

<main>

Represents the dominant content of the document.

<section>

Groups a thematic section of content.

<article>

Self-contained content that can stand independently.

<aside>

Content indirectly related to the main content.

<footer>

Footer information for a page or section.

<figure>

Groups media or illustrative content with optional caption.

Lists & tables

<ul>

Unordered list.

<ol>

Ordered list.

<li>

Item inside an ordered or unordered list.

<table>

Represents tabular data.

<tr>

Table row.

<th>

Header cell in a table.

<td>

Data cell in a table.

<caption>

Provides a title or description for a table.

Forms

<form>

Groups controls used to submit user input.

<label>

Provides an accessible label for a form control.

<input>

Versatile form control whose behavior depends on type.

<textarea>

Multi-line text input.

<select>

Selection control containing options.

<option>

Choice inside a select element.

<button>

Interactive button for actions or form submission.

<fieldset>

Groups related form controls and labels.

Reference, not duplication: this lookup intentionally stays concise. Full HTML concepts, explanations and lesson progression remain in the existing BrounStack HTML tutorial.