Some Useful HTML Tags

Table 2.1 lists some of the more popular HTML tags.

 

Table 2.1. Some Common HTML Markup Elements

Document Tags

<html>..</html>

The entire document

<head>..</head>

Document head

<body>..</body>

Document body

<title>..</title>

Document title

 

 

Style Tags

<a>..</a>

Hyperlink

<b>..</b>

Bold text

<em>..</em>

Emphasized text

<font>..</font>

Changed font

<i>..</i>

Italic text

<small>..</small>

Small text

<table>..</table>

Table

<tr>..</tr>

Table row

<th>..</th>

Cell in table header

<td>..</td>

Cell in table body

<ul>..</ul>

Bulleted list

<ol>..</ol>

Ordered (numbered) list

<li>..</li>

List item in bulleted or ordered list

 

Tip

 

The World Wide Web Consortium is responsible for administering the definitions of HTML, HTTP, XML, and many other web technologies. Its website is at http://www.w3.org/.