Guide to HTML Tags

Properly structured HTML is the foundation of every modern website. This curated HTML tags reference provides a detailed guide for common and essential elements. Whether you are looking for semantic HTML elements, form controls, or media tags, you'll find them categorized here with full usage guides.

Document Structure

<html>
The root element of an HTML document.
Document Structure
<head>
Contains machine-readable information (metadata) about the document.
Document Structure
<title>
Defines the document's title that is shown in a browser's title bar or tab.
Document Structure
<body>
Represents the content of an HTML document.
Document Structure

Inline Text

<a>
Creates hyperlinks to other pages, files, or locations.
Inline Text
<span>
Generic inline container for phrasing content.
Inline Text

Content Sectioning

<div>
Generic container for grouping block-level content.
Content Sectioning

Text Content

<p>
Represents a paragraph of text.
Text Content
<h1>
Top-level heading — the most important heading on a page.
Text Content
<ul>
Represents an unordered (bulleted) list.
Text Content
<li>
Represents a list item inside ul, ol, or menu.
Text Content

Media

<img>
Embeds an image into the document.
Media

Forms

<input>
Creates interactive form controls for user input.
Forms
<button>
A clickable button for forms and interactions.
Forms