Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Language of Design: HTML Tags

     HTML is a set of codes set in a file that is used intended for exhibit on a web page. The codes used are to signify structural elements such as headings and lists. This codes are called tags. Tags are surrounded by angled brackets using the < and > symbols. Majority of tags come in pairs, a opening tag and closing tag.

  • <head>: This tag signifies the information about the document.
  • <body>:  This tag signifies a document's body.
  • <p>: This tag signifies a paragraph. 
  • <h1>: This tag signifies a HTML heading.
  • <ul>: This tag signifies a unordered list.
  • <ol>: This tag signifies a ordered list.
  • <li>: This tag signifies a list item. 
  • <dl>: This tag signifies a description list.
  • <dt>: This tag signifies a term or name in a description list.
  • <dd>: This tag signifies a description or value of a term in a description list.
  • <table>: This tag signifies a table.
  • <tr>: This tag signifies a row in a table.
  • <td>: This tag signifies a cell in a table.
  • <title>: This tag signifies a title for the document. 
  • <div>: This tag signifies a section in a document.
  • <footer>: This tag signifies a footer for a document or section.
  • <header>: This tag signifies a header for a document or section.
  • <aside>: This tag signifies the content aside from the page content.
  • <nav>: This tag signifies a navigation links.
  • <cite>: This tag signifies the title of a work.
  • <!--comment-->:   This tag signifies a comment.
  • <blockquote>: This tag signifies a section that is quoted from another source.
  • <meta> tags: This tag signifies metadata about a HTML document.
  • <span>: This tag signifies a section in a document.
     

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