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HTML Elements
HTML documents are defined by HTML elements:
HTML Elements
An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:
| Start tag * | Element content | End tag * |
|---|---|---|
| <p> | This is a paragraph | </p> |
| <a href="default.htm" > | This is a link | </a> |
| <br /> |
* The start tag is often called the opening tag. The end tag is often called the closing tag.
HTML Element Syntax
- An HTML element starts with a start tag / opening tag
- An HTML element ends with an end tag / closing tag
- The element content is everything between the start and the end tag
- Some HTML elements have empty content
- Empty elements are closed in the start tag
- Most HTML elements can have attributes
Nested HTML Elements
Most HTML elements can be nested (can contain other HTML elements).
HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements.
HTML Document Example
The example below contains 3 HTML elements:
<html>
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
Explanation Of The Example:
The <p> element:
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
- The <p> element defines a paragraph in the HTML document
- The element has a start tag <p> and an end tag </p>
- The element content is: This is my first paragraph
The <body> element:
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
</body>
- The <body> element defines the body of the HTML document
- The element has a start tag <body> and an end tag </body>
- The element content is another HTML element (a paragraph)
The <html> element:
<html>
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
- The element has a start tag <html> and an end tag </html>
- The element content is another HTML element (the body)
The </>End Tag:
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
</body>
Adding a slash to the start tag, like <br />, is the proper way of closing empty elements, accepted by HTML, XHTML and XML.
Go to: HTML Headings to learn more about the heading tags on a webpage.
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