Basic HTML Tags 
The most important tags in HTML are tags that define
headings, paragraphs and line breaks.
The best way to learn HTML is to work with examples.
We have created a very nice HTML editor for you. With this editor,
you can edit the HTML source code if you like, and click on a test
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Try it Yourself - Examples
A very simple HTML document
This example is a
very simple HTML document, with only a minimum of HTML tags. It
demonstrates how the text inside a body element is displayed in the
browser.
Simple paragraphs
This example demonstrates how
the text inside paragraph elements is displayed in the browser.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page)
Headings
Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
<h1> defines the largest heading. <h6> defines the
smallest heading.
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<h3>This is a heading</h3>
<h4>This is a heading</h4>
<h5>This is a heading</h5>
<h6>This is a heading</h6> |
HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after a
heading.
Paragraphs
Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p> |
HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after a
paragraph.
Line Breaks
The <br> tag is used when you want to end a line, but don't
want to start a new paragraph. The <br> tag forces a line
break wherever you place it.
<p>This <br> is a para<br>graph with line breaks</p> |
The <br> tag is an empty tag. It has no closing tag.
Comments in HTML
The comment tag is used to insert a comment in the HTML source
code. A comment will be ignored by the browser. You can use comments
to explain your code, which can help you when you edit the source
code at a later date.
<!-- This is a comment --> |
Note that you need an exclamation point after the opening
bracket, but not before the closing bracket.
Basic Notes - Useful Tips
When you write HTML text, you can never be sure how the text is
displayed in another browser. Some people have large computer
displays, some have small. The text will be reformatted every time
the user resizes his window. Never try to format the text in your
editor by adding empty lines and spaces to the text.
HTML will truncate the spaces in your text. Any number of spaces
count as one. Some extra information: In HTML a new line counts as
one space.
Using empty paragraphs <p> to insert blank lines is a bad
habit. Use the <br> tag instead. (But don't use the <br>
tag to create lists. Wait until you have learned about HTML
lists.)
You might have noticed that paragraphs can be written without the
closing tag </p>. Don't rely on it. The next version of HTML
will not allow you to skip ANY closing tags.
HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after some
elements, like before and after a paragraph, and before and after a
heading.
We use a horizontal rule (the <hr> tag), to separate the
sections in our tutorials.
More Examples
More paragraphs
This example demonstrates some
of the default behaviors of paragraph elements.
Line breaks
This example demonstrates the use
of line breaks in an HTML document.
Poem problems
This example demonstrates some
problems with HTML formatting.
Headings
This example demonstrates the tags
that display headings in an HTML document.
Center aligned heading
This example
demonstrates a center aligned heading.
Horizontal rule
This example demonstrates how
to insert a horizontal rule.
Hidden comments
This example demonstrates how
to insert a hidden comment in the HTML source code.
Background color
This example demonstrates
adding a background-color to an HTML page.
Basic HTML Tags
| Tag |
Description |
| <html> |
Defines an HTML document |
| <body> |
Defines the document's body |
| <h1> to
<h6> |
Defines header 1 to header 6 |
| <p> |
Defines a paragraph |
| <br> |
Inserts a single line break |
| <hr> |
Defines a horizontal rule |
| <!--> |
Defines a comment |
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