Share This
Common HTML Tags
Part of the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Mobile Development For Dummies Cheat Sheet
The following table lists some of the most common HTML tags that you'll use to build your website. After you've worked in HTML for a little while, these tags will become second nature to you.
| Tag | Name | Code Example |
|---|---|---|
| <a> | anchor | <a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/">Click Here</a> |
| <b> | bold | <b>Bold Type</b> |
| <body> | body of document | <body>All of the contents of your Web page.</body> |
| <br> | line break | Soft line break<br />Soft line break |
| <center> | center | <center>Center your content</center> |
| <font> | font | <font face="Times New Roman">Example</font> |
| <form> | form | <form action="mailto:you@yourdomain.com"> Name: <input name="Name" value="" size="10" /> </form> |
| <h1> | heading 1 | <h1>Heading 1 Example</h1> |
| <h2> | heading 2 | <h2>Heading 2 Example</h2> |
| <h3> | heading 3 | <h3>Heading 3 Example</h3> |
| <head> | heading of document | <head>Contains elements describing the document</head> |
| <html> | hypertext markup language | <html><head><meta><title>Title of your webpage</title></head><body>Webpage contents</body></html> |
| <i> | italic | <i>Italic Type</i> |
| <li> | list item | <ol type="i"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
| <meta> | meta | <meta name="Description" content="Description of your site" /> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords describing your site" /> |
| <ol> | ordered list | <ol> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
| <p> | paragraph | <p> This creates a line break and a space between lines.</p> |
| <title> | document title | <title>Title of your webpage</title> |
| <ul> | unordered list | <ul> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> </ul> |
Web Design & Development Glossary
