HTML Tags
<hr>
Creates a "horizontal rule" that shows a thematic change in the content
<del>
Creates strikethrough text; defines text that has been deleted from a document
<h1> to <h6>
Defines HTML headings; h1 is largest, most important and h6 is smallest, least important.
<figcaption>
Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<td>
Defines a cell in a table
<script>
Defines a client-side script; often JavaScript
<!-- You won't see me on the page. -->
Defines a comment in HTML
<embed>
Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application
<footer>
Defines a footer for a document or section
<th>
Defines a header cell in a table
<header>
Defines a header for a document or section
<a>
Defines a hyperlink; usually contains the "href" attribute to function properly
<li>
Defines a list item; a child element of <ul> and <ol>
<p>
Defines a paragraph
<code>
Defines a piece of computer code; uses Courier New font
<tr>
Defines a row in a table
<section>
Defines a section in a document
<div>
Defines a section in a document; used to group content
<span>
Defines a section in a document; usually used for inline segments, for example within a paragraph for a certain word or sentence.
<blockquote>
Defines a section that is quoted from another source
<br>
Defines a single line break
<table>
Defines a table
<title>
Defines a title for the document; placed in <header>; will appear in browser's tab
<video>
Defines a video or movie; new HTML 5 element.
<form>
Defines an HTML form for user input
<abbr>
Defines an abbreviation or an acronym
<article>
Defines an article
<img>
Defines an image; must use the "src" attribute to function properly.
<iframe>
Defines an inline frame
<ol>
Defines an ordered list
<ul>
Defines an unordered list
<address>
Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document
<aside>
Defines content aside from the page content; aka "sidebar"
<em>
Defines emphasized text; creates italics text
<strong>
Defines important text; bold text
<head>
Defines information about the document; includes <title>, <meta>, favicon and stylesheet references
<mark>
Defines marked/highlighted text
<meta>
Defines metadata about an HTML document; often uses the name attribute to define author, description, or keywords
<source>
Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<nav>
Defines navigation links
<audio>
Defines sound content
<style>
Defines style information (CSS) for a document; placed in <header> for internal (single-page) use
<track>
Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<!DOCTYPE html>
Defines the document type; first line of an HTML page.
<body>
Defines the document's body; where all content that appears on a page will go.
<link>
Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets)
<html>
Defines the root of an HTML document
alt="Description goes here"
Attribute for <img> that describes the image for screen reading programs
style="property:value;"
Attribute that can format the look of an HTML element inline. For example, <p style="color: red;"> ... </p>
target="_blank"
Attribute that defines where a hyperlink should open. In this example, a new tab.
id="value"
Attribute that gives a name to an HTML element. Can be used to link to sections of the page and be called up in CSS.
href="http://somesiteaddress.com"
Attribute that indicates where a hyperlink should go.
src="imagename.jpg"
Mandatory attribute for <img> that indicates the URL of the image to be shown
<figure>
Specifies self-contained content, such as a chart, graph, illustration, or table.
<main>
Specifies the main content of a document
<canvas>
Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript); new to HTML 5
