HTML Dictionary
The HyperText Markup Language or HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.
Tags | What it does |
|---|---|
<! -- ... --> | Used to provide a comment or description. Sentences located on this container will not be visible in the browser |
<! DOCTYPE> | Defines document-type information |
<a> | Defines an anchor, but is more accurately interpreted as a link because this link is used to link one HTML document to another HTML document |
<abbr> | It is used to describe an abbreviated expression and you can provide useful information to page source browsers/screen readers, translation systems and search engines that come from the an abbreviated abbreviation that has been described, but when in the browser the description will not appear and for informational purposes only |
<acronym> | Defining the acronym/function of this tag is roughly the same as the <abbr> tag |
<address> | Defines contact information for the author / owner of the document |
<applet> | Used to insert java files into HTML documents |
<area /> | Defines a clickable area (link) on the image map |
<b> | Make text bold |
<base /> | Defines the base / target URL for all relative URLs in the document |
<basefont /> | Create default text attributes, such as color, size, font type for all text in the document |
<bdo> | Used to overwrite text direction |
<big> | Increases the text size by one point from the default |
<blink> | Make text blink |
<blockquote> | Defines a long quote. When in the text browser will appear indented |
<body> | Defines the body / content of an HTML document, serves to determine how the contents of a document are displayed in a web browser. The contents of the document can be in the form of text, images, animas, links and so on |
<br /> | Give a new line / move line |
<button> | Defines a clickable button |
<caption> | Create a caption on the table |
<center> | For center alignment of text or images |
<cite> | Defines a quote |
<code> | Defines a piece of computer code |
<col /> | Defines the attribute value of one or more columns in a table |
<colgroup> | Specifies groups of one or more columns in a table for performance |
<dd> | Defines a description of the item in the definition list |
<del> | To center the text / cross text |
<dfn> | Defines a definition term |
<dir> | Defines a directory listing |
<div> | Defines a section in the document |
<dl> | Defines a definition list |
<dt> | Defines a term (item) in the definition list |
<em> | Make text italic. The function of this tag is the same as the <i> tag but the <em> tag is more recommended/emphasized for use in italic text |
<embed> | Used to insert video files or music files |
<fieldset> | To group related elements in the form / create like boxes in the form |
<font> | Defines the font type, color, and size of text |
<form> | Defines an HTML form for form input |
<frame /> | Defines the frames in the frameset |
<frameset> | Defines a set of frames |
<h1> to <h6> | Used to indicate the beginning of a header/title of the HTML document. |
<head> | Used to provide information about the document |
<hr /> | Make a horizontal line |
<html> | Defines the root of an HTML document |
<i> | Make text italic |
<iframe> | Defines an inline frame |
<img /> | Serves to display images in HTML documents |
<input /> | Defines the input field on the form |
<ins> | Make text underlined |
<kbd> | Defines text that is input from the keyboard |
<label> | Defines a label for an <input> element |
<legend> | Defines a caption for the <fieldset> element |
<li> | Used to display information in the form of list items |
<link /> | Defines the relationship between the document and its external sources |
<listing> | The function of this tag is the same as the <pre> tag and it is recommended to use the <pre> tag because the <listing> tag is not feasible / protested |
<map> | Defines a client-side map image |
<marquee> | Make text run vertically or horizontally |
<menu> | Defines a menu list |
<meta /> | Defines metadata about an HTML document |
<nobr> | Prevents line breaks in text or images |
<noframes> | If the user's browser does not support frames |
<noscript> | If the user's browser does not support client-side scripts |
<object> | put an embed object |
<ol> | Defines a list in a numbering format |
<optgroup> | Displays several grouped options in the form of a drop-down list |
<option> | Displays several options shaped in a drop-down list |
<p> | Create a paragraph |
<param /> | Defines a parameter for the object |
<pre> | Create text with the same font size |
<q> | Defines a short quote |
<s> | To center the text / cross out text, the function of this tag is the same as the <del> tag but the <s> tag is not recommended instead using the <del> tag |
<samp> | Defines sample output from a computer program |
<script> | Defines a client-side script |
<select> | Create a drop-down list |
<small> | Decreases the text size from its default size |
<span> | Defines a section in the document |
<strike> | To center the text / cross out text, the function of this tag is the same as the <del> tag |
<strong> | Make the text bold, the function of this tag is the same as the <b> tag |
<style> | Defines style information for HTML documents |
<sub> | Provides subscript effect on text |
<sup> | Provides a superscript effect on text |
<table> | Create a table |
<tbody> | To group the contents of the body in a table |
<td> | Defines cells in a table |
<textarea> | Defines a multiline input control |
<tfoot> | To group the footer contents in a table |
<th> | Defines a header cell in a table |
<thead> | To group header contents in a table |
<title> | Create a title for the HTML document |
<tr> | Create rows in a table |
<tt> | Defines teletype text |
<u> | Creating underlined text, the function of this tag is the same as the <ins> tag but the <u> tag is not recommended for the HTML text formatting category but is included in the HTML Style category |
<ul> | Defines a list in bullet format |
<var> | Defines a variable |
<xmp> | Defining preformatted text, this tag functions the same as the <pre> tag |
