HTML Dictionary [no_toc]
HTML Dictionary
Listed below are commonly used HTML terms for coding and their simple definition. Useful for new Website Developers and Coding Enthusiasts.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <! - ... -> | Used to provide a comment or description. Sentences located on this container will not be visible to browsers |
| <! DOCTYPE> | Defining document type information |
| <a> | Defines an anchor, but is more accurate if interpreted as a link because these links are used to link from one HTML document to another HTML document |
| <abbr> | Used to parse an abbreviated expression and you can provide useful information to page source searchers/screen readers, translation systems and search engines that come from the abbreviations already described, but when in the description browser will not appear and for information only |
| <acronym> | Defining the acronym/function of this tag is more or less 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 /> | Define clickable areas (links) on image maps |
| <b> | Make the text bold |
| <base /> | Defines the base / target URL for all relative URLs in the document |
| <basefont /> | Create default text attributes, such as colour, size, font type for all text in the document |
| <bdo> | Used to overwrite text |
| <big> | Increases the text size by one point from its default |
| <blink> | Makes text blink |
| <blockquote> | Define a long quote. At the moment in the browser, the text will appear deep inside |
| <body> | Defines the body/content of an HTML document, serves to determine how the content of a document is displayed in its web browser. The contents of the document can be in the form of text, images, animas, links and so on |
| <br /> | Give new row/move row |
| <button> | Defines a clickable button |
| <caption> | Create a caption on the table |
| <center> | For central alignment of text or images |
| <cite> | Defining quotes |
| <code> | Defines a piece of computer code |
| <col /> | Defines attribute values from one or more columns in a table |
| <colgroup> | Specifies groups of one or more columns in a table for performance |
| <dd> | Defines the description of the item in the definition list |
| <del> | To underline the text / underline text |
| <dfn> | Defining a definition term |
| <dir> | Define a directory listing |
| <div> | Define a section in a document |
| <dl> | Define a list of definitions |
| <dt> | Define terms (items) in the list of definitions |
| <em> | Make the text italic. The function of this tag is the same as the <i> tag but the <em> tag is more recommended/emphasized on use for italics |
| <embed> | Used to insert video files or music files |
| <fieldset> | To group the related elements in the form / create like a frame-box in the form |
| <font> | Defines font types, colors and sizes for text |
| <form> | Defines an HTML form for input form |
| <frame /> | Defining frames in fremeset |
| <frameset> | Define 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 the text italic |
| <iframe> | Define an inline frame |
| <img /> | Works to display images in HTML documents |
| <input /> | Defines the input field on the form |
| <ins> | Make the text underlined |
| <kbd> | Defines the input text 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 a 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 eligible / protested |
| <map> | Define client-side image maps |
| <marquee> | Make the text run vertically or horizontally |
| <menu> | Define a menu list |
| <meta /> | Defines metadata about an HTML document |
| <nobr> | Prevents replacing lines 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 embed an object |
| <ol> | Defines the list in numbering format |
| <optgroup> | Displays some pre-grouped options in the form of a drop-down list |
| <option> | Displays several options in the form of a drop-down list |
| <p> | Make a paragraph |
| <param /> | Defines a parameter for an object |
| <pre> | Create text with the same font size |
| <q> | Define a short quote |
| <s> | To underline text / underline text, this tag function is the same as the <del> tag but the <s> tag is not recommended instead using the <del> tag. |
| <samp> | Define examples of output from computer programs |
| <script> | Define client-side script |
| <select> | Create a drop-down list |
| <small> | Decreases text size from its default size |
| <span> | Define a section in a document |
| <strike> | To underline text / underline text, this tag function is the same as the <del> tag |
| <strong> | Creating bold text, this tag functions the same as the <b> tag |
| <style> | Defines style information for HTML documents |
| <sub> | Provides a subscript effect on the text |
| <sup> | Provides a superscript effect on the text |
| <table> | Create a table |
| <tbody> | To group the body contents in a table |
| <td> | Defines cells in a table |
| <textarea> | Defining a multiline input control |
| <tfoot> | To group the contents of a footer in a table |
| <th> | Defines the header cells in a table |
| <thead> | To group the contents of the header in a table |
| <title> | Create a title for the HTML document |
| <tr> | Create a row in a table |
| <tt> | Defining teletype text |
| <u> | Creating underlined text, this tag function is the same as the <ins> tag but the <u> tag is not recommended for HTML text formatting categories but includes HTML Style categories |
| <ul> | Defines the list in bullet format |
| <var> | Defining a variable |
| <xmp> | Defining preformatted text, this tag functions the same as the <pre> tag |
COMMENTS