An HTML tag is a keyword used to define elements in an HTML document. Tags are usually enclosed in angle brackets like this: <tagname>

Example 1: <p>tag

Code:

<p>This is a paragraph.<p>

Output:

This is a paragraph.

What is an HTML Element?

An HTML element includes the start tag, content, and the end tag.

Example 2: HTML element structure

Code:

<h1>Welcome to My Website<h1>

Output:

Welcome to My Website

Here:

• <h1> = start tag
• Welcome to My Website = content
• <h1> = end tag

Together, it's called an HTML element.

Example 3: <a> tag (anchor tag – used for hyperlinks)

Code:

<a href="https://www.google.com">Visit Google</a>

Output:

Visit Google

Example 4: <img> tag (used to display images)

Code:

<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/100" alt="Placeholder Image">

Example 5: <ul> and <li> tags (unordered list)

Code:

<ul>
  <li>HTML Basics</li>
  <li>CSS Styling</li>
  <li>JavaScript Fundamentals</li>
</ul>

Output:

 HTML Basics
CSS Styling
JavaScript Fundamentals

Example 6: <table> tag (used to create a table)

Code:

<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <th>Language</th>
    <th>Use</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>HTML</td>
    <td>Structure</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>CSS</td>
    <td>Design</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Output:

Language    Use
HTML        Structure
CSS         Design