HTML Elements

HTML Elements

An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:

Start tag *	Element content	End tag *
<p>	This is a paragraph	</p>
<a href="default.htm" >	This is a link	</a>
<br />

* The start tag is often called the opening tag. The end tag is often called the closing tag.

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HTML Element Syntax

• An HTML element starts with a start tag / opening tag


• An HTML element ends with an end tag / closing tag


• The element content is everything between the start and the end tag



• Some HTML elements have empty content


• Empty elements are closed in the start tag


• Most HTML elements can have attributes