<HTML></HTML> encloses the entire document and defines it as HTML <HEAD></HEAD> comes after the opening <HTML> tag and contains the <TITLE> <TITLE></TITLE> contains the name of the document and must be enclosed by <HEAD> tags <BODY></BODY> contains all of the rest of the document - it is opened after the closing </HEAD> tag and is closed at the end of the document. The only tag to go after the closing </BODY> tag is the closing </HTML> tag.
A - anchor
ADDRESS - formatting tag, often shown in italics
B - formatting tag, bold
BASE - optional head element, sets base URL for related documents
BLOCKQUOTE - formatting tag, to indicate portions of text included from other documents
BODY - required, see above
BR - line break
CITE - formatting tag, to indicate text is a citation from another source
CODE - formatting tag, to indicate text is program source code
DD - list tag, definition
DIR - list tag, directory
DL - list tag, definition list
DT - list tag, definition term
EM - formatting tag, to indicate text is to be emphasized
H1 - structural heading, top (largest) level
H2 - structural heading
H3 - structural heading
H4 - structural heading
H5 - structural heading
H6 - structural heading, bottom (smallest) level
HEAD - required, see above
HR - horizontal rule
HTML - required, see above
I - formatting tag, italics
IMG - image anchor
ISINDEX - optional head element, indicates document is a searchable index
KBD - formatting tag, indicates expected user in source code
LI - list tag, list item
LINK - indicates relationship between documents, varies from browser to browser
MENU - list tag, compacted
META - optional head element, information for client software such as last revision date
NEXTID - optional head element used by automated markup systems to keep track of anchors
OL - list tag, ordered list
P - paragraph break
PRE - formatting tag, indicates text should be preformatted (monospaced, preserve whitespace)
SAMP - formatting tag, used to mark text output from a computer program
STRONG - formatting tag, strongly emphasize text
TITLE - required, see above
TT - formatting tag, typewriter text, show text in fixed font
UL - list tag, unnumbered list
VAR - formatting tag, indicated a variable in program source code
FORM - encloses a form block
INPUT - a form input field (text entry field, radio button, check box, etc.)
OPTION - the list items in a SELECT element
SELECT - for pull-down lists in forms
TEXTAREA - for large text input fields in forms
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