HTML Elements

Beginner ~5 min read

What is an HTML Element?

An HTML element is usually defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag.

<tagname> Content goes here... </tagname>

Examples:

HTML elements can be nested (this means that elements can contain other elements).

In the example below, the <body> element contains both an <h1> and a <p> element.

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<body>\n    <h1>I am a child of body</h1>\n    <p>I am also a child of body</p>\n</body>

Some HTML elements have no content (like the <br> element). These are called empty elements. Empty elements do not have an end tag!

Which character is used to indicate an end tag?