HTML Text Tags

HTML text tags indicate the structure of HTML pages; that is, they indicate what role a text segment is playing in the page organization. Using these text tags you can indicate which text segments are headings, subheadings, lists, quotes, and paragraphs.

Some definitions of HTML terms:

Tag

A instruction to browsers that specifies the structure of part of your Web content.

Attribute

Words or symbols placed within the tags that affect the appearance or behavior of elements on a page.

Block-Level Tags

HTML elements that begin on a separate text line and frequently have extra space inserted before them.

In-Line Tags

HTML elements that neither begin on a separate text line nor insert extra space; they affect the appearance and behavior of elements within a line of text.