HTML CHEAT SHEET

Explanations on HTML tags and their uses.

HTML Boiler Plate
Tag description
!DOCTYPE html Tells the web browser to interpret this as html code.
html This is the container for all html elements.
head Contains the meta data for the page, including links to the style sheet and font apis.
title Sets the title of the page, which appears in the browser tab.
link Links to external stylesheets or resources.
body Contains the content of the page that is displayed in the browser.
HTML Elements
Tag description
h1, h2, h3, etc. Header tags used to define headings of different levels.
p Defines a paragraph of text.
ul Defines an unordered list.
ol Defines an ordered list
li Defines a list item within an unordered or ordered list.
a Defines a hyperlink (anchor link) to another page or resource.
img Defines an image, with attributes for source and alt text.
div Defines a division or section in the document, used for layout.
span Defines a section in a document, used for styling inline elements.
Table Elements
Tag description
table Defines a table.
thead Defines the header section of a table.
tbody Defines the body section of a table.
tr Defines a row in a table.
th Defines table header cell.
td Defines a cell in a table.
tfoot Defines the footer section of a table.