There are many HTML tags, you are not supposed to remember all of them, but you should know where to check them out. Below there are some tags that might help you with the next task. If you click in a tag it will direct you to a description of that tag. For a complete list of all the HTML tags check this page. You can also check color names and hexadecimal codes here.
Basic HTML Tags
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <html> | Defines an HTML document |
| <body> | Defines the document’s body |
| <h1> to <h6> | Defines header 1 to header 6 |
| <p> | Defines a paragraph |
| <br> | Inserts a single line break |
| <hr> | Defines a horizontal rule |
| <!–> | Defines a comment |
Text Formatting Tags
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <b> | Defines bold text |
| <big> | Defines big text |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text |
| <i> | Defines italic text |
| <small> | Defines small text |
| <strong> | Defines strong text |
| <sub> | Defines subscripted text |
| <sup> | Defines superscripted text |
| <ins> | Defines inserted text |
| <del> | Defines deleted text |
| <s> | Deprecated. Use <del> instead |
| <strike> | Deprecated. Use <del> instead |
| <u> | Deprecated. Use styles instead |
“Computer Output” Tags
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <code> | Defines computer code text |
| <kbd> | Defines keyboard text |
| <samp> | Defines sample computer code |
| <tt> | Defines teletype text |
| <var> | Defines a variable |
| <pre> | Defines preformatted text |
| <listing> | Deprecated. Use <pre> instead |
| <plaintext> | Deprecated. Use <pre> instead |
| <xmp> | Deprecated. Use <pre> instead |
Citations, Quotations, and Definition Tags
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <abbr> | Defines an abbreviation |
| <acronym> | Defines an acronym |
| <address> | Defines an address element |
| <bdo> | Defines the text direction |
| <blockquote> | Defines a long quotation |
| <q> | Defines a short quotation |
| <cite> | Defines a citation |
| <dfn> | Defines a definition term |
Task 2:Using notepad, write down the following text, using real HTML marks. Notice that the text has different alignments, left, full, middle and right.
I teach high school, but a good friend of mine is a kindergarten teacher. One day a little boy tattled on another, telling my friend the other student said the “B” word. Wondering exactly which “B” word, she called the boy over and asked him to repeat what he had said. He did not want to repeat it for the teacher, but after some prodding he finally admitted to saying “Bagina“.
Ben, Houston, Texas
I was a middle school teacher before retirement. One day I had students at the board working problems. One of the young ladies was an exceptional student who happened to be a blonde. For some reason I told her that she was using a piece of left handed chalk. Without turning around or saying anything she put the chalk in the tray, picked up another piece of chalk, and continued with her problem.
David Gurley
I work as a secretary at an elementary school. During the second week of school a student in Mrs. Maemura’s first grade class was sent to the office after having a bathroom accident. Number 2. I bent down and softly asked her if she had diarrhea. She looked up at me and said “No. I have Mrs. Maemura.“
At Math time, I told the kids that we were going to talk about Even and Odd. One boy yelled out- “I know that story. It’s in the Bible! ” After I quit laughing, I said- “I think you mean Adam and Eve. “
Chris Minch ~ Stuart, FL
