HTML Basics

Containing and header tags: div, span, h1 to h6

The following are HTML elements with their descriptions and default display value.

The <div> Element

•  It is often used to contain other HTML elements and in defining a section of the HTML document.

• It is a block element.

• Enclose all contents of the <div> element with </div> .
  

• It can be used to contain text or group together other HTML elements.

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The <span> Element

• It can also be used to contain other HTML elements and in defining a section of the HTML document.

• It is an inline element.

• Enclose all contents of the <span> element with </span>

• It can be used to contain text or group together other HTML elements.

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HTML Headers <h1> to <h6>

• Used for titles of new sections

• <h1> is the largest in terms of font size and <h6> is the smallest.

• Header tags are block elements.

• Enclose all contents of the header tags with its corresponding closing tag.