HTML Tags: Tags are the starting and ending parts of an HTML element. They begin with < symbol and end with > symbol. Whatever written inside < and > are called tags.
Example:
< b > </ b > |
HTML elements: Elements enclose the contents in between the tags. They consist of some kind of structure or expression. It generally consists of a start tag, content and an end tag.
Example:
< b >This is the content.</ b > |
This is the content.
Where, <b> is the starting tag and </b> is the ending tag.
HTML Attributes: It is used to define the character of an HTML element. It always placed in the opening tag of an element. It generally provides additional styling (attribute) to the element.
Example:
< p align = "center" >This is paragraph.</ p > |
This is paragraph.
HTML Tags | HTML Elements | HTML Attributes |
---|---|---|
HTML tags are used to hold the HTML element. | HTML element holds the content. | HTML attributes are used to describe the characteristic of an HTML element in detail. |
HTML tag starts with < and ends with > | Whatever written within a HTML tag are HTML elements. | HTML attributes are found only in the starting tag. |
HTML tags are almost like keywords where every single tag has unique meaning. | HTML elements specifies the general content. | HTML attributes specify various additional properties to the existing HTML element. |