body Tag
The <body>
tag contains the content that is actually displayed on a web page.
All web content that interacts with the user must be located inside the body tag.
The <body>
tag can include elements such as the following:
Text Elements
Tags commonly used to display text content on a webpage are as follows:
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<h1>
,<h2>
...<h6>
: h stands for Heading, allowing representation from the largest heading h1 to the smallest heading h6. -
<p>
: A tag representing a paragraph of text.
<body> <h1>Welcome!</h1> <p>This is my first webpage.</p> </body>
Images, Videos, and Audio
Use the following tags to display multimedia content on a webpage.
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<img>
: Tag for displaying images -
<video>
: Tag for displaying videos -
<audio>
: Tag for displaying audio
<body> <img src="myimage.jpg" alt="my photo" /> <video src="myvideo.mp4" controls></video> <audio src="mysong.mp3" controls></audio> </body>
Lists
Display ordered or unordered lists on a webpage.
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<ul>
: Unordered List -
<ol>
: Ordered List -
<li>
: List Item within a list
<body> <!-- Unordered list --> <ul> <li>Apples</li> <li>Bananas</li> </ul> </body>
Links
The <a>
tag creates a hyperlink that navigates to other pages or websites.
<body> <a href="https://www.example.com">Go to example.com</a> </body>
Practice
Follow the highlighted parts of the code and type them out.
The <body>
tag contains content that is displayed on the screen.
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