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Unit 2: HTML Introduction

Tags are instructions that are embedded directly into the text of a HTML document. Each HTML Notes
tag describes that the browser should do something instead of simply displaying the text. In
HTML, the tags begin with (<) and end with (>) HTML tags can be of two types. They are
1. Paired Tags
2. Unpaired Tags

2.4.1 Container or Paired Tag

A tag is said to be a paired tag if the text is placed between a tag and its companion tag. In paired
tags, the first tag is referred to as Opening Tag and the second tag is referred to as Closing Tag.

Example: <i>This text is in italics. </i>

Notes Here <i> is called opening tag. and </i> is called closing tag.

2.4.2 Empty or Singular Tags

An unpaired tag does not have a companion tag. Unpaired tags are also known as Singular or
Stand-Alone Tags.

Example: <br> , <hr>, etc. These tags does not require any companion tag.

Task Compare and contrast container tags and singular tags.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
12. ........................... are instructions that are embedded directly into the text of a HTML
document.
13. In paired tags, the first tag is referred to as Opening Tag and the second tag is referred to
as ........................... Tag.
14. A tag is said to be a ........................... tag if the text is placed between a tag and its companion
tag.

15. Unpaired tags are also known as ........................... Tags.
2.5 Summary

 A markup language is a language that annotates text so that the computer can manipulate
the text.

 Most markup languages are human readable because the annotations are written in a way
to distinguish them from the text.

 The HTML is the widely used language for writing web pages.

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