10 HTML Tags that are Overlooked but Should be Used.

10 HTML Tags that are Overlooked but Should be Used.

With the popularity of CSS, the Div tag has been painfully overused. Here is a list of HTML tags that will help you use HTML the way it was intended.

This HTML tag defines an abbreviated phrase.

The Abbr. HTML tag gives the full definition of abbreviated text.
 

This HTML tag defines an acronym. The difference between an acronym and an abbreviation is that it can be spoken as if it was a word.

Can I get this ASAP?
 

This HTML tag defines user contact information

        Email us

        Address: Box 564, NoWheresville

        Phone: 123-555-1234

This HTML tag specifies the default target for links or default address.

        <!– default address for images –>
       
       
        <!– default target for links –>
       

        <!–Actual address is http://www.example.com/images/logo.gif –>
       
       
        <!– Target for link will be _blank –>
        Link
 

This HTML tag defines a long quotation.

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
        consectetur adipiscing elit.
        Morbi pellentesque vehicula porttitor.
        Nam turpis ante, volutpat id blandit eget.

 

This HTML tag defines a citation.

This is a citation.
 

This HTML tag defines deleted text, default style is a strike through.

This text is no longer relevant.
 

This HTML tag defines a border around elements in a form.

       

                Name:

               

       

This HTML tag defines newly added content.The default style is an underline.

Recently updated content
 

This HTML tag defines a caption for a form’s fieldset.

       

               

This is a caption

                Name:

               

       

Hopefully these will help. Using the proper tags for the proper content makes sense of your content, and you can style them just as well as a Div. Start using these and make the web a more beautiful place for developers.