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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:

  • <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.

Displaying heading and paragraph
<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.

  • <img>: Tag for displaying images

  • <video>: Tag for displaying videos

  • <audio>: Tag for displaying audio

img, video, audio tags
<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.

  • <ul>: Unordered List

  • <ol>: Ordered List

  • <li>: List Item within a list

ul, li tags
<body>
  <!-- Unordered list -->
  <ul>
    <li>Apples</li>
    <li>Bananas</li>
  </ul>
</body>

The <a> tag creates a hyperlink that navigates to other pages or websites.

a tag
<body>
  <a href="https://www.example.com">Go to example.com</a>
</body>

Practice​

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