HTML Tags, Elements & Attributes Explained

Himanshu Nigam
April 15, 2025

HTML Tags, Elements, and Attributes – Beginners ke liye Simplified Guide

Agar aap web development seekhne ka plan kar rahe hain, to sabse pehla step hota hai HTML (HyperText Markup Language) ko samajhna. HTML kisi bhi website ka base structure hota hai.

Is blog mein hum baat karenge –
– Tags kya hote hain,
– Elements ka kya role hai,
aur Attributes kaise kaam karte hain.

Yeh concepts clear hone ke baad aap easily apni khud ki basic website banana shuru kar sakte hain.

What is HTML Tags ?

HTML Tags woh codes hote hain jo browser ko batate hain ki kisi content ko kaise dikhana hai. Inhe angle brackets me likha jata hai: < >.

Example:

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

Yahaan <p> opening tag hai, aur </p> closing tag.

Common HTML Tags:

<h1> to <h6> – Headings
<p> – Paragraph
<a> – Link
<img> – Image
<div> – Container
<span> – Inline text wrapper

What is HTML Elements?

Element ek complete unit hoti hai jisme hota hai:

Opening Tag
Content
Closing Tag

Example:

<h1>Hello, World!</h1>

Yeh pura ek HTML Element hai.

Kuch elements self-closing hote hain jinka closing part nahi hota:

Example:

Yeh image element hai jo self-closing hai.

What is HTML Attributes?

Attributes kisi tag ke andar likhi jaati information hoti hain jo kisi element ko extra functionality deti hain. Yeh hamesha name=”value” format mein hoti hai.

Example:

<a href=”https://www.example.com”>Visit Example</a>

Yahaan:

href hai attribute
“https://…” hai uska value

Popular HTML Attributes:

href – Link ka URL
src – Image ya video ka source
alt – Image ke liye alternate text
title – Tooltip ke liye
class – CSS styling ke liye
id – Unique element identify karne ke liye

Difference Between Tags, Elements, and Attributes

Feature	Tag	Element	Attribute
Kya hai	Angle bracket me likha	Tag + Content + End Tag	Tag ke andar likhi info
Example	<p>	<p>Hello</p>	href=”url” in <a> tag
Purpose	Start/End define karta hai	Content define karta hai	Behavior define karta hai

Why is it important to learn all this?

Agar aap web designing, front-end development ya blogging start karna chahte hain to aapko HTML ka yeh base clear hona chahiye. CSS aur JavaScript sikhne ke liye bhi aapko ye basic structure pata hona chahiye.

Yeh concepts samajhne ke baad aap:

– Apni khud ki basic website create kar sakte hain

– HTML ko CSS se style kar sakte hain

– JavaScript ke through website me functionalities add kar sakte hain