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Introduction

HTML tags can be categorized in various ways, but one common method is to divide them based on their function and behavior. Here's a list of HTML tags categorized accordingly:

Structural Tags​

  • <!DOCTYPE>
  • <html>
  • <head>
  • <body>

Metadata Tags​

  • <title>
  • <base>
  • <meta>
  • <link>
  • <style>

Text Formatting Tags​

  • <h1> to <h6>
  • <p>
  • <b>
  • <i>
  • <strong>
  • <em>
  • <small>
  • <mark>
  • <del>
  • <ins>
  • <sub>
  • <sup>

List Tags​

  • <ul>
  • <ol>
  • <li>
  • <dl>
  • <dt>
  • <dd>
  • <a>
  • <nav>
  • <img>
  • <audio>
  • <video>
  • <source>
  • <iframe>

Form Tags​

  • <form>
  • <input>
  • <textarea>
  • <button>
  • <select>
  • <optgroup>
  • <option>
  • <label>
  • <fieldset>
  • <legend>

Table Tags​

  • <table>
  • <thead>
  • <tbody>
  • <tfoot>
  • <tr>
  • <th>
  • <td>

Scripting Tags​

  • <script>
  • <noscript>

Style and Semantics​

  • <div>
  • <span>
  • <header>
  • <footer>
  • <main>
  • <section>
  • <article>
  • <aside>

Special Tags​

  • <br>
  • <hr>

Deprecated Tags​

  • <font>
  • <center>
  • <u>

This is not an exhaustive list, but it covers most of the commonly used HTML tags. Each category serves a specific purpose in structuring the content and layout of web pages.