Essential XHTML Elements
The following are elements that perform basic functions within a web document and are used in most documents.
| Element Name | Opening Tag | Closing Tag | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Div | <div> | </div> | Create a logical division for layout purposes on a web page. |
| Anchor | <a> | </a> | Create a link to another destination (requires 2 attributes: href and title). |
| Header | <h1...6> | </h1...6> | Designate a header for importance. |
| Unordered List | <ul> | </ul> | Create a list of items that are not serialized. |
| Ordered List | <ol> | </ol> | Create a serialized list of items. |
| List Item | <li> | </li> | Specifies an item in either an ordered or unordered list. |
| Image | <img /> | None | Places a graphic image into the document (requires 4 attributes: src, alt, width, height). |
| Paragraph | <p> | </p> | Creates a block level container for text. |
| Table | <table> | </table> | Create a basic table. Requires two child elemnts, tr and td. Tables are used for data that should be laid out in columns. |
| Table Row | <tr> | </tr> | Creates a row in a table. |
| Table Cell | <td> | </td> | Create a cell within a table row. This structure actully holds the data. |
| Line Break | <br /> | None | Places a hard return at the end of a line of text. |
| Horizontal Rule | <hr /> | None | Places a horizontal line to visually separate contents on a page. |
