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When referring to HyperText Markup Language, the code is made up of sets of characters between angled brackets; often referred to as tags. The characters inside of each set of tags are know as a HTML element. Elements tell an Internet browser some information about the text sitting between the tag sets. Nearly all elements are made up of an opening and closing tag. For example, the head element, denoted with <head> and </head> tags, lets the browser know information about the contents of the web page.
An element may also tell the browser how to display text. For example, text wrapped in the bold element, denoted with <b> and </b> displays a bit darker and larger, whereas the italic element makes text appear italicized. For a comprehensive list of HTML elements and their basic functions, visit our HTML and Web Design help page.