Explanation of HTML Tags - A tag is a piece of text in a web page that conveys information to the web browser, such as where to obtain a picture, or where a new paragraph starts. Tags begin with the < character and end with a > character. Tags usually come in pairs: one tag to start a new type of formatting (such as <B> to start displaying bold text) and one to end the formatting (such as </B> to end bold text display). Tags often contain "attributes" that modify what the tag does. For example, the <P> tag that means "start a new paragraph" can have an attribute that controls how the paragraph will be aligned: e.g., <P align="right"> means start a new paragraph and align it with the right margin of the page. (This is from an earlier HTML FAQ page by Michael Cohen).
Quick Introduction to Basic HTML Tags
Simple HTML Tags - from Michael Cohen's online HTML tutorial.
The World Wide Web Consortium - The W3 is the official standards organization. The current standard is HTML 4.01. XML 2.0, The next generation of HTML, XML 2.0 is here too.
HTML Validator - Check your HTML or XHTML code to make sure it is complient with the latest standards/recommendations from the World Wide Web Consortium.
Complete Glossary of HTML tags from the W3 Consortium.
Common HTML tags and attributes - this site provides an organized overview of the most common HTML tags and their attributes.
Last updated April 19, 2007 by rg.