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In HTML a tag is used for creating an element.  The name of an HTML element is the name used in angle brackets such as <p> for paragraph.  Note that the end tag's name is preceded by a slash character, "</p>", and that in empty elements the end tag is neither required nor allowed. If attributes are not mentioned, default values are used in each case. 

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<p>In HTML a tag is used for creating an element.&nbsp; The <strong>name</strong> of an HTML element is the <strong>name</strong> used in angle brackets such as &lt;p&gt; for paragraph.&nbsp; Note that the end tag's <strong>name</strong> is preceded by a slash character, "&lt;/p&gt;", and that in empty elements the end tag is neither required nor allowed. If attributes are not mentioned, default values are used in each case.&nbsp;</p>

<h2 id="Know_More"><strong>Learn more</strong></h2>

<h3><strong>General Knowledge</strong></h3>

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 <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/History/19921103-hypertext/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/Tags.html">HTML Tags on W3 </a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element">HTML element on Wikipedia</a></li>
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<h3>Technical reference</h3>

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 <li><a href="/en-US/Learn/HTML/HTML_tags">What are HTML tags &amp; how to use them [en-US]</a></li>
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