In HTML, elements can be categorized into different groups based on their behavior and how they
interact with other elements. Two common categorizations are:
1. Grouping Elements:
• Grouping elements are used to create sections and structure within an HTML document.
They do not directly affect the visual appearance but play a crucial role in organizing
content.
• Examples of grouping elements include:
• <div>: Represents a division or a section in an HTML document.
• <span>: Represents an inline portion of text within a block-level container.
• <section>: Represents a generic section of a document.
• <article>: Represents an independent piece of content within a document.
• <header>: Represents a group of introductory or navigational aids.
• <footer>: Represents a footer for a section or a page.
• <nav>: Represents a section with navigation links.
• Usage example:
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<div> <header> <h1>Main Heading</h1> </header> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> <li><a
href="#">About</a></li> <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> <article> <h2>Article Title</h2>
<p>This is the content of the article.</p> </article> <footer> <p>Copyright © 2022</p> </footer> </div>
2. Inline Elements and Block Elements:
• Inline elements are elements that do not start on a new line and only take up as much
width as necessary. They typically appear within the flow of text and do not create a new
block.
• Block elements, on the other hand, start on a new line and take up the full width
available. They create new blocks of content and are often used to structure the layout
of a page.
• Examples of inline elements include:
• <span>: Used for inline styling or grouping text.
• <a>: Creates hyperlinks.
• <strong> and <em>: Represent strong and emphasized text, respectively.
• Examples of block elements include:
• <div>: A generic block-level container.
• <p>: Represents a paragraph of text.
• <h1> to <h6>: Heading elements.
• <ul>, <ol>, <li>: Lists and list items.
• Usage example:
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<p>This is an <strong>inline</strong> element.</p> <div> <p>This is a <em>block</em> element.</p>
<ul> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> </ul> </div>
Understanding and using these grouping, inline, and block elements appropriately is crucial for creating
well-structured and semantically meaningful HTML documents.
