What is semantic HTML?

Semantic HTML is the use of HTML markup to reinforce the semantics, or meaning, of the information in webpages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look.
 
Semantic HTML or semantic markup is HTML that introduces meaning to the web page rather than just presentation. For example, a <p> tag indicates that the enclosed text is a paragraph. This is both semantic and presentational, because people know what paragraphs are and browsers know how to display them. In HTML4, tags like <b> and <i> are not semantic, because they define only how the text should look (bold or italic) and do not provide any additional meaning.

Examples of semantic HTML tags include the header tags <h1> through <h6>, <blockquote>, <code> and <em>. There are many more semantic HTML tags.

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Semantics is the study of the meanings of words and phrases in a language.

Semantic elements = elements with a meaning.
 
Semantics is the study of the meanings of words and phrases in a language.

Semantic elements = elements with a meaning.
 
Semantic HTML is the use of HTML markup to reinforce the semantics, or meaning, of the information in webpages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look. Semantic HTML is processed by traditional web browsers as well as by many other user agents.
 
Semantic HTML is the HTML that introduces meaning to the web page rather than just presentation. For example, a <p> tag indicates that the enclosed text is a paragraph. This is both semantic and presentational, because people know what paragraphs are and browsers know how to display them. In HTML4, tags like <b> and <i> are not semantic, because they define only how the text should look (bold or italic) and do not provide any additional meaning.
 
Semantic HTML is the use of HTML markup to reinforce the semantics, or meaning, of the information in webpages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look. Semantic HTML is processed by traditional web browsers as well as by many other user agents.
 
semantics refers to the correct interpretation of the meaning of a word or sentence. To use a word semantically is to use it in a way that is properly aligned with the meaning of the word. When we misuse a word we are not using it semantically.

Examples of semantic elements: <form>, <table>, and <article> - Clearly defines its content.
 
Semantic HTML is the use of HTML markup to reinforce the semantics, or meaning, of the information in webpages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look. Semantic HTML is processed by traditional web browsers as well as by many other user agents. CSS is used to suggest its presentation to human users.
 
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