5 HTML tags you haven’t been using, but probably should be
Anyone developing a webpage surely has an HTML tag tool bag that contains <a>, <span>, <form>, <table>, and <ul>. Every webpage should contain one <h1> tag. If you don’t have at least a few <div> tags on a page, what are you even doing?
But I’d like to share with you a list of five HTML tags — that you may not even be aware of — that can really make a difference on your webpages.
Not on the list
But first, before looking at the five HTML tags you haven’t been using that you probably should be, let’s first review a few that you should not be using.
Do not use #1 — <blink>
Modern browsers don’t even recognize or support the <blink> tag. Which is good news because the strobing effect that this tag previously rendered was not only distracting, it was an accessibility nightmare.
While flashing text can still be added to a page via CSS or JavaScript, it is best to avoid providing such an experience to your users.
Good riddance, <blink> tag!
Do not use #2 — <marquee>
Not much better than the <blink> tag is the <marquee> tag, which while still supported by browsers is deprecated and has been removed from web…
