What are HTML elements?

HTML elements are represented by a starting tag and a closing tag with content in between them.

For example –

What are nested HTML Elements:

When one HTML element is put inside another HTML element, it is called nested HTML elements. Nested HTML elements are widely used these days, while making a web page. Example is shown below:

This is italic heading

This is underlined paragraph

Result will be displayed as:

This is italic heading

This is underlined paragraph

What are empty HTML element?

When there is no content in between HTML tags it is called Empty HTML element. E.g. <br /> is an empty element, where it is opened and closed without any content in between the tags. Please remember there is a space after br character followed by forward slash (/).

Interview Question:

• Give some examples of empty html elements?

Here are some examples of empty html elements:-

Tag	Description	Syntax
	To break a line	some text some text
	To link other page
	To give a space between a paragraph	some text     other text
	To insert an image. where src = source file, alt =   alternative text, width, and height act  as attributes

Practice Exercise: 

This is a paragraph.

• Find all Nested and Empty html elements and try to use them in above html code.