A HTML tag is an construct in the HTML language used to identify a page element's type. For instance the tag <p> identifies the start of a paragraph, while the tag </p> identifies the end of a paragraph.

Tags are often also used to identify how you would like to display a page element. For instance, the tag <b> identifies the use of a bold font until the </b> tag is encountered. The use of CSS style sheets, however, offers a way for web designers to separate the display of the page elements from the page structure and the use of these display oriented tags should therefore be discouraged.

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