HTML Interview Questions

What Is It?

An interview answer is easier to remember when you can show a small example. Start with these three questions, then open the optional question list below.

What the Tags Mean

• What is HTML? A language for describing page content.
• What is a tag? A marker such as <p> that names a kind of content.
• What is an attribute? Extra information inside an opening tag.

Example 1

Save each example as index.html and open it in your browser. Each code block is a complete page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>HTML Interview Questions</title>
 
</head>
<body>
<p class="note">Hello!</p>
</body>
</html>

What you see: p is the tag name. Hello! is the content. class="note" is an attribute. Together they make a paragraph element.

Example 2: Another Use

Can you explain a link? The href attribute says where the link goes.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>HTML Interview Questions</title>
 
</head>
<body>
<a href="#answer">Read the answer</a>
<p id="answer">This is the destination.</p>
</body>
</html>

Simple Tip

Answer in your own words. A short correct explanation is better than a memorized long paragraph.

Try It Yourself

Explain the difference between a heading, a paragraph, and a link.