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title: What are elements in HTML5?

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# What are elements in HTML5?

The HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:

<tagname>Content goes here...</tagname>

<section>
<article>
<aside >
<figure>
<footer>
<header>
<hgroup>
<nav>
<audio>
<video>
    
 HTML elements can be nested (this means that elements can contain other elements).
    
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>