The Surprisingly Exciting World of HTML Elements

<div> <p>In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about HTML — interesting HTML elements, things you might not know, wish lists for the future, and more!</p> <h2 id="prismic-sponsor">Prismic - Sponsor</h2> <p>Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at <a href="https://prismic.io/syntax" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">prismic.io/syntax</a>.</p> <h2 id="sentry-sponsor">Sentry - Sponsor</h2> <p>If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting <a href= "https://sentry.io" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Sentry.io</a> and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up.</p> <h2 id="cloudinary-sponsor">Cloudinary - Sponsor</h2> <p><a href= "https://cloudinary.com/?utm_source=Syntax.fm&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Cloudinary_Syntax_podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cloudinary</a> is the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations.</p> <h2 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h2> <p>02:34 - What is semantic HTML?</p> <ul> <li>What is the content? HTML should describe the content first and foremost.</li> </ul> <p>04:04 - Why semantic HTML?</p> <ul> <li>Accessibility</li> <li>SEO</li> <li>Styling is easier</li> <li>HTML tags that have meaning: <ul> <li>Almost all of them</li> <li>Common ones: <ul> <li><code><p></code></li> <li><code><ul>/<ol></cod