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Our Top Obscure (but Awesome) HTML Tags

July 05, 2023 Jared White & Ayush Newatia Episode 5
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Web developers and content authors have a rich array of tags to chose from as they build experiences using HTML. Learn about some of our favorites young and old which may pique your curiosity, as well as enjoy a spirited refresher on the importance of writing semantic and accessible HTML.

Hosted by Jared White & Ayush

0:00
Introduction
0:30
Weather Report
2:09
Web Apps in macOS Sonoma
5:58
Div soup: How did we get here?
8:32
The accessibility story of semantic HTML
10:38
Respecting the medium as a craftsperson
13:27
Obscure HTML tags: let's go!
13:54
Ayush's 1st pick: <details> & <summary>
18:15
Jared's 1st pick: <mark>
21:24
Ayush's 2nd pick: <ruby>
24:16
Jared's 2nd pick: <output>
27:02
Ayush's 3rd pick: <dl>, <dt>, & <dd>
30:46
Jared's 3rd pick: <menu>
33:39
Honorable mention: <search>
34:39
Don't forget all of the awesome "HTML5" tags
35:23
Celebrating the return of <hgroup>
38:11
Don't forget: you can invent your own tags!
43:50
Wrapping up