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# [10+ HTML5 Semantic tags with examples.](https://devness.hashnode.dev/10-html5-semantic-tags-with-examples?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Prerequisite(s) Basic knowledge of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), you can get an overview here. So, if you got started with HTML(Hypertext Markup Language) 10 years ago, you are most likely used to the non-semantic way of writing HTML. Semant...

Jan 21, 2021 · 8 min read · devness.hashnode.dev  
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[Sumit Saurabh](https://hashnode.com/@sumitsaurabh927)

[Jan 13, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/10-html5-semantic-tags-with-examples/60092c6777d8da2629c94e15/comment/61e02342054d3c75159acf0d)

I wrote an article on semanticity too and why is it important. Give it a read here: [sumitsaurabh.hashnode.dev/cant-write-semantic-htm…](https://sumitsaurabh.hashnode.dev/cant-write-semantic-html-like-a-pro)

[Alimam Miya](https://hashnode.com/@alimammiya)

[Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/10-html5-semantic-tags-with-examples/60092c6777d8da2629c94e15/comment/600d01b63b349540feb9e49a)

What is the difference between <b> and <strong> tag?

[Vanessa Okeke](https://hashnode.com/@Devness)

[Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/10-html5-semantic-tags-with-examples/60092c6777d8da2629c94e15/comment/600d01b63b349540feb9e49a#reply-600d1dd73b349540feb9e5f7)

Functionally, they both do the same thing, make some portion of text 'bold', but the <strong> tag is more semantic, if a screen reader was reading through text in a <strong> tag, it would know to recognize that portion of text as bold/emphasised. The <b> tag is just not that semantic.