What are semantics? Simply put, semantics are about putting everything in its place; a series of design principles that have been around since Gutenberg looked at his Granny’s washing mangle and thought ‘I can print a newsletter with that’.

Semantics within web design has been a hotly debated subject in recent years, since the structuring of web documents has become more linear. Regardless, there are many valid reasons for ensuring your site pages and emails use well-formed semantic markup.