Tag Helpers

Tag Helpers are a new feature in ASP.NET Core; they help generate the HTML elements. In HTML helpers, we will write a C#/Razor code to generate the HTML. The disadvantage associated with this approach is that many frontend engineers will not know C#/Razor code. They work on plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Tag Helpers look just like HTML code but have all the features of server-side rendering. You can even build your custom Tag Helper for your needs.

Let's take a look at how to use a Tag Helper. In order to use the Tag helper, you will need to install the Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers NuGet package.

Open the Package Manager Console window by selecting View | Other Windows | Package Manager Console, as shown in the following screenshot: ...

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