The document discusses basic HTML tags for formatting text, including tags for paragraphs, headings, line breaks, bold, italics, underline, font color, and centering text. It also covers how to create hyperlinks, insert images, and add backgrounds using HTML tags. The tags covered include <p>, <h1-6>, <br>, <b>, <i>, <u>, <font>, <center>, <a>, <img>, and <body> tags.