HTML Help for Beginners
This HTML help guide assumes that you have no prior knowledge of HTML or CSS. Work through each examples -- like anything else, you'll gain confidence as you continue. Remember that HTML and CSS are all about separating the content (HTML) and the presentation (CSS). HTML is consists of structured content and the visual formatting of that content comes from CSS. Learning about HTML code may seem challenging -- but, it doesn't have to be. Code your first tag. Then do another and another. Once you get see the results of your work you'll become more a more comfortable with the HTML language. Doing things the correct way from the beginning will bring better results.
What is HTML?
- HTML is a language for describing web pages.
- HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.
- HTML is not a programming language, it is a markup language
- A markup language is a set of markup tags
- HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages
With the aid of this HTML help guide you are now ready to find out about the heart of HTML… … elements!
What are Elements?
- HTML is all about elements.
- Elements give structure to a HTML document and tells the browser how to present you website.
- Generally elements consists of a start tag, some content, and an end tag.
- Elements give structure to a HTML document and tells the browser how you want your website to be presented.
What are HTML tags?- HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags.
- To learn HTML is to learn and use different tags.
- HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like HTML tags usually come in pairs like <b> and </b>.
- The first tag in a pair is called the start tag; the second is the end tag.
- Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags.
- The only difference between an opening tag and a closing tag is the forward slash "/".
- Tags are placed in and around text and images.
HTML Help Tip
Browsers do not display the HTML tags -- it uses tags to interpret page content.
- HTML Documents = Web Pages
- HTML documents describe web pages.
- HTML tags creates 'markers' for web browser to read and interpret.
- Markers' tell the web browser how to display things on the web page.
- HTML documents are also known as web pages.
- Web browsers reads HTML documents and display them as web pages.
<html><body><h1> Heading type h1</h1> <p> paragraph-ed content</p> <b> This text will be bolded</b></body></html>
HTML Help Tip
Should I type my tags in uppercase or lowercase? Most browsers might not care if you type your tags in upper, lower or mixed cases. <HTML>, <html> or <hTmL> will normally yield the same results. However, the correct way is to type tags in lowercase. I recommend that you get into the habit of writing your tags in lowercase.
Definitions- Text between <html> and </html> describes the website page.
- Text between <body> and </body> is called the visible page content.
- Text between <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading.
- Text between <p> and </p> is a paragraph.
Hopefully, this HTML help guide has gotten you started on your way to designing fantastic looking web pages! With practice it'll be a snap to create pages that your visitors will love. Don't worry about learning everything at once -- you'll get there.
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