HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
HTML
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted into a file intended for display on the Internet. The markup tells web browsers how to display a web page's words and images.
- HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
- HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages.
- HTML describes the structure of a Web page and its elements tell the browser how to display the content.
- HTMLfile can be save in the extension of '.html'.
HTML Element
An HTML element is defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag
<tagname>Some content</tagname>
Simple Document
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Output
Explanation
- The <!DOCTYPE html> the declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document
- The <html> element is the root element of an HTML page
- The <head> the element contains meta-information about the HTML page
- The <title> element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab)
- The <body> element defines the document's body and is a container for all the visible contents, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.
- The <h1> element defines a large heading
- The <p> element defines a paragraph
Don't just memorize this, keep practicing every element that we will be updating in this blog.
ToDo1 HTML:
Step1: Type this code in any text editor i.e, Notepad on your computer.
Step2: Save the textfile as <anyname>.html i.e,index.html.
Step3: Double-tap or drag the file into any browser for getting the output.
Step4: Take the screenshot of the browser and send me on Instagram with the name 'ToDo1 HTML' and get verified.
HTML Page Structure
HTML Document
- All HTML documents must start with a document type declaration
<!DOCTYPE html>. - The HTML document itself begins with
<html>and ends with</html>. - The visible part of the HTML document is between
<body>and</body>.
The <!DOCTYPE> Declaration
The
It must only appear once, at the top of the page (before any HTML tags).
The
The
<!DOCTYPE> declaration represents the document type, and helps browsers to display web pages correctly.It must only appear once, at the top of the page (before any HTML tags).
The
<!DOCTYPE> declaration is not case sensitive.The
<!DOCTYPE> declaration for HTML5 is: <!DOCTYPE html>HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the
<h1>This is heading 1</h1>
<h2>This is heading 2</h2>
<h3>This is heading 3</h3>
<h1> to <h6> tags.<h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading: <h1>This is heading 1</h1>
<h2>This is heading 2</h2>
<h3>This is heading 3</h3>
HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
<p> tag:<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag:
<a href="https://f-leven.blogspot.com">This is a link</a>
The link's destination is specified in the
Attributes are used to provide additional information about HTML elements.
You will learn more about attributes in a later chapter.
href attribute. Attributes are used to provide additional information about HTML elements.
You will learn more about attributes in a later chapter.
HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.
The source file (src), alternative text (alt), width, and height are provided as attributes:
<img src="F-leven.png" alt="f-leven.blogspot.com" width="104" height="142">
How to View HTML Source?
Have you ever seen a Web page and wondered "Hey! How did they do that?"
View HTML Source Code:
Right-click in an HTML page and select "View Page Source" (in Chrome) or "View Source" (in Edge), or similar in other browsers. This will open a window containing the HTML source code of the page.
Inspect an HTML Element:
Right-click on an element (or a blank area), and choose "Inspect" or "Inspect Element" to see what elements are made up of (you will see both the HTML and the CSS). You can also edit the HTML or CSS on the fly in the Elements or Styles panel that opens.
Learn some basic Structure, Tags, Alignment, and some other concepts in HTML. use HTML Book or w3schools to practice well.
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