HTML
November 12, 2024
HTML is the standard language used to create and structure content on the web. It defines the structure of web pages by using a system of elements (tags) to organize and display text, images, links, multimedia, and other types of content in a browser.
What is HTML?
- HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
- HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages
- HTML describes the structure of a Web page
- HTML consists of a series of elements
- HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
- HTML elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.
Tags
- The !DOCTYPE html declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document
- The html element is the root element of an HTML page
- The head 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
Key points about HTML:
- Structure: HTML structures the content of web pages using elements (tags) like headings, paragraphs, images, links, etc.
- Tags: Tags are used to mark up content (e.g., p for paragraphs, a for links, img for images).
- Attributes: Tags can have attributes to provide additional information (e.g., a href="url" for hyperlinks).
- Basic Document Structure: Every HTML document starts with !DOCTYPE html, followed by html, head, and body tags.