what is html

WHAT IS HTML

  1. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
  2. HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages
  3. HTML describes the structure of a Web page
  4. HTML consists of a series of elements
  5. HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
  6. HTML elements label pieces of content such as “this is a heading”, “this is a paragraph”, “this is a link”, etc.

Coding Basics: Intro to HTML Syntax

  • The HTML, head, title, & body tags
  • Headings, paragraphs, & lists
  • The strong & em tags
  • The doctype
  • The lang attribute
  • The meta tag & the unicode character set

Coding Links: Absolute & Relative URLs

  • Anchor tags & hrefs
  • Linking to other websites
  • Linking to pages within a website
  • Opening a link in a new browser window/tab

Adding Images

  • The break tag
  • The image tag & source attribute
  • Using the width, height, & alt attributes
  • Using horizontal rules