Introduction to HTML HTML (HyperText Mark-Up Language) is what is known as a "mark-up language" whose role is to prepare written documents using formatting... Webmastering > HTML |
HTML Markup HTML is not a programming language. Rather, it is used for describing the layout and format of content, written in the form of simple... Webmastering > HTML |
HTML document layout An HTML page is a simple file containing text formatted with HTML tags. Traditionally, the file is given an .htm or .html extension,... Webmastering > HTML |
Special characters HTML standards require all code to be written in 7-bit ASCII, which means that accented characters are not allowed. Despite this,... Webmastering > HTML |
Style tags Style tags modify the typography of the text. They can overlap with other style tags, as with word processing programs. Here is a... Webmastering > HTML |
Headings in HTML HTML can use six different levels of headings to define the hierarchical structure of paragraphs in a document: TagVisual Effect ... Webmastering > HTML |
Paragraphs in HTML HTML considers paragraphs to be blocks of text. Browsers do their best to fit the contents of paragraphs into the window, unless the... Webmastering > HTML |
Lists in HTML A list is a structured paragraph containing a series of items. HTML defines three types of lists: Ordered lists; Unordered lists;... Webmastering > HTML |
Tables Often, it is helpful to present information in a more structured manner than a list. Tables can display this information in rows and... Webmastering > HTML |
Hyperlinks Hypertext links or hyperlinks (anchors) are HTML elements that, when clicked on, enable readers to visit a new address. Hyperlinked... Webmastering > HTML |
Managing images in HTML Having a few images on a website can make it more attractive and user-friendly. However, it is important not to go overboard, since... Webmastering > HTML |
Backgrounds A background image for a web page can be set using the <BODY> tag: Attribute Visual Effect BACKGROUND="image" Displays image as... Webmastering > HTML |
The Colour Table In HTML, colours are defined by three hexadecimal numbers, which represent the Red, Green, and Blue tones (using RGB coding) of the... Webmastering > HTML |
HTML forms Interactive forms let web page authors give their pages interactive elements, such as for receiving messages from their readers, much... Webmastering > HTML |
Metatags Metadata is information placed within a document in order to describe the document itself. Metadata is used to help search engines... Webmastering > HTML |
Frames You can display multiple HTML pages in different areas at once. These areas are called frames. Frames are not found in the... Webmastering > HTML |
