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HTML

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-Hypertext Markup Language
-Used to build webpages
+provides structure

  • Hypertext: content linked to related content
  • Tags surround and “mark up” text, forming an element
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HTML

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-Hypertext Markup Language
-Used to build webpages
+provides structure

  • Hypertext: content linked to related content
  • Tags surround and “mark up” text, forming an element
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<p></p>

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  • paragraph tag

- formats interior text

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<p></p>

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paragraph tag

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content

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-have opening tags and closing tags

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someone elements like images are self closing and do not need a separate closing tag.

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DOCTYPE TAG

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DOCTYPE TAG

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HTML document

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-will be comprised of tags which are characters surrounded by angle brackets

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<p></p>

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paragraph tag

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content

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-have opening tags and closing tags

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<span></span>

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  • inline element
  • groups interior content
  • occupies width of interior content (no more than width of screen)
  • used to place content side by side
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Attributes

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HTML tags can also have metadata inside them referred to as attributes. An attribute is defined by a key, and equals sign, and a value that is usually between double quotes.F

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DOCTYPE TAG

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HTML structure

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     <p> A parag</p>
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Syntax rules

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-tags are not case-sensitive
-use lowercase when you declare tags
-attribute values are case-sensitive
ex: <img></img>
is different from <img></img>

  • HTML only allows single spaces
  • elements should have closing tags or be self-closing
  • elements should be properly nested
  • browsers will ignore unknown tags
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Webpages are

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comprised of Keywords: elements + attributes

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<div></div>

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  • A block style element
  • groups interior content
  • occupies entire window screen width
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<span></span>

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  • inline element
  • groups interior content
  • occupies width of interior content
  • used to place content side by side
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Layout elements

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Anchor Tag attribute : href=”” (hypertext reference)

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it is an attribute that specifies the location of the resource being referred or that the link directs to

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Anchor Tag attribute : target=”” (target window)

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-determines which context the link opens to
-it can have one of four values
+ “self” : opens the link in the same context (window)
+ “_blank” : opens the link in a new context
+ “opens the link in a parent context”
+“top” : opens in the topmost parent context

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Semantic elements

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  • examples are <div> and <span> elements</span>
  • do not visually affect webpages
  • used to organize related content </span></div>
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Semantic elements cont.

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  • : header content
  • : navigation content
  • : a reserved section of a page
  • : article or story content
  • : sidebar content
  • : footer content

webpages may attach special styling or functionality to semantic tags

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Links
-The hyperlink makes hypertext, hyper
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- anchor
anchors a link to a webpage
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Internal Links
- links don't have to redirect to a resource. They can redirect to a link further down the page - if your elements have an ID assigned you can link those elements by using a hashtag and the ID name as a href value. ex: Link to Div
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Tables
-webpage design naturally fits a grid design
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table element
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table row
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each row contains cells of data which use the table data cell tag
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Lists
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    : ordered list creates an itemized list (1,2,3) -
    : unordered list creates a bulleted list (bullet points) -
  • : list item denotes an item in any kind of list
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Semantic elements Tags used for organization (in 3 sections) that don't affect table in any way
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Form tag :
: form used to group input elements and determine how they are handled -when a form submits data to the server, it does so by using the HTTP protocol.
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method = ""
- HTTP method - determines which HTTP method is used to send the form request - the method will be GET or POST
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HTTP method: GET
- will embed the form data into the URL of the request sent to the server - used when you want data to be bookmarked - should never be used for sensitive information like passwords
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HTTP method: POST
- will put the data in the body of the request | - most secure method of sending data
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HTTP attribute: action="handler"
action="handler" : form action (declares the location (URL) where the form data is sent for processing) -specifies the URL of the handler that will process the HTTP request (form data)
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Form Inputs
: form input creates a data entry field : text area creates a resizable text box : selection input creates a drop down list : selection option denotes an item selectable in a select list : field set groups form inputs together : field set legend -names a field set . : input label identifies interior text as a label for an input field : creates a button that can have functionality attached -can have a type attribute like type ="submit" to submit a form
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HTTP method: GET
- will embed the form data into the URL of the request sent to the server - should never be used for sensitive information like passwords
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HTTP method: POST
- will put the data in the body of the request | - most secure method of sending data
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Form Inputs
: form input creates a data entry field : text area creates a resizable text box : selection input creates a drop down list : selection option denotes an item selectable in a select list : field set groups form inputs together : field set legend -names a field set . : input label identifies interior text as a label for an input field : creates a button that can have functionality attached -can have a type attribute like type ="submit" to submit a form
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Form input types | type= "email" or "color" or "number" or "date" or "password" or "range" or "tel" or "url"
-specify type inside the input tag type= "email" : validates inputs as email address type="color" : offers a color picker tool type="number" : only allows numbers as input type="date" : restricts input to mm/dd/yyyy type= "password" : visually obscure user input type= "range" : replaces input with a slider type= "tel" : formats input as phone number type= "url" : validates input as url
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note
every element should also have a name="" attribute to label the form data for the handler
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HTML Images :
: image displays a linked image -need to provide an address of an image file to use as a source
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HTML Image tag attribute : src="url.jpg"
src:"url.jpg" : source | The URL of the image
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HTML Image attribute : alt="text"
alt="text" : alternative text | Text that is shown when the image is not loaded
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HTML Audio tag:
-embeds a linked audio file into a page | you can display text by including it between the audio tags
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HTML Video tag:
-embeds a linked video file into a page
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Audio and video value-less attributes: controls, autoplay, and loop
- controls: toggles default playback controls in the browser for the media - autoplay: toggles automatic playback - loop: toggles automatic replay when done

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