HTML-SYNTAX

Question 1

Give five examples of HTML element types.

Answer 1

1. < h1 > < / h1 > : header
2. < ol > < / ol >: ordered list
3. < ul > < / ul >: unordered list
4. < p > < / p >: paragraph
5. < body > < / body > : body

(Note: Additional spaces have been added here and there to abide by the website’s display rules. [Cannot display code without premium version])

Question 2

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 2

• All HTML elements can have attributes
• Attributes provide additional information about elements
• Attributes are always specified in the start tag
• Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name=”value”

EX:

• href: attribute specifies the URL of the page the link goes to
• src: attribute specifies the path to the image to be displayed

Question 3

Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character).

Answer 3

EX:
Result: <
Description: less than
Entity name: & l t ; (remove spaces)
Entity Number: & # 6 0 ; (remove spaces)