Lecture 3: Anatomy of an HTML Tag

Question 1

Opening Tag

Answer 1

An HTML Element placed within brackets with no forward slash

Example:

Question 2

Closing Tag

Answer 2

An HTML Element placed between 2 brackets and sits right behind a forward slash

(Example: )

Question 3

Pre-defined Attributes

Answer 3

• Every Element can have these
• Name-Value Pair: The metadata about the element itself that the attribute is applied to **(Example: <a> || “myid” = metadata of element </a><a> || “id” = attribute applied to element </a><a>)</a>
• Each attribute has its own set of unique rules applied to the meaning of its value
• *(Example: The value of an id attribute must be unique in the entire document, no other element’s id can be “myid”)</a>

Question 4

Spacing Rules

Answer 4

• NO Spaces between opening bracket (<) and tag name. (Example: “)

Question 5

Attribute Rule

Answer 5

May only be specified within an opening tag AFTER the element.

(Example: )

Question 6

Self-Closing Tag

Answer 6

• Self-closing tags are illegal for ANY TAGS that are ABLE TO contain content. Having a self-closing content eligible tag makes HTML invalid.
• A non-content eligible HTML element sitting IN FRONT of a forward slash and between 2 brackets

(Example: )