Web Design 1/27/17 (HTML) Flashcards
HTML
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language, and it is the standard language that web designers use to make web pages. Building blocks for html pages
HTML
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language, and it is the standard language that web designers use to make web pages. Building blocks for html pages
body
this element is where all the “content” of your web page goes
What do HTML tags do?
HTML tags label pieces of content such as “heading”, “paragraph”, “table”, and so on
the root element of an HTML page
The tag defines the meta elements, which specify page description, keywords, and any other information not provided through the other head elements and attributes.
Examples of start tag
<p>
</p>
<h1>
etc.</h1>
examples of end tag
The information is what will show up in the title bar of the browser window. This information will also be displayed as the name of the page in a user’s bookmarks or favorites list.
Doctype
must be specified on the first line. The DOCTYPE tells the web browser which language is being used for the set of instructions that follow.
In this class, we will be using XHTML Transitional,
elements
must be in lowercase. (the doctype line is not an element)
must be properly nested
head
this element contains special info that doesn’t necessarily show up on the web page.
<div>
</div>
a style section
defines a link in html
<a></a>
<blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote>
large quote
</blockquote>
<br></br>
break tag- creates a line break without any blank lines at all. (doesn’t have a separate close tag= self-closing)
<h1></h1>
heading
<h1> to <h6>
the larger the num. the smaller the size
</h6></h1>
<hr></hr>
a self-closing tag. with no attributes specified it will draw a horizontal line across the page.
<em></em>
</em>
<em>
emphasizes it, ilatics
</em>
<p>
| </p>
Paragraph tag creates a line break with a blank line above AND below the text