Introduction to the HTML

entering its URL into the browser
Browser instructs your computer to

send a message out over the Internet to the computer specified by that URL requests that it sends back a certain document (HTML source doc)
HTML source doc describes the content and layout of the web page
After your computer receives the html, your browser interprets the html and displays the resulting web page (text/graphics/links etc)

text, and (2) tags
A tag is an html code that

is enclosed in angel brackets <>; used to lay out the web page.
XHTML is a simple, more standardized version of HTML
XHTML/HTML can be created using a simple text editor like notepad
File extension must be .html or .htm

rules that lets web designers classify their data in a

way customized to their needs.
Extendable by creating new types of tags.
XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language):
A new version of HTML based on XML
Inherits strict syntax rules of XML

main parts:
the DOCTYPE
the Html
the Head
the Body

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code that can enhance or modify a tag. They are

generally located in the starting tag after the tag name.
Basic syntax for html tags and attr.
  
All tags must be lower case and values of attributes need to be surrounded by quotes

aligned to the center…

document’s contents as well as a short description.
Two necessary attributes

– "name" & "content"

within a web page.
Container type
Will provide line breaks
Optional attribute

: align (not supported in HTML5)

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defines the smallest header.
Example
This is header 1 This

is header 2

This is header 3

This is header 4

This is header 5

This is header 6

text as strong emphasized text
Example (with smth. missing)

Emphasized text
Strong text

will not be displayed--> This is a regular paragraph

What are

the reasons for using comments?

long quotation. here is a long quotation

here is …
tag defines the start of a long quotation.

here is a short quotation that helps you