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What is the primary purpose of HTML?
What is the primary purpose of HTML?
Which HTML tag is responsible for the title displayed in the browser tab?
Which HTML tag is responsible for the title displayed in the browser tab?
What do attributes in HTML tags provide?
What do attributes in HTML tags provide?
What differentiates block-level elements from inline elements?
What differentiates block-level elements from inline elements?
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Which of these tags is not considered a semantic HTML5 element?
Which of these tags is not considered a semantic HTML5 element?
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What does the HTML entity & represent?
What does the HTML entity & represent?
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Which HTML element encapsulates the entire form for user input?
Which HTML element encapsulates the entire form for user input?
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Which tag is used to create a paragraph in HTML?
Which tag is used to create a paragraph in HTML?
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Study Notes
Introduction to HTML
- HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
- It's the standard markup language for creating web pages.
- HTML uses tags to describe the structure of a web page.
- Tags typically come in pairs: an opening tag and a closing tag.
Basic HTML Structure
- Every HTML document starts with the
<html>tag. - The
<head>section contains metadata about the document, like the title. - The
<title>tag sets the title that appears in the browser tab. - The
<body>section contains the visible content of the webpage.
HTML Tags
- Tags are enclosed in angle brackets
< >. - Some common HTML tags include:
-
<p>for paragraphs -
<h1>to<h6>for headings -
<img>for images -
<a>for links -
<ul>and<ol>for unordered and ordered lists -
<li>for list items -
<div>for generic containers -
<span>for inline containers
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Attributes
- Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.
- They are placed within the opening tag.
- Attributes are typically name-value pairs, e.g.,
src="image.jpg". - Common attributes include:
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srcfor image paths -
hreffor link destinations -
altfor alternative text for images (accessibility) -
idandclassfor element identification and styling
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Block-level vs. Inline elements
- Block-level elements take up the full width available.
- Inline elements only take up the space needed.
- Common block-level elements:
<div>,<h1>to<h6>,<p>,<ul>,<ol>. - Common inline elements:
<span>,<a>,<img>.
HTML Comments
- Comments are used to explain HTML code.
- They are ignored by the browser.
- Comments are created using
<!-- comment -->.
Semantic HTML5
- Semantic HTML elements describe the purpose of content on a web page.
- These include
<article>,<aside>,<nav>,<header>,<footer>,<section>,<figure>, etc. - Using semantic elements improves code structure, accessibility, and maintainability.
HTML Entities
- Special characters, like greater than or less than symbols, are represented by entities like
>and<. - For example, to display an ampersand (&), you'd use
&.
HTML Forms
- Forms allow users to input data in web pages.
- Common form elements:
-
<form>element encapsulates the form. -
<input>element for various inputs (text, numbers, passwords, etc.) -
<textarea>for multiline text input -
<select>for drop-down menus -
<button>for buttons.
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Webpage Structure
- The overall structure of an HTML document defines how the page content is organized and displayed.
Basic HTML Example
- A simple HTML document structure (content example):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>My Webpage</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to My Page</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph of text.</p>
</body>
</html>
- The example shows a basic webpage structure with a heading and a paragraph. Properly formatted, it displays a title in the browser tab, the example content is inside the body section and the document type declaration
<!DOCTYPE html>is to ensure compatibility.
Conclusion
- HTML provides the fundamental structure for web pages.
- Understanding HTML tags, attributes, and elements is crucial for creating web content.
- Semantic HTML improves the structure and readability of web pages, leading to better accessibility for users and maintainability for developers.
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Description
This quiz covers the fundamentals of HTML, the standard markup language for web pages. You'll learn about HTML structure, common tags, and the use of attributes to enhance your web content. Test your knowledge on how HTML elements work together to create functional web pages.
