HTML is the markup language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web. It uses tags to define headings, paragraphs, lists, and other elements. A webpage is an HTML file, often named index.html, that is stored on a web server and accessed via its IP address or domain name. HTML code uses tags like <html>, <head>, <title>, and <body> to define the overall page structure and content.
3. HTML = Hypertext Markup Language
• Displays web pages in a web browser.
• Web browsers use the tags to interpret the
content of the page.
• HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in
angle brackets (e.g., <html>)
• Tags most commonly come in pairs like <h1>
and </h1>
4. Before we learn HTML…
• A “website” is a collection of “webpages”
– A webpage is PAGENAME.HTML in an HTML site
– Your home page should always be index.html
• Technically www.yoursitename.com is actually
www.yoursitename.com/index.html
– Webpages are linked together through
“hyperlinks”
• A website is stored on a server.
– A Server has an IP Address (10.231.231.21) and a
DNS translates www.yoursitename.com to that
Address
11. <html>
<head>
<title>Learning Sites</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
The <head> element must include a title for the
document, and can include scripts, styles, meta
information etc. It lets the browser know what to
load
Scripts (Like JQUERY) are called in the “Head” Tag
12. <html>
<head>
<title>Learning Sites</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
The <body> element must includes the content on
the physical page. If you are using scripts, you can
call the placement of the scripts in the body
element.
Here is where most of the “actual coding” takes
place
13. Why is this important
• Learning the foundations of HTML (its syntax,
code attributes, ordering of code) helps:
– You read web code (people typically use
templates)
– For Content Management Systems (Drupal,
Omeka, Word Press)
14. Basic HTML Body Tags
Formatting Text Tags
o <h1> Creates the largest headline/heading
o <h6> Creates the smallest headline/heading
o <b> or <strong>,Creates bold text / words
o <i> or <em> Creates italic text / words
o <font size="3"></font> Sets size of font, from 1 to 7
o <font color="green"></font> Sets font color, using name or hex value
o <blockquote> Indents text from both sides
15. Basic HTML Body Tags
Formatting Paragraphs Tags
o <p>Creates a new paragraph
o <p align="left"> Aligns a paragraph to the left (default), right, or center.
o <br> Inserts a line break
o <ol>Creates a numbered list
o <ul>Creates a bulleted list
o <li>Precedes each list item, and adds a number or symbol depending upon
the type of list selected
o <hr /> Inserts a horizontal rule
o <hr size="3" /> Sets size (height) of rule
o <hr width="80%" /> Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
o <hr noshade /> Creates a rule without a shadow
16. Media HTML Tags
Picture Tags
o <img src="name"> Adds an image
o <img src="name" align="left"> Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top,
middle
o <img src="name" border="1"> Sets size of border around an image
URL Tags
o <a href="URL">NAME OF LINK</a> Creates a hyperlink
o <a href="mailto:EMAIL">NAME OF LINK</a> Creates a mailto link
o <a href="#NAME"></a> Links to that target location from elsewhere in the
document (Defining A Book Mark)
o <a name="NAME"></a> Creates a target location within a document
17. Basic Table Tags
Formatting Paragraphs Tags
Tables
• <table></table> Creates a table
• <tr></tr> Sets off each row in a table
• <td></td> Sets off each cell in a row
• <th></th> Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)
Table Attributes
• <table border="1"> Sets width of border around table cells
• <table cellspacing="1"> Sets amount of space between table cells
• <table cellpadding="1"> Sets amount of space between a cell’s border and its contents
• <table width="500" or "80%"> Sets width of table, in pixels or as a percentage of document width
• <tr align="left"> or <td align="left"> Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
• <tr valign="top"> or <td valign="top"> Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)
• <td colspan="2"> Sets number of columns a cell should span (default=1)
• <td rowspan="4"> Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
• <td nowrap> Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit
26. A Quick Bit About CSS
• CSS = Cascading Style Sheets
– You can set what “Style” <h1> or <font=1> should
be instead of the default sizes / colors.
– It can also set the layout of the site, backgrounds,
different regions (called <div>’s)
– CSS are basically your “template design”
• There are free webpage templates available.
Google “FREE HTML WEB TEMPLATES”
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29. What’s HTML5
• HTML5 is the latest version of HTML. It
– Removes the need for flash objects
– Uses “responsive design”
– Makes using CSS easier; predefined elements
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31. You Mentioned Scripts?
• Check out “DynamicDrive.Com”
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex10
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