Example <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Title of the document</title> </head><body> The content of the document…… </body></html> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <!DOCTYPE> declaration must be the very first thing in your HTML document, before the <html> tag. The <!DOCTYPE> declaration is not an HTML tag; it is an instruction to the web browser […]
Using The class Attribute The class attribute specifies one or more class names for an HTML element. The class name can be used by CSS and JavaScript to perform certain tasks for elements with the specified class name. In CSS, to select elements with a specific class, write a period (.) character, followed by the name of […]
JavaScript makes HTML pages more dynamic and interactive. Example My First JavaScript Click me to display Date and Time Try it Yourself » The HTML <script> Tag The <script> tag is used to define a client-side script (JavaScript). The <script> element either contains scripting statements, or it points to an external script file through the src attribute. Common uses for JavaScript […]
HTML Layout Elements Websites often display content in multiple columns (like a magazine or newspaper). HTML5 offers new semantic elements that define the different parts of a web page: <header> – Defines a header for a document or a section <nav> – Defines a container for navigation links <section> – Defines a section in a […]
Links are found in nearly all web pages. Links allow users to click their way from page to page. HTML Links – Hyperlinks HTML links are hyperlinks. You can click on a link and jump to another document. When you move the mouse over a link, the mouse arrow will turn into a little hand. […]
HTML colors are specified using predefined color names, or RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, HSLA values. Color Names In HTML, a color can be specified by using a color name: Try it Yourself » Background Color You can set the background color for HTML elements: Example <h1 style=”background-color:DodgerBlue;”>Hello World</h1> <p style=”background-color:Tomato;”>Lorem ipsum…</p> Try it Yourself » Text Color […]
Comment tags are used to insert comments in the HTML source code. HTML Comment Tags You can add comments to your HTML source by using the following syntax: <!– Write your comments here –> Notice that there is an exclamation point (!) in the opening tag, but not in the closing tag. Note: Comments are not […]
Don’t worry if these examples use tags you have not learned. You will learn about them in the next chapters. HTML Documents All HTML documents must start with a document type declaration: <!DOCTYPE html>. The HTML document itself begins with <html> and ends with </html>. The visible part of the HTML document is between <body> and </body>. Example <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>My […]
What is HTML? HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language HTML describes the structure of Web pages using markup HTML elements are the building blocks of HTML pages HTML elements are represented by tags HTML tags label pieces of content such as “heading”, “paragraph”, “table”, […]
