Section Object The Section Object is new in HTML5. The Section object represents an HTML <section> element. Note: The <section> element is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions. Access a Section Object You can access a <section> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“mySection”); Try it Yourself » Create a Section Object […]
The Select object represents an HTML <select> element. Access a Select Object You can access a <select> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“mySelect”); Try it Yourself » Tip: You can also access a Select object by searching through the elements collection of a form. Create a Select Object You can create a <select> element by using […]
Head Object The Head object represents an HTML <head> element. Access a Head Object You can access a <head> element by using getElementsByTagName(): var x = document.getElementsByTagName(“HEAD”)[0]; Create a Head Object You can create a <head> element by using the document.createElement() method: var x = document.createElement(“HEAD”); Standard Properties and Events The Anchor object also supports the standard properties and events.
Heading Object The Heading object represents an HTML heading element: <h1> to <h6>. Access a Heading Object You can access a heading element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myHeading”); Try it Yourself » Create a Heading Object You can create a heading element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“H1”); Try it […]
Del Object The Del object represents an HTML <del> element. Access a Del Object You can access a <del> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myDel”); Try it Yourself » Create a Del Object You can create a <del> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“DEL”); Try it Yourself » Del […]
HTML Tags Ordered Alphabetically = New in HTML5 Tag Description <!–…–> Defines a comment <!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type <a> Defines a hyperlink <abbr> Defines an abbreviation or an acronym <acronym> Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead. Defines an acronym <address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document <applet> Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead. […]
The HTML <head> Element The <head> element is a container for metadata (data about data) and is placed between the <html> tag and the <body> tag. HTML metadata is data about the HTML document. Metadata is not displayed. Metadata typically define the document title, character set, styles, links, scripts, and other meta information. The following tags describe metadata: <title>, <style>, <meta>, <link>, <script>, and <base>. The HTML […]
An HTML element usually consists of a start tag and end tag, with the content inserted in between: <tagname>Content goes here…</tagname> The HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag: <p>My first paragraph.</p> Start tag Element content End tag <h1> My First Heading </h1> <p> My first paragraph. </p> <br> HTML elements with no content are called […]
