Aside Object The Aside Object is new in HTML5. The Aside object represents an HTML <aside> element. Note: The <aside> element is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions. Access an Aside Object You can access an <aside> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myAside”); Try it Yourself » Create an Aside Object […]
Example <article> <h1>Google Chrome</h1> <p>Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google, released in 2008.</p> </article> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <article> tag specifies independent, self-contained content. An article should make sense on its own and it should be possible to distribute it independently from the rest of the […]
Example The type attribute specifies the media type of the target URL: <img src=”planets.gif” width=”145″ height=”126″ alt=”Planets” usemap=”#planetmap”> <map name=”planetmap”> <area shape=”rect” coords=”0,0,82,126″ alt=”Sun” href=”/images/sun.gif” type=”image/gif”> </map> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The type attribute specifies the Internet media type (formerly known as MIME type) of the target URL. This attribute is only used if the href attribute is set. Note: This attribute is […]
Example An image-map, with a clickable area: <img src=”planets.gif” width=”145″ height=”126″ alt=”Planets” usemap=”#planetmap”> <map name=”planetmap”> <area shape=”rect” coords=”0,0,82,126″ alt=”Sun” href=”sun.htm” media=”screen and (min-color-index:256)”> </map> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The media attribute specifies what media/device the target URL is optimized for. This attribute is used to specify that the URL is designed for special devices (like iPhone) , speech or print media. This […]
Example An image-map with clickable areas that will be downloaded when clicked on: <img src=”planets.gif” width=”145″ height=”126″ alt=”Planets” usemap=”#planetmap”> <map name=”planetmap”> <area shape=”rect” coords=”0,0,82,126″ alt=”Sun” href=”info_about_the_sun.htm”download=”sun”> <area shape=”circle” coords=”90,58,3″ alt=”Mercury” href=”merglobe.gif”download=”mercury”> <area shape=”circle” coords=”124,58,8″ alt=”Venus”href=”information_about_the_planet_venus.txt” download=”venus”> </map> Try it Yourself » More “Try it Yourself” examples below. Definition and Usage The download attribute specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink. This attribute is only used if […]
Not Supported in HTML5 Example An embedded Java applet: <applet code=”Bubbles.class” width=”350″ height=”350″> Java applet that draws animated bubbles. </applet> Definition and Usage The <applet> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead. The <applet> tag defines an embedded applet. Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5 The <applet> tag is not supported in HTML5. Required Attributes Attribute Value Description […]
Abbreviation Object The Abbreviation object represents an HTML <abbr> element. Access an Abbreviation Object You can access an <abbr> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myAbbr”); Try it Yourself » Create an Abbreviation Object You can create an <abbr> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“ABBR”); Try it Yourself » Standard […]
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Style Guide and Coding Conventions HTML Coding Conventions Web developers are often uncertain about the coding style and syntax to use in HTML. Between 2000 and 2010, many web developers converted from HTML to XHTML. With XHTML, developers were forced to write valid and “well-formed” code. HTML5 is a bit more sloppy when it comes […]
Computer Code <code> x = 5;<br> y = 6;<br> z = x + y; </code> Try it Yourself » HTML <kbd> For Keyboard Input The HTML <kbd> element represents user input, like keyboard input or voice commands. Text surrounded by <kbd> tags is typically displayed in the browser’s default monospace font: Example <p>Save the document by pressing <kbd>Ctrl + S</kbd></p> […]
To display an HTML page correctly, a web browser must know which character set (character encoding) to use. What is Character Encoding? ASCII was the first character encoding standard (also called character set). ASCII defined 128 different alphanumeric characters that could be used on the internet: numbers (0-9), English letters (A-Z), and some special characters like ! […]
Text Formatting This text is bold This text is italic This is subscript and superscript HTML Formatting Elements In the previous chapter, you learned about the HTML style attribute. HTML also defines special elements for defining text with a special meaning. HTML uses elements like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold or italic text. Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text: <b> – Bold text <strong> – […]
The HTML Style Attribute Setting the style of an HTML element, can be done with the style attribute. The HTML style attribute has the following syntax: <tagname style=”property:value;“> The property is a CSS property. The value is a CSS value. You will learn more about CSS later in this tutorial. HTML Background Color The background-color property defines the background color for an HTML element. This example sets […]
The HTML <p> element defines a paragraph: Example <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This is another paragraph.</p> Try it Yourself » Note: Browsers automatically add some white space (a margin) before and after a paragraph. HTML Display You cannot be sure how HTML will be displayed. Large or small screens, and resized windows will create different results. With HTML, you […]
Write HTML Using Notepad or TextEdit Web pages can be created and modified by using professional HTML editors. However, for learning HTML we recommend a simple text editor like Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac). We believe using a simple text editor is a good way to learn HTML. Follow the four steps below to create […]
