HTMLHTML is a computer language used to describe what is to appear on a web page.

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.

You can view the HTML that makes up any web page by right-clicking on the pages and selecting view source.

HTMLThis is a sample HTML page

Head and BodyAn HTML document is split into:head element (not displayed on the web page)body element (displayed on the web page)

Elements and TagsAn HTML page is made up of elements.Each element has a start tag and an end tag with content in between

Elements and TagsAn HTML page is made up of elements.Each element has a start tag and an end tag with content in between

Elements and TagsAn HTML page is made up of elements.Each element has a start tag and an end tag with content in between

AttributesElements can also contain attributes. These provide additional information about the element.

The <img> tag below uses attributes to provide more information about the image element:src – the source file location and namewidth – the width the image should be displayed atheight – the height the image should be displayed at

HTMLHeading tag<h1> to <h6><h1> largest heading, <h6> smallestSearch engines will use headings to index the web page

HTMLParagraph tag<p> defines a new paragraph

Line break tag<br> used to define a line break

HTMLBold tag<b> defines bold text

Italics tag<i> defines italic text

HTMLHyperlinksThe world wide web is built around the concept of hyperlinks, an idea conceived by Sir Tim Berners Lee in 1989.Hyperlinks allow the user to navigate from one web page to another.The <a> tag defines a hyperlinkThe href attribute defines the target web page

The content will be shown as a hyperlink

HTMLExternal hyperlinksAn external hyperlink links to a page on another website

Internal hyperlinksAn internal hyperlink links to a page on the same website

HTMLAnchorThe anchor element tag is <a>. It can be used with a hyperlink, a link to another part of the page or even a link to an email.

HTMLImagesThe <img> tag is used to define an imageUse the src attribute to set the image file location and nameUse the width attribute to set the image widthUse the height attribute to set the image heightUse the alt attribute to provide alternate text for an imageThe alt text will be displayed if the image could not be loadedThe alt text can be read by an image reader (accessibility)

HTMLImages as hyperlinksAn image can be used as a hyperlinkUse the <a> tag with href attribute to set up the linkUse the image element as content

HTMLListsHTML can be either ordered (e.g. numbered items) or unordered (e.g. bulleted items)The <ol> tag defines an ordered listThe <ul> tag defines an unordered listThe <li> tag defines a list itemThe type attribute can be used with an ordered list to define the list marker (e.g. numbers, letters, Roman numerals)The style attribute can be used with an unordered list to define the list marker (e.g. bullets, circles, squares)

HTMLLists

HTMLdivThe <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.The <div> tag is used to group block-elements to format them with CSS.

HTMLAudio and videoThe HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements specify a standard ways to embed a video and audio in a web page.