With HTML you can create your own Web site. This tutorial teaches you everything about HTML. HTML is easy to learn - You will enjoy it. Examples in Each Chapter This HTML tutorial contains hundreds of HTML examples. With our online HTML editor, you can edit the HTML, and click on a button to view the result. Example My First HeadingMy first paragraph. 2.HTML Introduction HTML Example My First HeadingMy first paragraph. Try it yourself » Example Explained The DOCTYPE declaration defines the document type The text between and describes the web page The text between and is the visible page content The text between andis displayed as a headingThe text between and is displayed as a paragraphThe declaration is the doctype for HTML5. ________________________________________ What is HTML? HTML is a language for describing web pages. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language HTML is a markup language A markup language is a set of markup tags The tags describe document content HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text HTML documents are also called web pages ________________________________________ HTML Tags HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags HTML tags are keywords (tag names) surrounded by angle brackets like HTML tags normally come in pairs like and The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag The end tag is written like the start tag, with a forward slash before the tag name Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags HTML Elements "HTML tags" and "HTML elements" are often used to describe the same thing. But strictly speaking, an HTML element is everything between the start tag and the end tag, including the tags: HTML Element: This is a paragraph. Web Browsers The purpose of a web browser (such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari) is to read HTML documents and display them as web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to determine how the content of the HTML page is to be presented/displayed to the user: ________________________________________ HTML Page Structure Below is a visualization of an HTML page structure: This a headingThis is a paragraph. This is another paragraph. ________________________________________ HTML Versions Since the early days of the web, there have been many versions of HTML: Version Year HTML 1991 HTML+ 1993 HTML 2.0 1995 HTML 3.2 1997 HTML 4.01 1999 XHTML 1.0 2000 HTML5 2012 XHTML5 2013 ________________________________________ The Declaration The declaration helps the browser to display a web page correctly. There are many different documents on the web, and a browser can only display an HTML page 100% correctly if it knows the HTML type and version used. ________________________________________ Common Declarations HTML5 HTML 4.01 "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> XHTML 1.0 "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 3.HTML Editors ________________________________________ Writing HTML Using Notepad or TextEdit HTML can be edited by using a professional HTML editor like: Adobe Dreamweaver Microsoft Expression Web CoffeeCup HTML Editor However, for learning HTML we recommend a text editor like Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac). We believe using a simple text editor is a good way to learn HTML. Follow the 4 steps below to create your first web page with Notepad. ________________________________________ Step 1: Start Notepad To start Notepad go to: Start All Programs Accessories Notepad Step 2: Edit Your HTML with Notepad Type your HTML code into your Notepad: ________________________________________ Step 3: Save Your HTML Select Save as.. in Notepad's file menu. When you save an HTML file, you can use either the .htm or the .html file extension. There is no difference, it is entirely up to you. Save the file in a folder that is easy to remember, like w3schools. |