HTML

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Unlike a scripting or programming language that uses scripts to perform functions, a markup language uses
tags to identify content.
Here is an example of an HTML tag:

<p> I'm a paragraph </p>
The Web Structure
The ability to code using HTML is essential for any web professional. Acquiring this skill should be the starting
point for anyone who is learning how to create content for the web.
Modern Web Design
HTML: Structure
CSS: Presentation
JavaScript: Behavior
PHP or similar: Backend

CMS: Content Management
The <html> Tag
Although various versions have been released over the years, HTML basics remain the same.
The structure of an HTML document has been compared with that of a sandwich. As a sandwich has two
slices of bread, the HTML document has opening and closing HTML tags.
These tags, like the bread in a sandwich, surround everything else:<html>

…
</html>
Everything in an HTML document is surrounded by the <html> tag.
The <head> Tag
Immediately following the opening HTML tag, you'll find the head of the document, which is identified by
opening and closing head tags.
The head of an HTML file contains all of the non-visual elements that help make the page work.<html>
<head>…</head>
</html>
The <body> Tag
The body tag follows the head tag.

All visual-structural elements are contained within the body tag.
Headings, paragraphs, lists, quotes, images, and links are just a few of the elements that can be contained
within the body tag.
Basic HTML Structure:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>Try It Yourself
The <body> tag defines the main content of the HTML document.
The HTML File
HTML files are text files, so you can use any text editor to create your first webpage.
There are some very nice HTML editors available; you can choose the one that works for you. For now let's
write our examples in Notepad.
You can run, save, and share your HTML codes on our Code Playground, without installing any additional
software.
The HTML File
Add the basic HTML structure to the text editor with "This is a line of text" in the body section.
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
This is a line of text.
</body>
In our example, the file is saved as first.html
When the file is opened, the following result is displayed in the web browser:
Don’t forget to save the file. HTML file names should end in either .html or .htm
Creating a Blog
Throughout this course, we'll help you practice and create your own unique blog project, so you'll retain what
you've learned and be able to put it to use. Just keep going and follow the instructions in the TASK section.
This is what your finished blog page will look like.
TASK: Tap Try It Yourself to see the code and its output.
<html>
<head>
<title>My Blog</title>
</head>
<body>
...Try It Yourself
Don't be afraid of long codes. By the time you complete the course, everything will make complete sense and
look highly doable. We guarantee it!
TASK:
1. Open the code.
2. On the top header, change the name to your own name.
3. Change the page title. Remember, the page title is located inside the <title> tag in the <head> of the page.
The <p> Element
To create a paragraph, simply type in the <p> element with its opening and closing tags:
<html>
<head>
<title>first page</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph. </p>
<p>This is another paragraph. </p>
</body>
The result:
Browsers automatically add an empty line before and after a paragraph.

Single Line Break
Use the <br /> tag to add a single line of text without starting a new paragraph:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph. </p>
<p>This is <br /> a line break </p>
</body>
The <br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.
Single Line Break
Opening the HTML file in the browser shows that a single line break has been added to the paragraph:
The <br /> element has no end tag.

Formatting Elements
In HTML, there is a list of elements that specify text style.
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is regular text </p>
<p><b> bold text </b></p>
<p><big> big text </big></p>
<p><i> italic text </i></p>
<p><small> small text </small></p>
<p><strong> strong text </strong></p>
<p><sub> subscripted text </sub></p>
<p><sup> superscripted text </sup></p>
<p><ins> inserted text </ins></p>
<p><del> deleted text </del></p>
</body>
The <strong> tag is a phrase tag. It defines important text.
Formatting Elements
Each paragraph in the example is formatted differently to demonstrate what each tag does:
Browsers display <strong> as <b>, and <em> as <i>.
However, the meanings of these tags differ: <b> and <i> define bold and italic text, respectively,
while <strong> and <em> indicate that the text is "important".
HTML Headings
HTML includes six levels of headings, which are ranked according to importance.
These are <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, and <h6>.
The following code defines all of the headings:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is heading 1</h1>
</body>
Result:
It is not recommended that you use headings just to make the text big or bold, because search engines use
headings to index the web page structure and content.
Horizontal Lines
To create a horizontal line, use the <hr /> tag.

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph </p>
<hr />
</body>
Result:
In HTML5, the <hr> tag defines a thematic break.
Comments
The browser does not display comments, but they help document the HTML and add descriptions, reminders,
and other notes.
Example:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<hr />

</body>
Result:
As you can see, the comment is not displayed in the browser.
There is an exclamation point (!) in the opening tag, but not in the closing tag.
Formatting Text
Let's get back to our blog project.

The About Me section will contain a heading that's wrapped in a <h1> tag, along with two paragraphs that
format text using the tags you've just learned.
Let's take a look at the code:
<h1><span>About Me</span></h1>
<p>
Hey! I'm <strong>Alex</strong>. Coding has changed my world ...
</p>
<p class="quote">"Declare variables, not war"</p>Try It Yourself
You may have noticed that we've also used some CSS to add colors and styles to the page. When you complete
HTML, we strongly recommend our free CSS Tutorial!
TASK:
1. Create your own About Me section by changing the text.
2. Play around with the code; experiment with formatting text.
HTML Elements
HTML documents are made up of HTML elements.

An HTML element is written using a start tag and an end tag, and with the content in between.
HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements. In the example below, the body element includes
the <p> tags, the <br /> tag and the content, "This is a paragraph".
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph <br /></p>
</body>
Some HTML elements (like the <br /> tag) do not have end tags.
HTML Elements
Some elements are quite small. Since you can't put contents within a break tag, and you don't have an opening
and closing break tag, it’s a separate, single element.
So HTML is really scripting with elements within elements.

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is a <br /> line break</p>
</body>
Some HTML elements (like the <br /> tag) do not have end tags.
HTML Attributes
Attributes provide additional information about an element or a tag, while also modifying them. Most attributes

have a value; the value modifies the attribute.
<p align="center">
This text is aligned to center
</p>Try It Yourself
In this example, the value of "center" indicates that the content within the p element should be aligned to the
center:
Attributes are always specified in the start tag, and they appear in name="value" pairs.
Attribute Measurements
As an example, we can modify the horizontal line so it has a width of 50 pixels.
This can be done by using the width attribute:

<hr width="50px" />Try It Yourself
An element's width can also be defined using percentages:

<hr width="50%" />Try It Yourself
An element's width can be defined using pixels or percentages.
The Align Attribute
The align attribute is used to specify how the text is aligned.
In the example below, we have a paragraph that is aligned to the center, and a line that is aligned to the right.
<html>
<head>
<title>Attributes</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align="center">This is a text <br />
<hr width="10%" align="right" /> This is also a text.
</p>
</body>
The align attribute of <p> is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
You may be wondering what happens if you try to apply contradictory attributes within the same element.
<p align="center">
This is a text.
<hr width="50%" align="left" />
</p>Try It Yourself
The align attribute of <p> is not supported in HTML5.
The <img> Tag
The <img> tag is used to insert an image. It contains only attributes, and does not have a closing tag.
The image's URL (address) can be defined using the src attribute.
The HTML image syntax looks like this:<img src="image.jpg" />

The alt attribute specifies an alternate text for an image.
Image Location
You need to put in the image location for the src attribute that is between the quotation marks.
For example, if you have a photo named "tree.jpg" in the same folder as the HTML file, your code should look
like this:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<img src="tree.jpg" alt="" />
</body>
In case the image cannot be displayed, the alt attribute specifies an alternate text that describes the image in
words. The alt attribute is required.
Image Resizing
To define the image size, use the width and height attributes.
The value can be specified in pixels or as a percentage:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<img src="tree.jpg" height="150px" width="150px" alt="" />

<img src="tree.jpg" height="50%" width="50%" alt="" />
</body>
Loading images takes time. Using large images can slow down your page, so use them with care.
Image Border
By default, an image has no borders. Use the border attribute within the image tag to create a border around
the image.
<img src="tree.jpg" height="150px" width="150px" border="1px" alt="" /> Try It Yourself
By default, Internet Explorer 9, and its earlier versions, display a border around an image unless a border
attribute is defined.
The <a> Tag
Links are also an integral part of every web page. You can add links to text or images that will enable the user
to click on them in order to be directed to another file or webpage.
In HTML, links are defined using the <a> tag.
Use the href attribute to define the link's destination address:<a href=""></a>

To link an image to another document, simply nest the <img> tag inside <a> tags.
Creating Your First Link
In the example below, a link to SoloLearn's website is defined:

<a href="http://www.sololearn.com"> Learn Playing </a>Try It Yourself
Once the code has been saved, "Learn Playing" will display as a link:
Learn Playing
Clicking on "Learn Playing" redirects you to www.sololearn.com

Links can be either absolute or relative
The target Attribute
The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.

Giving a _blank value to your attribute will have the link open in a new window or new tab:
<a href="http://www.sololearn.com" target="_blank">
Learn Playing
</a>Try It Yourself
A visited link is underlined and purple.
HTML Ordered Lists

An ordered list starts with the <ol> tag, and each list item is defined by the <li> tag.
Here is an example of an ordered list:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<ol>
<li>Red</li>
<li>Blue</li>
<li>Green</li>
</ol>
</body>
Result:
The list items will be automatically marked with numbers.
HTML Unordered List
An unordered list starts with the <ul> tag.

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>Red</li>
<li>Blue</li>
<li>Green</li>
</ul>
</body>
Result:
The list items will be marked with bullets.
Creating a Table
Tables are defined by using the <table> tag.

Tables are divided into table rows with the <tr> tag.
Table rows are divided into table columns (table data) with the <td> tag.
Here is an example of a table with one row and three columns:<table>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
Table data tags <td> act as data containers within the table.
They can contain all sorts of HTML elements, such as text, images, lists, other tables, and so on.
The border and colspan Attributes
A border can be added using the border attribute:<table border="2">

A table cell can span two or more columns:
<table border="2">
<tr>
<td>Red</td>
<td>Blue</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><br /></td>
<td colspan="2"><br /></td>
</tr>
</table>Try It Yourself
Result:
The border attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The example below demonstrates the colspan attribute in action:

<table border="2">
<tr>
<td>Red</td>
<td>Blue</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yellow</td>
<td colspan="2">Orange</td>
</tr>
Result:
You can see that the cell containing "Orange" spans two cells.
To make a cell span more than one row, use the rowspan attribute.
The align and bgcolor Attributes
To change your table's position, use the align attribute inside your table tag:<table align="center">
Now let's specify a background color of red for a table cell. To do that, just use the bgcolor attribute.
<table border="2">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="red">Red</td>
<td>Blue</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yellow</td>
<td colspan="2">Orange</td>
</tr>
Result:
In the case of styling elements, CSS is more effective than HTML. Try our free "Learn CSS" course to learn
more about CSS and styles.
My Schedule
Use table tags to add a table to your blog that represents your daily learning schedule.
The <th> tags represent the table headers. Take a look at the following code:
<h1><span>My Coding Schedule</span></h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Day</th>
<th>Mon</th>
<th>Tue</th>
<th>Wed</th>
<th>Thu</th>
<th>Fri</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8-8:30</td>
<td class="selected">Learn</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9-10</td>
<td></td>
<td class="selected">Practice</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1-1:30</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td class="selected">Play</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3:45-5</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td class="selected">Code</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6-6:15</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td class="selected">Discuss</td>
</tr>
The empty <td> tags represent empty table cells. They're necessary because they maintain the table's
structure.
TASK: Customize the table to create your unique schedule!
Types of Elements
In HTML, most elements are defined as block level or inline elements.

Block level elements start from a new line.
For example: <h1>, <form>, <li>, <ol>, <ul>, <p>, <pre>, <table>, <div>, etc.
Inline elements are normally displayed without line breaks.

For example: <b>, <a>, <strong>, <img>, <input>, <em>, <span>, etc.
The <div> element is a block-level element that is often used as a container for other HTML elements.
When used together with some CSS styling, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of content:
<html>
<body>
<h1>Headline</h1>
<div style="background-color:green; color:white; padding:20px;">
<p>Some paragraph text goes here.</p>
<p>Another paragraph goes here.</p>
</div>
</body>
Similarly, the <span> element is an inline element that is often used as a container for some text.
When used together with CSS, the <span> element can be used to style parts of the text:
<html>
<body>
<h2>Some
<span style="color:red">Important</span>
Message</h2>
</body>
Summary
The <div> element defines a block-level section in a document.
The <span> element defines an inline section in a document.
Types of Elements
Other elements can be used either as block level elements or inline elements. This includes the following
elements:
APPLET - embedded Java applet
IFRAME - Inline frame
INS - inserted text
MAP - image map
OBJECT - embedded object
SCRIPT - script within an HTML document
You can insert inline elements inside block elements. For example, you can have multiple <span> elements
inside a <div> element.
Inline elements cannot contain any block level elements.
The <form> Element
HTML forms are used to collect information from the user.

Forms are defined using the <form> element, with its opening and closing tags:<body>
<form>…</form>
</body>
Use the action attribute to point to a webpage that will load after the user submits the form.<form
action="http://www.sololearn.com">
</form>
Usually the form is submitted to a web page on a web server.
The method and name Attributes
The method attribute specifies the HTTP method (GET or POST) to be used when forms are submitted (see
below for description):<form action="url" method="GET">
<form action="url" method="POST">
When you use GET, the form data will be visible in the page address.
Use POST if the form is updating data, or includes sensitive information (passwords).

POST offers better security because the submitted data is not visible in the page address.
To take in user input, you need the corresponding form elements, such as text fields. The <input> element has
many variations, depending on the type attribute. It can be a text, password, radio, URL, submit, etc.
The example below shows a form requesting a username and password:

<form>
<input type="text" name="username" /><br />
<input type="password" name="password" />
</form>Try It Yourself
Result:
The name attribute specifies a name for a form.
Form Elements
If we change the input type to radio, it allows the user select only one of a number of choices:
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="male" /> Male <br />
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="female" /> Female <br />Try It Yourself
Result:
The type "checkbox" allows the user to select more than one option:
<input type="checkbox" name="gender" value="1" /> Male <br />
<input type="checkbox" name="gender" value="2" /> Female <br />Try It Yourself
Result:
The <input> tag has no end tag.
Form Elements
The submit button submits a form to its action attribute:

<input type="submit" value="Submit" /> Try It Yourself
Result:
After the form is submitted, the data should be processed on the server using a programming language, such
as PHP.
Contact Form
Next, we'll create a Contact Form for your blog. The form will include Name, Email, and Message fields. We'll
also add a Submit button.
Check out the code:
<h1><span>Contact Me</span></h1>
<form>
<input name="name" type="text" /><br/>
<input name="email" type="email" /><br/>
<textarea name="message"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="SEND" class="submit" />
This is just a static HTML page, so it won't work to actually submit the form. You'd need to create the server-
side code in order to submit a real form and process the data. To learn how, complete SoloLearn's PHP course
once you've completed the HTML and CSS courses.
HTML Colors!
HTML colors are expressed as hexadecimal values.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F
As you can see, there are 16 values there, 0 through F. Zero represents the lowest value, and F represents the
highest.
HTML Color Model
Colors are displayed in combinations of red, green, and blue light (RGB).
Hex values are written using the hashtag symbol (#), followed by either three or six hex characters.
As shown in the picture below, the circles overlap, forming new colors:
RGB color values are supported in all browsers.

Color Values
All of the possible red, green, and blue combinations potentially number over 16 million.
Here are only a few of them:
We can mix the colors to form additional colors:

Orange and red mix:
Background and Font Colors

The bgcolor attribute can be used to change the web page's background color.
This example would produce a dark blue background with a white headline:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000099">
<h1>
<font color="#FFFFFF"> White headline </font>
</h1>
</body>
Result:
The color attribute specifies the color of the text inside a <font> element.
The <frame> Tag
A page can be divided into frames using a special frame document.
The <frame> tag defines one specific window (frame) within a <frameset>. Each <frame> in a <frameset> can
have different attributes, such as border, scrolling, the ability to resize, etc.
The <frameset> element specifies the number of columns or rows in the frameset, as well as what percentage
or number of pixels of space each of them occupies.<frameset cols="100, 25%, *"></frameset>
<frameset rows="100, 25%, *"></frameset>
The <frameset> tag is not supported in HTML5.
Working with Frames

Use the <noresize> attribute to specify that a user cannot resize
a <frame> element:<frame noresize="noresize">
Frame content should be defined using the src attribute.
Lastly, the <noframes> element provides a way for browsers that do not support frames to view the page. The
element can contain an alternative page, complete with a body tag and any other elements.
<frameset cols="25%,50%,25%">
<frame src="a.htm" />
<frame src="b.htm" />
<frame src="c.htm" />
<noframes>Frames not supported!</noframes>
</frameset>
Blog Project
To finalize our blog, we'll use a frame to embed a YouTube video. We'll also create a Follow Me section that
includes links at the end of the page.
Check out the final code:
...
<div class="section">
<h1><span>My Media</span></h1>
<iframe height="150" width="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q6_5InVJZ88" allowfullscreen
frameborder="0"></iframe>
</div>
...Try It Yourself
TASK:
1. Finalize your blog page.
2. Share your code creation with the community, get feedback, and receive upvotes!
HTML5
When writing HTML5 documents, one of the first new features that you'll notice is the doc type declaration:<!
DOCTYPE HTML>
The character encoding (charset) declaration is also simplified:<meta charset="UTF-8">
New Elements in HTML5
<article>, <aside>, <audio>, <canvas>, <datalist>, <details>, <embed>, <footer>, <header>, <nav>,
<output>, <progress>, <section>, <video>, and even more!
The default character encoding in HTML5 is UTF-8.
New in HTML5
Forms
- The Web Forms 2.0 specification allows for creation of more powerful forms and more compelling user
experiences.
- Date pickers, color pickers, and numeric stepper controls have been added.
- Input field types now include email, search, and URL.
- PUT and DELETE form methods are now supported.
Integrated API (Application Programming Interfaces)

- Drag and Drop
- Audio and Video
- Offline Web Applications
- History
- Local Storage
- Geolocation
- Web Messaging
The List of Content Models
In HTML, elements typically belonged in either the block level or inline content model. HTML5
introduces seven main content models.
- Metadata
- Embedded
- Interactive
- Heading
- Phrasing
- Flow
- Sectioning
The HTML5 content models are designed to make the markup structure more meaningful for both the browser
and the web designer.
Content Models
Metadata: Content that sets up the presentation or behavior of the rest of the content. These elements are
found in the head of the document.
Elements: <base>, <link>, <meta>, <noscript>, <script>, <style>, <title>
Embedded: Content that imports other resources into the document.

Elements: <audio>, <video>, <canvas>, <iframe>, <img>, <math>, <object>, <svg>
Interactive: Content specifically intended for user interaction.

Elements: <a>, <audio>, <video>, <button>,
<details>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <label>, <object>, <select>, <textarea>
Heading: Defines a section header.

Elements: <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6>, <hgroup>
Phrasing: This model has a number of inline level elements in common with HTML4.
Elements: <img>, <span>, <strong>, <label>, <br />, <small>, <sub>, and more.
The same element can belong to more than one content model.
Content Models
Flow content: Contains the majority of HTML5 elements that would be included in the normal flow of the
document.
Sectioning content: Defines the scope of headings, content, navigation, and footers.

Elements: <article>, <aside>, <nav>, <section>
The various content models overlap in certain areas, depending on how they are being used.
Page Structure in HTML5
A generic HTML5 page structure looks like this:

You may not need some of these elements, depending on your page structure.
The <header> Element
In HTML4, we would define a header like this:<div id="header">

In HTML5, a simple <header> tag is used, instead.
The <header> element is appropriate for use inside the body tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<header>
<h1> Most important heading </h1>
<h3> Less important heading </h3>
</header>
</body>
Note that the <header> is completely different from the <head> tag.
The <footer> Element
The footer element is also widely used. Generally we refer to a section located at the very bottom of the web
page as the footer.<footer>…</footer>
The following information is usually provided between these tags:
- Contact Information
- Privacy Policy
- Social Media Icons
- Terms of Service
- Copyright Information
- Sitemap and Related Documents
The <nav> Element
This tag represents a section of a page that links to other pages or to certain sections within the page. This
would be a section with navigation links.
Here is an example of a major block of navigation links:

<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#">About us</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>Try It Yourself
Not all of the links in a document should be inside a <nav> element. The <nav> element is intended only for
major blocks of navigation links. Typically, the <footer> element often has a list of links that don't need to be in
a <nav> element.
The <article> Element
Article is a self-contained, independent piece of content that can be used and distributed separately from the
rest of the page or site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a blog entry, a comment,
an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent piece of content.
The <article> element replaces the <div> element that was widely used in HTML4, along with an id or class.
<article>
<h1>The article title</h1>
<p>Contents of the article element </p>
</article>Try It Yourself
When an <article> element is nested, the inner element represents an article related to the outer element. For
example, blog post comments can be <article> elements nested in the <article> representing the blog post.
The <section> Element
<section> is a logical container of the page or article.

Sections can be used to divide up content within an article.
For example, a homepage could have a section for introducing the company, another for news items, and still
another for contact information.
Each <section> should be identified, typically by including a heading (h1-h6 element) as a child of

the <section> element.
<article>
<h1>Welcome</h1>
<section>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>content or image</p>
</section>
If it makes sense to separately syndicate the content of a <section> element, use an <article> element instead.
The <aside> Element
<aside> is secondary or tangential content which could be considered separate from but indirectly related to
the main content.
This type of content is often represented in sidebars.
When an <aside> tag is used within an <article> tag, the content of the <aside> should be specifically related to
that article.
<article>
<h1> Gifts for everyone </h1>
<p> This website will be the best place for choosing gifts </p>
<aside>
<p> Gifts will be delivered to you within 24 hours </p>
</aside>
When an <aside> tag is used outside of an <article> tag, its content should be related to the surrounding
content.
Audio on the Web
Before HTML5, there was no standard for playing audio files on a web page.
The HTML5 <audio> element specifies a standard for embedding audio in a web page.
There are two different ways to specify the audio source file's URL. The first uses the source attribute:
<audio src="audio.mp3" controls>
Audio element not supported by your browser
</audio>Try It Yourself
The second way uses the <source> element inside the <audio> element:

<audio controls>
<source src="audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="audio.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
Multiple <source> elements can be linked to different audio files. The browser will use the first recognized
format.
The <audio> element creates an audio player inside the browser.
<audio controls>
<source src="audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="audio.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
Audio element not supported by your browser.
Result:
The text between the <audio> and </audio> tags will display in browsers that do not support
the <audio> element.
Attributes of <audio>
controls
Specifies that audio controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button, etc.)
autoplay
When this attribute is defined, audio starts playing as soon as it is ready, without asking for the visitor's
permission.
<audio controls autoplay>Try It Yourself
loop
This attribute is used to have the audio replay every time it is finished.
<audio controls autoplay loop>Try It Yourself
Currently, there are three supported file formats for the <audio> element: MP3, WAV, and OGG.
Videos in HTML
The video element is similar to the audio element.

You can specify the video source URL using an attribute in a video element, or using source elements inside the
video element:
<video controls>
<source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Video is not supported by your browser
</video>Try It Yourself
Another aspect that the audio and video elements have in common is that the major browsers do not all
support the same file types. If the browser does not support the first video type, it will try the next one.
Attributes of <video>
Another aspect shared by both the audio and the video elements is that each
has controls, autoplay and loop attributes.
In this example, the video will replay after it finishes playing:

<video controls autoplay loop>
<source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Video is not supported by your browser
</video>Try It Yourself
Currently, there are three supported video formats for the <video> element: MP4, WebM, and OGG.
Progress Bar
The <progress> element provides the ability to create progress bars on the web.

The progress element can be used within headings, paragraphs, or anywhere else in the body.
Progress Element Attributes

Value: Specifies how much of the task has been completed.
Max: Specifies how much work the task requires in total.
Example:
Status: <progress min="0" max="100" value="35">
</progress>Try It Yourself
Result:
Use the <progress> tag in conjunction with JavaScript to dynamically display a task's progress.
HTML5 Web Storage
With HTML5 web storage, websites can store data on a user's local computer.
Before HTML5, we had to use JavaScript cookies to achieve this functionality.
The Advantages of Web Storage

- More secure
- Faster
- Stores a larger amount of data
- Stored data is not sent with every server request
Local storage is per domain. All pages from one domain can store and access the same data.
Types of Web Storage Objects
There are two types of web storage objects:

- sessionStorage()
- localStorage()
Local vs. Session

- Session Storage is destroyed once the user closes the browser
- Local Storage stores data with no expiration date
You need to be familiar with basic JavaScript in order to understand and use the API.
Working with Values

The syntax for web storage for both local and session storage is very simple and similar.
The data is stored as key/value pairs.
Storing a Value:
localStorage.setItem("key1", "value1");
Getting a Value:
//this will print the value

alert(localStorage.getItem("key1"));
Removing a Value:
localStorage.removeItem("key1");
Removing All Values:
localStorage.clear();
The same syntax applies to the session storage, with one difference: Instead of localStorage, sessionStorage is
used.
What is the Geolocation API?
In HTML5, the Geolocation API is used to obtain the user's geographical location.
Since this can compromise user privacy, the option is not available unless the user approves it.
Geolocation is much more accurate for devices with GPS, like smartphones and the like.
Using HTML Geolocation
The Geolocation API’s main method is getCurrentPosition, which retrieves the current geographic location of
the user's device.navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition();
Parameters:
showLocation (mandatory): Defines the callback method that retrieves location information.
ErrorHandler(optional): Defines the callback method that is invoked when an error occurs in processing the
asynchronous call.
Options (optional): Defines a set of options for retrieving the location information.
You need to be familiar with basic JavaScript in order to understand and use the API.
Presenting Data
User location can be presented in two ways: Geodetic and Civic.
1. The geodetic way to describe position refers directly to latitude and longitude.
2. The civic representation of location data is presented in a format that is more easily read and understood by
the average person.
Each parameter has both a geodetic and a civic representation:
The getCurrentPosition() method returns an object if it is successful. The latitude, longitude, and accuracy
properties are always returned.
Making Elements Draggable
The drag and drop feature lets you "grab" an object and drag it to a different location.
To make an element draggable, just set the draggable attribute to true:<img draggable="true" />
Any HTML element can be draggable.
The API for HTML5 drag and drop is event-based.
Example:<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function allowDrop(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
}
function drag(ev) {
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text", ev.target.id);
}
function drop(ev) {
var data = ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="box" ondrop="drop(event)"

ondragover="allowDrop(event)"
style="border:1px solid black;
width:200px; height:200px"></div>
<img id="image" src="sample.jpg" draggable="true"

ondragstart="drag(event)" width="150" height="50" alt="" />
</body>
</html>
What to Drag
When the element is dragged, the ondragstart attribute calls a function, drag(event), which specifies what data
is to be dragged.
The dataTransfer.setData() method sets the data type and the value of the dragged data:function drag(ev) {
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text", ev.target.id);
}
In our example, the data type is "text" and the value is the ID of the draggable element ("image").
Where to Drop
The ondragover event specifies where the dragged data can be dropped. By default, data and elements cannot
be dropped in other elements. To allow a drop, we must prevent the default handling of the element.
This is done by calling the event.preventDefault() method for the ondragover event.
Do the Drop
When the dragged data is dropped, a drop event occurs.
In the example above, the ondrop attribute calls a function, drop(event):function drop(ev) {
var data = ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}
The preventDefault() method prevents the browser's default handling of the data (default is open as link on
drop).
The dragged data can be accessed with the dataTransfer.getData() method. This method will return any data
that was set to the same type in the setData() method.
The dragged data is the ID of the dragged element ("image").
At the end, the dragged element is appended into the drop element, using the appendChild() function.
Basic knowledge of JavaScript is required to understand and use the API.
Drawing Shapes
SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics, and is used to draw shapes with HTML-style markup.
It offers several methods for drawing paths, boxes, circles, text, and graphic images.
SVG is not pixel-based, so it can be magnified infinitely with no loss of quality.
Inserting SVG Images
An SVG image can be added to HTML code with just a basic image tag that includes a source attribute pointing
to the image:<img src="image.svg" alt="" height="300" />
SVG defines vector-based graphics in XML format.
Drawing a Circle
To draw shapes with SVG, you first need to create an SVG element tag with two attributes: width and
height.<svg width="1000" height="1000"></svg>
To create a circle, add a <circle> tag:
<svg width="2000" height="2000">
<circle cx="80" cy="80" r="50" fill="green" />
</svg>Try It Yourself
- cx pushes the center of the circle further to the right of the screen
- cy pushes the center of the circle further down from the top of the screen
- r defines the radius
- fill determines the color of our circle
- stroke adds an outline to the circle
Result:
Every element and every attribute in SVG files can be animated.
Other Shape Elements
<rect> defines a rectangle:
<rect width="300" height="100"
x="20" y="20" fill="green" />
The following code will draw a green-filled rectangle.

<line> defines a line segment:
<line x1="10" y1="10" x2="200" y2="100"
style="stroke:#000000; stroke-linecap:round;
stroke-width:20" />
(x1, y1) define the start coordinates(x2, y2) define the end coordinates.
<polyline> defines shapes built from multiple line definitions:
<polyline style="stroke-linejoin:miter; stroke:black;
stroke-width:12; fill: none;"
points="100 100, 150 150, 200 100" />
Points are the polyline's coordinates.

The code below will draw a black check sign:
The width and height attributes of the <rect> element define the height and the width of the rectangle.
<ellipse> and <polygon>
Ellipse
The <ellipse> is similar to the <circle>, with one exception:
You can independently change the horizontal and vertical axes of its radius, using the rx and ry attributes.
<svg height="500" width="1000">
<ellipse cx="200" cy="100" rx="150" ry="70" style="fill:green" />
Result:
Polygon
The <polygon> element is used to create a graphic with at least three sides. The polygon element is unique
because it automatically closes off the shape for you.
<polygon points="100 100, 200 200, 300 0"
style="fill: green; stroke:black;" />
Result:
Polygon comes from Greek. "Poly" means "many" and "gon" means "angle."
Shape Animations
SVG animations can be created using the <animate> element.
The example below creates a rectangle that will change its position in 3 seconds and will then repeat the
animation twice:
<rect width="150" height="150" fill="orange">
<animate attributeName="x" from="0" to="300"
dur="3s" fill="freeze" repeatCount="2"/>
</rect>
attributeName: Specifies which attribute will be affected by the animation

from: Specifies the starting value of the attribute
to: Specifies the ending value of the attribute
dur: Specifies how long the animation runs (duration)
fill: Specifies whether or not the attribute's value should return to its initial value when the animation is finished
(Values: "remove" resets the value; "freeze" keeps the “to value”)
repeatCount: Specifies the repeat count of the animation
In the example above, the rectangle changes its x attribute from 0 to 300 in 3 seconds.
To repeat the animation indefinitely, use the value "indefinite" for the repeatCount attribute.
Paths
The <path> element is used to define a path.
The following commands are available for path data:

M: moveto
L: lineto
H: horizontal lineto
V: vertical lineto
C: curveto
S: smooth curveto
Q: quadratic Bézier curve
T: smooth quadratic Bézier curveto
A: elliptical Arc
Z: closepath
Define a path using the d attribute:

<path d="M 0 0 L200 200 L200 0 Z" style="stroke:#000; fill:none;" />
M places our "virtual pen" down at the position 0, 0. It then moves 200px down and to the right, then moves up
to the position 200, 0. The Z command closes the shape, which results in a hypotenuse:
All of the above commands can also be expressed with lower case letters. When capital letters are used, it
indicates absolute position; lower case indicates relative position.
The <canvas> Element
The HTML canvas is used to draw graphics that include everything from simple lines to complex graphic
objects.
The <canvas> element is defined by:<canvas id="canvas1" width="200" height="100">

</canvas>
The <canvas> element is only a container for graphics. You must use a script to actually draw the graphics
(usually JavaScript).
The <canvas> element must have an id attribute so it can be referred to by JavaScript:<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas1"
width="400" height="300"></canvas>
<script>
var can = document.getElementById("canvas1");
var ctx = can.getContext("2d");
</script>
</body>
</html>
getContext() returns a drawing context on the canvas.
Basic knowledge of JavaScript is required to understand and use the Canvas.
Canvas Coordinates
The HTML canvas is a two-dimensional grid.
The upper-left corner of the canvas has the coordinates (0,0).
X coordinate increases to the right.

Y coordinate increases toward the bottom of the canvas.
The <canvas> element is only a container for graphics.
Drawing Shapes
The fillRect(x, y, w, h) method draws a "filled" rectangle, in which w indicates width and h indicates height. The
default fill color is black.
A black 100*100 pixel rectangle is drawn on the canvas at the position (20, 20):
var c=document.getElementById("canvas1");
var ctx=c.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillRect(20,20,100,100);Try It Yourself
Result:
The fillStyle property is used to set a color, gradient, or pattern to fill the drawing.
Using this property allows you to draw a green-filled rectangle.
var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas1");
var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillStyle ="rgba(0, 200, 0, 1)";
ctx.fillRect (36, 10, 22, 22);Try It Yourself
Result:
The canvas supports various other methods for drawing:
Draw a Line
moveTo(x,y): Defines the starting point of the line.
lineTo(x,y): Defines the ending point of the line.
Draw a Circle
beginPath(): Starts the drawing.
arc(x,y,r,start,stop): Sets the parameters of the circle.
stroke(): Ends the drawing.
Gradients
createLinearGradient(x,y,x1,y1): Creates a linear gradient.
createRadialGradient(x,y,r,x1,y1,r1): Creates a radial/circular gradient.
Drawing Text on the Canvas

Font: Defines the font properties for the text.
fillText(text,x,y): Draws "filled" text on the canvas.
strokeText(text,x,y): Draws text on the canvas (no fill).
There are many other methods aimed at helping to draw shapes and images on the canvas.
Canvas vs. SVG
Canvas
- Elements are drawn programmatically
- Drawing is done with pixels
- Animations are not built in
- High performance for pixels-based drawing operations
- Resolution dependent
- No support for event handlers
- You can save the resulting image as .png or .jpg
- Well suited for graphic-intensive games
SVG
- Elements are part of the page's DOM (Document object model)
- Drawing is done with vectors
- Effects, such as animations are built in
- Based on standard XML syntax, which provides better accessibility
- Resolution independent
- Support for event handlers
- Not suited for game applications
- Best suited for applications with large rendering areas (for example, Google Maps)
You can actually use both SVG and canvas on the same page, if needed.
However, you cannot just draw SVG onto a canvas, or vice-versa.
Working with Canvas

The Canvas element can be transformed. As an example, a text is written on the canvas at the coordinates (10,
30).
ctx.font="bold 22px Tahoma";
ctx.textAlign="start";
ctx.fillText("start", 10, 30);Try It Yourself
Result:
The translate(x,y) method is used to move the Canvas.

x indicates how far to move the grid horizontally, and y indicates how far to move the grid vertically.
ctx.translate(100, 150);
ctx.fillText("after translate", 10, 30);Try It Yourself
In this example, the canvas is moved 100px to the right, and 150px down.
Result:
Canvas has several methods for drawing paths, boxes, circles, text, and adding images.
The rotate() Method
The rotate() method is used to rotate the HTML5 Canvas. The value must be in radians, not degrees.
Here is an example that draws the same rectangle before and after rotation is set:
ctx.fillStyle = "#FF0000";
ctx.fillRect(10,10, 100, 100);
ctx.rotate( (Math.PI / 180) * 25); //rotate 25 degrees.
ctx.fillStyle = "#0000FF";
ctx.fillRect(10,10, 100, 100);Try It Yourself
The rotation will only affect drawings made after the rotation is done.
The scale() Method
The scale() method scales the current drawing. It takes two parameters:

- The number of times by which the image should be scaled in the X-direction.
- The number of times by which the image should be scaled in the Y-direction.
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas1');
ctx =canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.font="bold 22px Tahoma";
ctx.textAlign="start";
ctx.fillText("start", 10, 30);
ctx.translate(100, 150);
ctx.fillText("after translate", 0, 0);
ctx.rotate(1);
ctx.fillText("after rotate", 0, 0);
ctx.scale(1.5, 4);
ctx.fillText("after scale", 0,20);Try It Yourself
This will scale the canvas 1.5 times in the X-direction, and 4 times in Y-direction:
If you scale a drawing, all future drawings will also be scaled.
HTML5 Forms
HTML5 brings many features and improvements to web form creation. There are new attributes and input
types that were introduced to help create better experiences for web users.
Form creation is done in HTML5 the same way as it was in HTML4:

<form>
<label>Your name:</label>
<input id="user" name="username" type="text" />
Use the novalidate attribute to avoid form validation on submissions.
New Attributes
HTML5 has introduced a new attribute called placeholder. On <input> and <textarea> elements, this attribute

provides a hint to the user of what information can be entered into the field.
<form>
<label for="email">Your e-mail address: </label>
<input type="text" name="email" placeholder="[email protected]" />
Result:
The autofocus attribute makes the desired input focus when the form loads:
<form>
<label for="email">Your e-mail address: </label>
<input type="text" name="email" autofocus/>
Result:
The required attribute tells the browser that the input is required.
Forms with Required Fields
The "required" attribute is used to make the input elements required.

<form autocomplete="off">
<label for="e-mail">Your e-mail address: </label>
<input name="Email" type="text" required />
<input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
The form will not be submitted without filling in the required fields.
Result:
The autocomplete attribute specifies whether a form or input field should have autocomplete turned on or off.
When autocomplete is on, the browser automatically complete values based on values that the user has
entered before.
HTML5 added several new input types:

- color
- date
- datetime
- datetime-local
- email
- month
- number
- range
- search
- tel
- time
- url
- week
New input attributes in HTML5:

- autofocus
- form
- formaction
- formenctype
- formmethod
- formnovalidate
- formtarget
- height and width
- list
- min and max
- multiple
- pattern (regexp)
- placeholder
- required
- step
Input types that are not supported by old web browsers, will behave as input type text.
Creating a Search Box
The new search input type can be used to create a search box:

<input id="mysearch" name="searchitem" type="search" />Try It Yourself
Result:
You must remember to set a name for your input; otherwise, nothing will be submitted.’
Search Options
The <datalist> tag can be used to define a list of pre-defined options for the search field:
<input id="car" type="text" list="colors" />
<datalist id="colors">
<option value="Red">
<option value="Green">
<option value="Yellow">
</datalist>Try It Yourself
Result:
<option> defines the options in a drop-down list for the user to select.

The ID of the datalist element must match with the list attribute of the input box.
Creating More Fields
Some other new input types include email, url, and tel:

<input id="email" name="email" type="email" placeholder="[email protected]" />
<br />
<input id="url" name="url" type="url" placeholder="example.com" />
<br />
<input id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" placeholder="555.555.1211" />Try It Yourself
These are especially useful when opening a page on a modern mobile device, which recognizes the input types
and opens a corresponding keyboard matching the field's type:
These new types make it easier to structure and validate HTML forms.

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HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.

Here is an example of an HTML tag:

The Web Structure

Modern Web Design

PHP or similar: Backend

These tags, like the bread in a sandwich, surround everything else:<html>

The body tag follows the head tag.

Basic HTML Structure:

The <body> tag defines the main content of the HTML document.

The HTML File

The HTML File

In our example, the file is saved as first.html

Browsers automatically add an empty line before and after a paragraph.

The <br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.

Single Line Break

The <br /> element has no end tag.

In HTML, there is a list of elements that specify text style.

Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:

The <strong> tag is a phrase tag. It defines important text.

The following code defines all of the headings:

To create a horizontal line, use the <hr /> tag.

Let's get back to our blog project.

HTML documents are made up of HTML elements.

So HTML is really scripting with elements within elements.

Attributes provide additional information about an element or a tag, while also modifying them. Most attributes

As an example, we can modify the horizontal line so it has a width of 50 pixels.

This can be done by using the width attribute:

An element's width can also be defined using percentages:

An element's width can be defined using pixels or percentages.

The Align Attribute

The align attribute is used to specify how the text is aligned.

The align attribute of <p> is not supported in HTML5.

The align attribute of <p> is not supported in HTML5.

The image's URL (address) can be defined using the src attribute.

The HTML image syntax looks like this:<img src="image.jpg" />

Use the href attribute to define the link's destination address:<a href=""></a>

Creating Your First Link

In the example below, a link to SoloLearn's website is defined:

Clicking on "Learn Playing" redirects you to www.sololearn.com

The target Attribute

The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.

A visited link is underlined and purple.

HTML Ordered Lists

The list items will be automatically marked with numbers.

HTML Unordered List

An unordered list starts with the <ul> tag.

Tables are defined by using the <table> tag.

Here is an example of a table with one row and three columns:<table>

The border and colspan Attributes

A border can be added using the border attribute:<table border="2">

The border attribute is not supported in HTML5.

The example below demonstrates the colspan attribute in action:

The align and bgcolor Attributes

In HTML, most elements are defined as block level or inline elements.

Inline elements are normally displayed without line breaks.

HTML forms are used to collect information from the user.

The method and name Attributes

Use POST if the form is updating data, or includes sensitive information (passwords).

The example below shows a form requesting a username and password: