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Introduction to HTML
HTML – stands for “HyperText Markup Language”. It is defined as Markup Language and the standard markup
language for creating web pages. HTML is consists of textual content, HTML element and attribute.
- The extension file of an HTML is .html
- Element
o An element is composed of an open tag and a closing tag. The name of the elements is in between
of those two angle brackets <html>. The elements can be modified by attributes.
o An element may also contain another element
<p>
Hello
<strong>
World!
</strong>
</p>
- Attribute
o An attribute is placed within the opening tag in an element. Attribute is also known as name=value
pair.
Tag – A tag has two angle brackets <html>. A tag normally comes in two pairs <html> and </html>. Opening tag <html>
is composed of two angle brackets and the name of the element. The closing tag is the same with the opening tag,
but the difference is the closing tag has a forward slash.

HTML Basics
HTML has the basic elements that are commonly used in developing a web page or website and the structure of the
syntax inside the HTML file.
HTML Basic Examples:
- HTML Document
o An HTML document is composed of textual content, HTML elements, and attributes.
o The common tags in an HTML Document are <!DOCTYPE>, <html>, <head>, <title> and
the <body>.
- Paragraph
o A paragraph is the basic unit of text in HTML.
o Paragraphs may also contain another element to highlight the specific text.

- Heading
o Heading has six (6) levels, with the higher heading number indicating a heading of less importance.
o In a browser, the heading is used to create a document outline

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- Links
o A link is an essential feature of all web pages.
o This element uses a href attribute to determine the destination
o A link has two (2) parts the destination and the label.

- Form
o A form is an alternative way to interact with the server and collect the user inputs.
o Form is constructed in HTML in the same manner as table <table> or list <li>.
o A container for an element that represents the various input elements within the form.

- Table
o A table in HTML is created using <table> element.
o There are three (3 )elements that can be used inside the table:
▪ Table header <th>
• The header of the table
▪ Table row <tr>
• This element indicates how many rows should be displayed in a table.
▪ Table data <td>
• It holds the data or information that will be displayed in a table.

o A table element has two attributes to create one or two rows and columns.
▪ Colspan
• This attribute is used to create two or more columns in a table.

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▪ Rowspan
• This attribute is used to create two or more rows in a table.

HTML Structure
HTML follows a proper structure to have an organize syntax in an HTML Document. In a structured HTML <!DOCTYPE>
is always in the first line of an HTML Document. Next is the <html> element, it contains the <head> and <body>
element. Inside in the <head> element it contains the <title>, <meta>, <link> and the <script> element. In the <body>
element will be the content of a web page.

<!DOCTYPE>
- Short for Document Type Definition is a type of element.
- It tells the browser or any software that is reading an HTML Document, what type of document is about to
process.
<html>
- This element is sometimes called the root element. This element contains other HTML elements in the
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document.
- Inside this element has two sections, the <head> and <body> element.
<head>
- Head element contains information about the document.
<body>
- This element contains the content that will be displayed in the browser.
<meta>
- <meta> element is also known as metadata contains data about data.
- It is used to specify the page description, author of the document, character coding, and other metadata.
<link>
- Link specifies an external CSS style sheet file.
- HTML can use the <style> element to make it consistent. Most websites use external style sheets.
<script>
- This element refers to a connection from an external Javascript file.
- Javascript is used to program the behavior of a web page.

REFERENCES:
Connolly, R. & Hoar, R. (2015). Fundamentals of web development. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
Lemay, L., Colburn, R., & Kyrnin, J. (2016). Sams teach yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript web publishing in one hour a day (7th
Ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
Krause, J. (2016). Introducing web development. California: Apress Media, LLC.

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