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This document provides an introduction to HTML and CSS for creating webpages. It discusses the history and tools used to write HTML documents, including HTML editors and web browsers. The document outlines the basic structure of an HTML document and describes important tags such as <html>, <head>, <body>, and <title>. Rules for writing HTML programs are also covered.

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HTML

This document provides an introduction to HTML and CSS for creating webpages. It discusses the history and tools used to write HTML documents, including HTML editors and web browsers. The document outlines the basic structure of an HTML document and describes important tags such as <html>, <head>, <body>, and <title>. Rules for writing HTML programs are also covered.

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HTML 5 AND

CSS
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE

◼ Identify the importance


of HTML and its tools to
create an HTML
document.
◼ Explore the functions of
basic tags in HTML

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INTRODUCTION

◼ A webpage is a page containing text, images, audio , videos and links to


other pages.
◼ These pages are written using a special language called HTML (hypertext
markup language)
◼ It describes the content , format and layout of the webpage.

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HISTORY OF HTML

◼ HTML was invented by Tim Berners Lee, in 1990


◼ It is derived from SGML (Standard General Markup Language)

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TOOLS USED TO
WRITE AN HTML
DOCUMENT

HTML editor

Web browser

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HTML EDITOR
TWO TYPES OF HTML EDITORS:-

WYSIWYG editor Text editor


▪ WYSIWYG stands for – What You See ◼ These editors create HTML documents
Is What You Get. by writing HTML programs.
▪ These editors provide an interface ◼ Eg:- Notepad , Wordpad
where you can create webpages without
writing programs.
▪ Eg:- Adobe dreamweaver , Kompozer.

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WEB BROWSER

◼ Web browsers are used to view the webpages .


◼ Eg:- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

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HTML TAGS

◼ Commands in HTML are known as tags.


◼ All HTML tags are enclosed within angle brackets (< >)
◼ A tag can be a container tag or an empty tag.

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HTML TAGS
Container tags Empty tag
▪ A container tag is a tag ▪ An empty tag is the
Commands in HTML are
that needs to be known as tags. tag that need not be
closed. closed.
▪ A tag is closed by All HTML tags are ▪ It has only opening
putting a forward enclosed within angle tag
slash(/) in front of the brackets (< >)
tag name
▪ Egs:- <HI> Hello </HI> A tag can be a container ▪ Eg:- <br>, <img>
tag or an empty tag.

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STRUCTURE OF AN HTML DOCUMENT
◼ An HTML document has two main components – HEAD and BODY.
◼ HEAD section contains the title and other information about the HTML document.
◼ BODY section contains all information that is displayed on the web page.

<html>
<head>
<title>.......</title>
</head>
<body>
..........
........
</body>
</html>
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RULES FOR WRITING AN HTML PROGRAM

◼ The names of HTML tags are case-insensitive, which means it can be written in any
case (upper, small or mixed)
◼ Container tags must always be closed.
◼ Tag names should not have spaces.
◼ There should not be any space between < and > in a tag.
◼ When two or more tags are used the inner tag should be closed before closing the
outer tag.

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BASIC HTML TAGS

◼ <HTML>
This is a container tag. An HTML program always begins with <HTML> tag and ends with </HTML>
tag. The complete program is written within the opening and closing of <HTML> tags.
◼ <HEAD>
<HTML> tag is followed by the <HEAD> tag. It contains the <title> tag which is used to display the
title of the web page.
◼ <TITLE>
<TITLE> tag is also a container tag. The title is displayed on the title bar of the browser window.
◼ <BODY>
This is also a container tag. It contains all the other formatting tags used in the HTML program. It is
the main portion of the webpage.
 
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CREATING, SAVING AND VIEWING A WEB PAGE

◼ Go to Start and Open Notepad.


◼ Type the HTML code.
◼ Save the file using the extension .html
◼ The saved file can be viewed with the help of a web browser.

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