HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the standard markup language used for creating web pages and applications. It is the backbone of web content and provides the structure and organization for displaying text, images, multimedia and interactive elements on the Internet.
Here is an overview of HTML:
Tags: HTML uses tags to define the structure and content of a web page. Tags are enclosed in angle brackets (<>) and come in pairs: an opening tag (<>) and a closing tag (</>). The content of the page is placed between these tags.
Elements: HTML elements consists of tags and the content within them. For example, the <p> element defines a paragraph, and the content inside the opening and closing <p> some text here </p> tags represent the actual paragraph text.
Attributes: HTML tags can have attributes that provide additional information about the element. Attributes are placed within the opening tag and provide characteristics such as ID, Class, Style and Source of an element.
Structure: HTML documents have a specific structure. They typically start with a <!DOCTYPE> declaration to specify the HTML version, followed by the <html> element that contains the entire document. The <head> section includes meta information and the page title, while the <body> section contains the visible content of the web page.
Headings: HTML provides six levels of headings from <h1> to <h6>, which represent the importance and hierarchical structure of the content.
Links: HTML allows you to create hyperlinks using the anchor <a> element. Links can point to other web pages, specific sections within the same page or external resources.
Images: Images can be displayed using the <img> element which requires the src= attribute to specify the image source (URL or file path). Alternative text has to be provided using the alt= attribute for accessibility purposes.
Lists: HTML supports ordered list <ol>, unordered list <ul> and definition list <dl>, allowing for the creation of structured lists of items.
Forms: HTML provides form elements such as <input>, <select>, <textarea>, etc that enable user input data submission. Forms can be used for various purposes, such as collecting user information, submitting data to a server or performing searches.
Multimedia: HTML allows embedding multimedia content such as video, audio and interactive graphics using elements like <video>, <audio> and <canvas>.
Semantic Elements: HTML5 introduced several semantic elements like <header>, <nav>, <section>, <article>, <footer> and others. These provide meaning and structure to different parts of a web page, aiding in accessibility and search engine optimization
HTML works hand in hand with CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) and JavaScript to create dynamic and visually appealing web pages and applications. CSS is used to style and format HTML, while JavaScript is used to add interactivity and dynamic functionality to a web page.
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