Chapter 3 : Hyper Text Markup Language HTML
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a standard markup language used for creating the structure and presentation of web pages. It provides a set of tags that define the elements and content of a web page. Here is a brief presentation of HTML and some of the most famous tags along with their definitions:
<html> :
It represents the root element of an HTML document and contains all other elements.
<head> :
This tag is used to define the head section of an HTML document. It contains meta-information about the document, such as the title, CSS stylesheets, and scripts.
<title> :
It defines the title of the HTML document, which is displayed in the browser's title bar or tab.
<body> :
This tag encloses the main content of the web page, including text, images, links, and other HTML elements.
<h1> : to <h6> :
These tags define headings of different levels, with being the highest level and being the lowest.
<p> : It represents a paragraph of text.
<a> : This tag creates a hyperlink and is used to define a link to another web page or a specific location within the same page.
<img> : It is used to embed an image into the web page. It requires a source attribute (src) to specify the image URL.
<ul> : and <li> : These tags are used to create unordered lists. represents an unordered (bulleted) list, and defines individual list items.
<ol> : and <li> :: Similar to and , these tags create ordered (numbered) lists.
<div> : It is a container tag used to group and style other HTML elements together.
<span> : This tag is an inline container used for grouping and applying styles to small portions of text within a larger block of content.
<table> : It defines a tabular structure with rows and columns, used for presenting data in a structured format.
<form> : This tag is used to create an interactive form on a web page. It contains input fields, checkboxes, buttons, and other form elements.
<h1> : It creates an input field within a form, allowing users to enter data.
These are just a few examples of HTML tags. HTML provides a wide range of tags to structure and present content on the web.