HTML

HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the standard language used to create and design web pages.
Author

Benedict Thekkel

Basic Structure of HTML

  • Doctype Declaration: At the top of every HTML document, you declare the document type with <!DOCTYPE html>. This tells the browser that the page is written in HTML5.
  • HTML Tag (<html>): The root element that contains all other elements.
  • Head Section (<head>): Contains meta-information about the document, like the title (<title>), character set (<meta charset="UTF-8">), and links to CSS or JavaScript files.
  • Body Section (<body>): Contains the content of the web page, such as text, images, links, and other media.

Basic Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>My First HTML Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello, World!</h1>
    <p>This is a paragraph of text.</p>
  </body>
</html>

HTML Tags and Elements

  • Tags: Keywords enclosed in angle brackets (e.g., <tagname>). Tags usually come in pairs with an opening tag (<tag>) and a closing tag (</tag>), though some tags are self-closing (e.g., <img />).
  • Elements: The complete structure from the opening tag to the closing tag, including the content between them (e.g., <p>This is a paragraph.</p>).

Common HTML Tags

  • Headings: <h1> to <h6> tags, where <h1> is the highest level and <h6> is the lowest.
  • Paragraphs: <p> tag for text blocks.
  • Links: <a href="URL">Link Text</a> for creating hyperlinks.
  • Images: <img src="image.jpg" alt="Description"> for embedding images.
  • Lists:
    • Unordered: <ul> with <li> for each list item.
    • Ordered: <ol> with <li> for each list item.
  • Tables: <table> containing <tr> (table rows), <th> (table headers), and <td> (table data).
  • Forms: <form> for creating user input fields, with various input types like <input>, <textarea>, and <select>.

Examples:

Heading

qsdfasdfadf

Link Google Link

Ordered List
  1. q
  2. w
    1. e
    2. r
Unordered List
  • asdf
  • vrewea
    • asdf

Table

Table Attributes: - border: Specifies the width of the border around the table and cells. - cellpadding: Defines the space between the cell content and the cell borders. - cellspacing: Defines the space between individual table cells. - width and height: Define the dimensions of the table or cells. - align: Aligns the table on the page (left, center, right). - bgcolor: Sets the background color of the table or cells (deprecated in favor of CSS).

Example
Main Title
Student Name Subject Grade
John Doe Mathematics A
Jane Smith Science B+
Emily Johnson History A-
Main Title
Student Name Subject Grade
John Doe Mathematics A
Jane Smith Science B+
Emily Johnson History A-

Attributes

  • Global Attributes: Common to all elements, like id, class, style, and title.
  • Specific Attributes: Relevant to particular tags, like href for <a>, src for <img>, and action for <form>

Example

<a href="https://www.example.com" title="Example Website">Visit Example</a>

Semantic HTML

Purpose: To provide meaning to web content, helping both browsers and developers understand the structure of the web page.

Examples: - <header> for page headers. - <nav> for navigation links. - <article> for self-contained content. - <section> for distinct sections of content. - <footer> for page footers.

HTML Forms

Used for collecting user input.

Common elements include: - <input> for single-line text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, etc. - <textarea> for multi-line text input. - <button> for clickable buttons. - <select> for dropdown lists.

Example:

<form action="WEB_doc/Front_end/html.html" method="POST">
  <label for="name">Name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="name" name="name">
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

Registration Form

Personal Information
Account Information
Preferences
Profile Picture

HTML5 New Features

  • New Elements: <article>, <aside>, <figure>, <figcaption>, <footer>, <header>, <nav>, <section>, <main>, etc.
  • Audio and Video: <audio nd <video> tags allow embedding multimedia without third-party plugins.
  • Canvas and SVG: <canvas> for drawing graphics on the fly, <svg> for scalable vector graphics.
  • Local Storage: localStorage and sessionStorage for storing data on the client-side.
  • Geolocation API: For accessing the user’s location.
  • Forms Enhancements: New input types like date, email, range, search, tel, url, and more.

Accessibility in HTML

  • ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications): Attributes like aria-label, aria-hidden, etc., to improve accessibility.
  • Alt Text: The alt attribute in images provides text descriptions for screen readers.
  • Semantic Elements: Using proper tags like <nav>, <header>, etc., for better navigation for assistive technologies.
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