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HTML Basics Overview and Structure

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages, featuring a basic structure that includes elements like <html>, <head>, and <body>. It encompasses various tags for content organization, attributes for element customization, and new elements introduced in HTML5 for enhanced functionality. Understanding these fundamentals is essential for efficient web page creation.

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HTML Basics Overview and Structure

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages, featuring a basic structure that includes elements like <html>, <head>, and <body>. It encompasses various tags for content organization, attributes for element customization, and new elements introduced in HTML5 for enhanced functionality. Understanding these fundamentals is essential for efficient web page creation.

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HTML Basics

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages.

1. Basic Structure of an HTML Page:

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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<title>My First HTML Page</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Welcome to HTML</h1>

<p>This is a basic HTML page.</p>

</body>

</html>

2. HTML Elements:

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- <html>: Root element of an HTML page.

- <head>: Contains metadata, title, and links to styles/scripts.

- <body>: Contains the visible page content.

- <h1> to <h6>: Heading tags.

- <p>: Paragraph tag.

- <a>: Hyperlink tag.

- <img>: Image tag.


- <ul>, <ol>, <li>: Lists (unordered, ordered, list item).

- <table>: Defines a table.

- <form>: Creates a form.

3. Common Attributes:

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- id: Unique identifier for an element.

- class: Specifies one or more class names for an element.

- src: Specifies the source of an image.

- href: Defines the link destination.

- alt: Alternative text for images.

- style: Adds inline CSS.

4. Forms and Input Elements:

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- <form>: Wraps form elements.

- <input>: Defines input fields (text, password, checkbox, radio, etc.).

- <textarea>: Multiline text input.

- <select>: Dropdown selection.

- <button>: Clickable button.

5. HTML5 New Elements:

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- <header>: Defines introductory content.

- <footer>: Defines footer content.

- <section>: Defines a section in a document.

- <article>: Defines an independent article.


- <aside>: Defines content aside from the main content.

- <nav>: Defines navigation links.

- <video>: Embeds a video.

- <audio>: Embeds an audio file.

- <canvas>: Used for graphics via scripting.

This is a brief overview of HTML. Learning these basics will help you create web pages efficiently.

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