What is HTML
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is used to create webpages.
HTML code is read by a web browser
It translates the code (understands it) and then displays it as a web page that you see.
Creating HTML:
To write HTML code we will use atext editor called Notepad++.
You will also need to save your web pages as filename.html and store them carefully in a well organised folder.
Creating a new HTML Page
HTML is written using Tags. Most tags use an opening and a closing tag.
Most webpages will use the same set of tags to create an empty page / template to which content is then added. This can be seen below.
Adding Content to your HTML Document
The example below shows content being added to the template above. A title tag is used inside the head area and is the title you see in your web browsers tab (It does not display on the screen).
The H1, H2, and P tags are all content tags – these are added inside the body tag as shown. All of these tags have an opening tag AND a closing tag.
<h1> Header </h1>
<h2> Smaller Header </h2>
<p> My Content </p>
<title>Website Name</title> should be inside the <head> </head> tags.
Ordered Lists and Unordered Lists.
Lists and Unordered lists are common content added to websites. Both use LI tags but the outer tag differs (UL vs OL).
Build your first website.
Follow each of the 4 steps outlined below to create your new website.
