Practicing
HTML Basics

Module 2

picture of a PC with some code on the display

Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Obcaecati pariatur possimus accusamus sint minima? Earum obcaecati facere veniam eaque repudiandae ea, neque adipisci, autem ut harum at eveniet aut assumenda!

Heading (Headline)Elements
(<H1>...<H6>)

Headings are used to break up your webpage into distinct, key sections (chapters).

line Break Elemnts
(<br>)

Line breaks are used to break to a new line of text within a block, such as a paragraph. In Word, these would be called breaks (Shift + Enter).

HTML Entities

Entites allow us to display special characters on our webpage. for instance, there are entities for ©, ¥, and non-breaking space.

Block vs Inline Elements

Block Elements

A block element seperates itself from surrounding content, creating a space both above and below it. By default, two block elements will appear one on top of the other.

Paragraphs are block elements. Other block elements include: H1...H6, HEADER, FOOTER, P, DIV, UL, OL, LI, TABLE, SECTION, NAV, ARTICLE, ASIDE, and others.

Inline (Phrase) Elements

Inline elements are often, but not always, used within block elements, by default, will display side-by-side, in a line

This paragraph contains some subscript and superscript text.

Common inline elements ionclude: SUP, SUB, A, IMG, SPAN, EM, STRONG, and others.

Semantic HTML5 Elements

Semantic elements have the benefit of describing the content on the HTML file.

Common semantic STRUCTURAL elements include: HEADER, FOOTER, MAIN, SECTION, ARTICLE, NAV, ASIDE, FIGURE, and FIGCAPTION.

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are created with anchor tags, the <A> element.

I enjoy playing and studying chess. I typically use...

The hyperlinks above are absolute paths. If you want to visit my main index page, you can use the relative path.


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