HTML Tutorial

What is HTML?
HTML is a language for describing web pages.

• HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
• HTML is not a programming language, it is a markup language
• A markup language is a set of markup tags
• HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages
HTML Tags
HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags
• HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like <html>
• HTML tags normally come in pairs like <b> and </b>
• The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag
• Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags
HTML Documents = Web Pages
• HTML documents describe web pages
• HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text
• HTML documents are also called web pages
The purpose of a web browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox) is to read HTML documents
and display them as web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags
to interpret the content of the page:
<html>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
Example Explained
• The text between <html> and </html> describes the web page
• The text between <body> and </body> is the visible page content
• The text between <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading
• The text between <p> and </p> is displayed as a paragraph
What You Need
You don't need any tools to learn HTML at W3Schools.
 You don't need any HTML editor
 You don't need a web server
 You don't need a web site
Editing HTML
In this tutorial we use a plain text editor (like Notepad) to edit HTML. We believe this is the best
way to learn HTML.
However, professional web developers often prefer HTML editors like FrontPage or
Dreamweaver, instead of writing plain text.
Create Your Own Test Web
If you just want to learn HTML, skip the rest of this chapter.
If you want to create a test web on your own computer, just copy the 3 files below to your
desktop.
(Right click on each link, and select "save target as" or "save link as")
mainpage.htm
page1.htm
page2.htm
After you have copied the files, you can double-click on the file called "mainpage.htm" and see
your first web site in action.
Use Your Test Web For Learning
We suggest you experiment with everything you learn at W3Schools by editing your web files
with a text editor (like Notepad).
Note: If your test web contains HTML markup tags you have not learned, don't panic. You will
learn all about it in the next chapters.
HTM or HTML Extension?

When you save an HTML file, you can use either the .htm or the .html extension. We use .htm in
our examples. It is a habit from the past, when the software only allowed three letters in file
extensions.
With new software it is perfectly safe to use .html.
Don't worry if the examples use tags you have not learned.
You will learn about them in the next chapters.
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
Example
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>
HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag.
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
Note: The link address is provided as an attribute.

(You will learn about attributes in a later chapter of this tutorial)
HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.
Example
<img src="w3schools.jpg" width="104" height="142" />
Note: The name and the size of the image are provided as attributes.
(You will learn about attributes in a later chapter of this tutorial)
HTML documents are defined by HTML elements.
HTML Elements
An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:
Start tag * Element content End tag *
<p> This is a paragraph </p>

<a href="default.htm" > This is a link </a>
<br />
* The start tag is often called the opening tag. The end tag is often called the closing tag.
HTML Element Syntax
• An HTML element starts with a start tag / opening tag
• An HTML element ends with an end tag / closing tag
• The element content is everything between the start and the end tag
• Some HTML elements have empty content
• Empty elements are closed in the start tag
• Most HTML elements can have attributes
(You will learn about element attributes in the next chapter of this tutorial)
Nested HTML Elements
Most HTML elements can be nested (can contain other HTML elements).
HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements.
HTML Document Example
<html>
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
The example above contains 3 HTML elements.
Example Explained
The <p> element:
The <p> element defines a paragraph in the HTML document

The element has a start tag <p> and an end tag </p>
The element content is: This is my first paragraph
The <body> element:
<body>
</body>
The <body> element defines the body of the HTML document

The element has a start tag <body> and an end tag </body>
The element content is another HTML element (a paragraph)
The <html> element:
<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
The <html> element defines the whole HTML document.

The element has a start tag <html> and an end tag </html>
The element content is another HTML element (the body)
Don't Forget the End Tag

Most browsers will display HTML correctly even if you forget the end tag:
<p>This is a paragraph
The example above will work in most browsers, but don't rely on it. Forgetting the end tag can
produce unexpected results or errors.
Note: Future version of HTML will not allow you to skip end tags.
Empty HTML Elements

HTML elements without content are called empty elements. Empty elements can be closed in the
start tag.
<br> is an empty element without a closing tag (it defines a line break).
In XHTML, XML, and future versions of HTML, all elements must be closed.
Adding a slash to the start tag, like <br />, is the proper way of closing empty elements, accepted
by HTML, XHTML and XML.
Even if <br> works in all browsers, writing <br /> instead is more future proof.
HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Tags
HTML tags are not case sensitive: <P> means the same as <p>. Plenty of web sites use
uppercase HTML tags in their pages.
W3Schools use lowercase tags because the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends
lowercase in HTML 4, and demands lowercase tags in future versions of (X)HTML.
Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.
HTML Attributes
• HTML elements can have attributes
• Attributes provide additional information about the element
• Attributes are always specified in the start tag
• Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
Attribute Example
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is provided as an attribute:
Example
<a
href="http://www.w3schools.com">This
is a link</a>
(You will learn about links in a later chapter of this tutorial)
Always Quote Attribute Values

Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotes.
Double style quotes are the most common, but single style quotes are also allowed.
In some rare situations, like when the attribute value itself contains quotes, it is necessary to use
single quotes:
name='John "ShotGun" Nelson'
HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Attributes

Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive.
However, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
recommends lowercase attributes/attribute values in their HTML
4 recommendation
Newer versions of (X)HTML will demand lowercase attributes.
HTML Attributes Reference
A full list of legal attributes for each HTML element is listed in
our:
Complete HTML Reference
Below is a list of some attributes that are standard for most
HTML elements:
Attribute Value Description
class class_rule or The class of the element
style_rule
id id_name A unique id for the element
style style_definition An inline style definition
title tooltip_text A text to display in a tool tip
For more information about standard attributes:
HTML Standard Attributes Reference
Headings are important in HTML documents.
HTML Headings
Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
<h1> defines the largest heading. <h6> defines the smallest
heading.
Example
Try it yourself »
Note: Browsers automatically add an empty line before and
after headings.
Headings Are Important

Use HTML headings for headings only. Don't use headings to
make text BIG or bold.
Search engines use your headings to index the structure and
content of your web pages.
Since users may skim your pages by its headings, it is important
to use headings to show the document structure.
H1 headings should be used as main headings, followed by H2
headings, then less important H3 headings, and so on.
HTML Rules (Lines)

The <hr /> tag is used to create an horizontal rule (line).
Example
<hr />
<hr />
Try it yourself »
HTML Comments
Comments can be inserted in the HTML code to make it more
readable and understandable. Comments are ignored by the
browser and are not displayed.
Comments are written like this:
Example

Try it yourself »
Note: There is an exclamation point after the opening bracket,
but not before the closing bracket.
HTML Tip - How to View HTML Source

Have you ever seen a Web page and wondered "Hey! How did
they do that?"
To find out, right-click in the page and select "View Source"
(IE) or "View Page Source" (Firefox) or similar for other
browsers. This will open a window that shows you the HTML
code of the page.
Examples From This Page
Headings
This example demonstrates the tags that display headings in an
HTML document.
Hidden comments
This example demonstrates how to insert a hidden comment in
the HTML source code.
Horizontal rule
This example demonstrates how to insert a horizontal rule.
HTML Tag Reference

W3Schools' tag reference contains additional information about
these tags and their attributes.
You will learn more about HTML tags and attributes in the next
chapters of this tutorial.
Tag Description
<html> Defines an HTML document
<body> Defines the document's body
<h1> to <h6> Defines header 1 to header 6
<hr /> Defines a horizontal rule

<blockquote>
Text quoted from a source.
</blockquote>
<address>
Written by W3Schools.com<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email us</a><br />
Address: Box 564, Disneyland<br />
Phone: +12 34 56 78
</address>
Source : http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_quick.asp
Everywhere on the Web you will find pages that are formatted
like newspaper pages using HTML columns.
HTML Layout - Using Tables

One very common practice An HTML <table> is used to
with HTML, is to use HTML divide a part of this Web page
tables to format the layout of into two columns.
an HTML page. The trick is to use a table
A part of this page is without borders, and maybe a
formatted with two columns, little extra cell-padding.
like a newspaper page. No matter how much text you
As you can see on this page, add to this page, it will stay
there is a left column and a inside its column borders.
right column.
This text is displayed in the
left column.
Same Layout - Color Added

One very common practice An HTML <table> is used to
with HTML, is to use HTML divide a part of this Web page
tables to format the layout of into two columns.
an HTML page. This text is displayed in the
A part of this page is right column.
formatted with two columns, The trick is to use a table
like a newspaper page. without borders, and maybe a
As you can see at this page, little extra cell-padding.
there is a left column and a No matter how much text you
right column. add to this page, it will stay
inside its column borders.
Examples
Dividing a part of an HTML page into table columns is very
easy to do. To let you experiment with it, we have put together
this simple example.
HTML Joke
Student: "How do you spell HTML?"
With frames, you can display more than one Web page in the
same browser window.
Examples
Vertical frameset
This example demonstrates how to make a vertical frameset
with three different documents.
Horizontal frameset
This example demonstrates how to make a horizontal frameset
with three different documents.
Frames
With frames, you can display more than one HTML document
in the same browser window. Each HTML document is called a
frame, and each frame is independent of the others.
The disadvantages of using frames are:
• The web developer must keep track of more HTML
documents
• It is difficult to print the entire page
The Frameset Tag

• The <frameset> tag defines how to divide the window into
frames
• Each frameset defines a set of rows or columns
• The values of the rows/columns indicate the amount of

screen area each row/column will occupy
The Frame Tag

• The <frame> tag defines what HTML document to put into
each frame
In the example below we have a frameset with two columns.
The first column is set to 25% of the width of the browser
window. The second column is set to 75% of the width of the
browser window. The HTML document "frame_a.htm" is put
into the first column, and the HTML document "frame_b.htm" is
put into the second column:
<frameset cols="25%,75%">
<frame src="frame_a.htm">
<frame src="frame_b.htm">
</frameset>
Note: The frameset column size value can also be set in pixels
(cols="200,500"), and one of the columns can be set to use the
remaining space (cols="25%,*").

If a frame has visible borders, the user can resize it by dragging
the border. To prevent a user from doing this, you can add
noresize="noresize" to the <frame> tag.
Add the <noframes> tag for browsers that do not support
frames.
Important: You cannot use the <body></body> tags together
with the <frameset></frameset> tags! However, if you add a
<noframes> tag containing some text for browsers that do not
support frames, you will have to enclose the text in
<body></body> tags! See how it is done in the first example
below.
More Examples
How to use the <noframes> tag
This example demonstrates how to use the <noframes> tag.
Mixed frameset
This example demonstrates how to make a frameset with three
documents, and how to mix them in rows and columns.
Frameset with noresize="noresize"
This example demonstrates the noresize attribute. The frames
are not resizable. Move the mouse over the borders between the
frames and notice that you can not move the borders.
Navigation frame
This example demonstrates how to make a navigation frame.
The navigation frame contains a list of links with the second
frame as the target. The file called "tryhtml_contents.htm"
contains three links. The source code of the links:
<a href ="frame_a.htm" target ="showframe">Frame a</a><br>
<a href ="frame_b.htm" target ="showframe">Frame b</a><br>
<a href ="frame_c.htm" target ="showframe">Frame c</a>
The second frame will show the linked document.
Inline frame
This example demonstrates how to create an inline frame (a
frame inside an HTML page).
Jump to a specified section within a frame
This example demonstrates two frames. One of the frames has a
source to a specified section in a file. The specified section is
made with <a name="C10"> in the "link.htm" file.
Jump to a specified section with frame navigation
This example demonstrates two frames. The navigation frame
(content.htm) to the left contains a list of links with the second
frame (link.htm) as a target. The second frame shows the linked
document. One of the links in the navigation frame is linked to a
specified section in the target file. The HTML code in the file
"content.htm" looks like this: <a href ="link.htm" target
="showframe">Link without Anchor</a><br><a href
="link.htm#C10" target ="showframe">Link with Anchor</a>.
Frame Tags
Tag Description
<frameset> Defines a set of frames
<frame> Defines a sub window (a frame)
Defines a noframe section for browsers that do not
<noframes>
handle frames
<iframe> Defines an inline sub window (frame)
The <font> tag in HTML is deprecated. It is supposed to be
removed in a future version of HTML.
Even if a lot of people are using it, you should try to avoid it,
and use styles instead.
The HTML <font> Tag

With HTML code like this, you can specify both the size and the
type of the browser output :
Example
<p>
<font size="2" face="Verdana">
This is a paragraph.
</font>
</p>
<p>
<font size="3" face="Times">
This is another paragraph.
</font>
</p>
Try it yourself »
Font Attributes
Attribute Example Purpose
size="number" size="2" Defines the font size
size="+number" size="+1" Increases the font size
size="-number" size="-1" Decreases the font size
face="face-name" face="Times" Defines the font-name
color="color-value" color="#eeff00" Defines the font color
color="color-name" color="red" Defines the font color
The <font> Tag Should NOT be Used

The <font> tag is deprecated in the latest versions of HTML
(HTML 4 and XHTML).
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has removed the
<font> tag from its recommendations. In future versions of
HTML, style sheets (CSS) will be used to define the layout and
display properties of HTML elements.
The Right Way to Do It - With Styles

Set the font of text
This example demonstrates how to set the font of a text.
Set the font size of text
This example demonstrates how to set the font size of a text.
Set the font color of text
This example demonstrates how to set the color of a text.
Set the font, font size, and font color of text
This example demonstrates how to set the font, font size, and
font color of a text.
Where to Learn More About Style Sheets?

First off: Finish the last chapters in our HTML tutorial !!! In the
following chapters we will explain why some tags, like <font>,
are to be removed from the HTML recommendations, and how
to insert a style sheet in an HTML document.
To learn more about style sheets: Study our CSS Tutorial.
HTML 3.2 Was Very Wrong !
The original HTML was never intended to contain tags for
formatting a document. HTML tags were intended to define the
content of the document like:
When tags like <font> and color attributes were added to the
HTML 3.2 specification, it started a nightmare for web
developers. Development of large web sites where fonts and
color information had to be added to every single Web page,
became a long, expensive and unduly painful process.
What is so Great About HTML 4.0 ?

In HTML 4.0 all formatting can be removed from the HTML
document and stored in a separate style sheet.
Because HTML 4.0 separates the presentation from the
document structure, we have what we always needed: Total
control of presentation layout without messing up the document
content.
What Should You do About it ?

Do not use presentation attributes inside your HTML tags if you
can avoid it. Start using styles! Please read our CSS tutorial to
learn about style sheets.
Do not use deprecated tags. Visit our complete HTML 4.01
Reference to see which tags and attributes that are deprecated.
Prepare Yourself for XHTML

XHTML is the "new" HTML. The most important thing you can
do is to start writing valid HTML 4.01. Also start writing your
tags in lower case. Always close your tag elements. Never end a
paragraph without </p>.
NOTE: The official HTML 4.01 recommends the use of lower
case tags.
If you want to read about how this web site was converted to
XHTML, please visit our XHTML tutorial.
Validate Your HTML Files as HTML 4.01

An HTML document is validated against a Document Type
Definition (DTD). Before an HTML file can be properly
validated, a correct DTD must be added as the first line of the
file.
The HTML 4.01 Strict DTD includes elements and attributes
that have not been deprecated or do not appear in framesets:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
The HTML 4.01 Transitional DTD includes everything in the
strict DTD plus deprecated elements and attributes:
"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
The HTML 4.01 Frameset DTD includes everything in the
transitional DTD plus frames as well:
"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
Test Your HTML With the W3C Validator

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With HTML 4.0 all formatting can be moved out of the HTML
document and into a separate style sheet.
Examples
Styles in HTML
This example demonstrates how to format an HTML document
with style information added to the <head> section.
Link that is not underlined
This example demonstrates how to make a link that is not
underlined, using a style attribute.
Link to an external style sheet
This example demonstrates how to use the <link> tag to link to
an external style sheet.
How to Use Styles

When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document
according to it. There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
External Style Sheet
An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many
pages. With an external style sheet, you can change the look of
an entire Web site by changing one file. Each page must link to
the style sheet using the <link> tag. The <link> tag goes inside
the head section.
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="mystyle.css">
</head>
Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet should be used when a single document
has a unique style. You define internal styles in the head section
with the <style> tag.
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body {background-color: red}
p {margin-left: 20px}
</style>
</head>
Inline Styles
An inline style should be used when a unique style is to be
applied to a single occurrence of an element.
To use inline styles you use the style attribute in the relevant tag.
The style attribute can contain any CSS property. The example
shows how to change the color and the left margin of a
paragraph:
<p style="color: red; margin-left: 20px">
This is a paragraph
</p>
To learn more about styles, visit our CSS tutorial.
Style Tags
Tag Description
<style> Defines a style definition
<link> Defines a resource reference
<div> Defines a section in a document
<span> Defines a section in a document
<font> Deprecated. Use styles instead
<basefont> Deprecated. Use styles instead
<center> Deprecated. Use styles instead
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With HTML 4.0 all formatting can be moved out of the HTML
document and into a separate style sheet.
Examples
Styles in HTML
This example demonstrates how to format an HTML document
with style information added to the <head> section.
Link that is not underlined
This example demonstrates how to make a link that is not
underlined, using a style attribute.
Link to an external style sheet
This example demonstrates how to use the <link> tag to link to
an external style sheet.
How to Use Styles
When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document
according to it. There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
External Style Sheet
An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many
pages. With an external style sheet, you can change the look of
an entire Web site by changing one file. Each page must link to
the style sheet using the <link> tag. The <link> tag goes inside
the head section.
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="mystyle.css">
</head>
Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet should be used when a single document
has a unique style. You define internal styles in the head section
with the <style> tag.
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body {background-color: red}
p {margin-left: 20px}
</style>
</head>
Inline Styles
An inline style should be used when a unique style is to be
applied to a single occurrence of an element.
To use inline styles you use the style attribute in the relevant tag.
The style attribute can contain any CSS property. The example
shows how to change the color and the left margin of a
paragraph:
<p style="color: red; margin-left: 20px">
This is a paragraph
</p>
To learn more about styles, visit our CSS tutorial.
Style Tags
Tag Description
<style> Defines a style definition
<div> Defines a section in a document
<span> Defines a section in a document
<font> Deprecated. Use styles instead
<basefont> Deprecated. Use styles instead
<center> Deprecated. Use styles instead
Reserved characters in HTML must be replaced with character

entities.
Character Entities
Some characters are reserved in HTML. For example, you
cannot use the greater than or less than signs within your text
because the browser could mistake them for markup.
If we want the browser to actually display these characters we
must insert character entities in the HTML source.
A character entity looks like this: &entity_name; OR
&#entity_number;
To display a less than sign we must write: < or <
The advantage of using an entity name instead of a number is
that the name often is easier to remember. However, the
disadvantage is that browsers may not support all entity names
(while the support for entity numbers is very good).
Non-breaking Space
The most common character entity in HTML is the non-
breaking space.
Normally HTML will truncate spaces in your text. If you write
10 spaces in your text HTML will remove 9 of them. To add lots
of spaces to your text, use the character entity.
Try It Yourself
This example lets you experiment with character entities: Try it
yourself
Commonly Used Character Entities

Note Entity names are case sensitive!
Result Description Entity Name Entity Number
non-breaking space
< less than < <
> greater than > >
& ampersand & &
¢ cent ¢ ¢
£ pound £ £
¥ yen ¥ ¥
€ euro € €
§ section § §
© copyright © ©
® registered trademark ® ®
For a complete reference of all character entities, visit our
HTML Entities Reference.
Examples
The title of a document
The title information inside a head element is not displayed in
the browser window.
One target for all links
This example demonstrates how to use the base tag to let all the
links on a page open in a new window.
The Head Element

The head element contains general information, also called
meta-information, about a document. Meta means "information
about".
You can say that meta-data means information about data, or
meta-information means information about information.
Information Inside the Head Element

The elements inside the head element should not be displayed by
a browser.
According to the HTML standard, only a few tags are legal
inside the head section. These are: <base>, <link>, <meta>,
<title>, <style>, and <script>.
Look at the following illegal construct:
<head>
<p>This is some text</p>
</head>
In this case the browser has two options:
• Display the text because it is inside a paragraph element
• Hide the text because it is inside a head element
If you put an HTML element like <h1> or <p> inside a head
element like this, most browsers will display it, even if it is
illegal.
Should browsers forgive you for errors like this? We don't think
so. Others do.
Head Tags
Tag Description
<head> Defines information about the document
<title> Defines the document title
<base> Defines a base URL for all the links on a page
<meta> Defines meta information
Tag Description
<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type. This tag goes before
the <html> start tag.
Examples
Document description
Information inside a meta element describes the document.
Document keywords
Information inside a meta element describes the document's
keywords.
Redirect a user
This example demonstrates how to redirect a user if your site
address has changed.
The Meta Element

As we explained in the previous chapter, the head element
contains general information (meta-information) about a
document.
HTML also includes a meta element that goes inside the head
element. The purpose of the meta element is to provide meta-
information about the document.
Most often the meta element is used to provide information that
is relevant to browsers or search engines like describing the
content of your document.
Note: W3C states that "Some user agents support the use of
META to refresh the current page after a specified number of
seconds, with the option of replacing it by a different URI.
Authors should not use this technique to forward users to
different pages, as this makes the page inaccessible to some
users. Instead, automatic page forwarding should be done using
server-side redirects" at
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#adef-http-
equiv.
Keywords for Search Engines
Some search engines on the WWW will use the name and
content attributes of the meta tag to index your pages.
This meta element defines a description of your page:
<meta name="description" content="Free Web tutorials on
HTML, CSS, XML, and XHTML" />
This meta element defines keywords for your page:
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, DHTML, CSS,
XML, XHTML, JavaScript" />
The intention of the name and content attributes is to describe
the content of a page.
However, since too many webmasters have used meta tags for
spamming, like repeating keywords to give pages a higher
ranking, some search engines have stopped using them entirely.
You can read more about search engines in our Web Building
Tutorial.
Unknown Meta Attributes

Sometimes you will see meta attributes that are unknown to you
like this:
<meta name="security" content="low" />
Then you just have to accept that this is something unique to the
site or to the author of the site, and that it has probably no
relevance to you.
You can see a complete list of the meta element attributes in our
Complete HTML 4.01 Tag Reference.
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What is HTML?

HTML is a language for describing web pages.

<h1>My First Heading</h1>

<p>My first paragraph</p>

HTM or HTML Extension?

Note: The link address is provided as an attribute.

<p> This is a paragraph </p>

The example above contains 3 HTML elements.

The <p> element defines a paragraph in the HTML document

The <body> element defines the body of the HTML document

The <html> element defines the whole HTML document.

Don't Forget the End Tag

Empty HTML Elements

(You will learn about links in a later chapter of this tutorial)

Always Quote Attribute Values

HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Attributes

Headings Are Important

HTML Rules (Lines)

HTML Tip - How to View HTML Source

Examples From This Page

HTML Tag Reference

Don't Forget the End Tag

HTML Line Breaks

<br> or <br />

HTML Output - Useful Tips

Examples From This Page

HTML Tag Reference

This text is big

This text is italic

This is computer output

This is subscript and superscript

HTML Formatting Tags

Try it Yourself - Examples

Text Formatting Tags

Look! Styles and colors

The HTML Style Attribute

HTML Style Examples

Deprecated Tags and Attributes

For all the above: Use styles instead.

Font Family, Color and Size

Try it Yourself - Examples

Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Links

The target Attribute

The name Attribute

Basic Notes - Useful Tips

The Image Tag and the Src Attribute

Basic Notes - Useful Tips

Try it Yourself - Examples

Tables and the Border Attribute

Empty Cells in a Table

Table with no border

Different types of ordered lists

The Form's Action Attribute and the Submit Button

Colors are displayed combining RED, GREEN, and BLUE light.

16 Million Different Colors

Cross-Browser Color Names

Web Standard Color Names

Web Safe Colors?

HTML Basic Document

HTML Layout - Using Tables