HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is not a programming language, it is a method of formatting text. The source for any web page can be viewed using View->Page Source (Netscape) or View->Source (Explorer). Learn from other's examples! See a neat feature on someone's page, check out the source to see how it's done!
| Element | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | ||
| Italics | ||
| Underline | ||
| Center text in middle of page | ||
| Paragraph | ||
| text | Anchor for link to web page (name), display text | |
| Most prominent header | ||
| Not as prominent header | ||
| ... | ||
| Least prominent header | ||
| Unordered list | ||
| Ordered list | ||
| List item | ||
| Display an image (alt text is displayed if no image) | ||
| Table of rows and columns | ||
| Row of a table | ||
| Column headings for a table | ||
| Data for a cell of a table within a row | ||
| Insert a line break | ||
| Horizontal line | ||
These are just the basic elements. As you gain experience, you can try more advanced techniques. There are some good on-line references for learning about HTML. Some of these are:
Here is an example of a paragraph.
Notice that you have no control over the spacing format.
Let's throw in an example of
bolded text with italics and underlined.
The Browser has complete control over how things are spaced.
However, you can place br commands in the paragraph to start new lines.
| Name | Rank | Patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Tom | Life | Sharks |
| Phillip | Eagle | Mountain Man |
