HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
Return to Main PageHTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the code used to design the layout and content of a website.
HTML consists of pairs of tags - one for opening and one for closing a block. For instance, the main tag, <html> opens a block of HTML, and it is closed by </html>
Inside each tag, there may be some information pertaining to the tag. For instance, an <img> tag will have source information: <img src="image.jpg">
The section of a site is where you can put items that will not directly show up on your site but still may be necessary. This includes
| Head Object | Example Code |
|---|---|
| A page title | <title>Hello, this is a title</title> |
| A style sheet | <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index.css"> |
| A script | <script type="text/javascript"> |
CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, are a way of adding styles and theming to your awesome site. They are particularly useful when trying to apply a consistent theme among many pages. This is done with an external style sheet (See head for referencing external files.Return to Top