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HTML HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HTML

Web page General

A document that can be viewed by a web browser, usually written in HTML

HTML Tag HTML

Tags are the building blocks of an HTML document

Tag

Tree HTML

The structure of an HTML document

HTML Formatting HTML

HTML provides several tags for formatting text on web pages.

HTML Headings HTML

HTML headings are titles or subtitles that you want to display on a webpage. HTML headings are defined with the `<h1>` to `<h6>` tags. `<h1>` defines the most important heading. `<h6>` defines the least important heading.

<p> Tag HTML

The `<p>` tag defines a paragraph. Browsers automatically add a single blank line before and after each `<p>` element.

<i> Tag HTML

The `<i>` tag defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

<b> Tag HTML

The `<b>` tag specifies bold text without any extra importance.

<a> Tag HTML

Allows putting links on a web page. It uses the href attribute to specify what the link should point to.

<img> Tag HTML

Allows adding an image to a web page. It is self-closing. The attributes of an `<img>` tag include `src`, which specifies where to get the image from (the url for an image ), and `width` and `height` attributes, which specify the size of the image in pixels.

HTML Attributes HTML

Tags can have attributes that tell us more information about the tag.

HTML Lists HTML

Way to organize information with a simple structure that is easy to read and write on a webpage. There are ordered and unordered HTML lists.

<ul> Tag HTML

Defines an unordered list in HTML.

<li> Tag HTML

defines a list item inside an HMTL list.

<ol> Tag HTML

The <ol> tag defines an ordered list. An ordered list can be numerical or alphabetical.

HTML Tables HTML

Tables display information in a grid.

<table> Tag HTML

Creates a container for the table data

<tr> tag JavaScript

Creates a container for a single row in a table

<td> Tag HTML

A single table data element

<th> Tag HTML

A single table header element

CSS CSS

Cascading Style Sheets. The language for designing web pages and adding style.

Selector CSS

Defines which HTML elements a CSS rule applies to.

CSS Rule CSS

A CSS apply specific styling to HTML elements. A CSS rule is made of two components, selector and declaration(s).

CSS Declaration CSS

The property-value pairs in a CSS rule that define the styling for specific HTML elements.

Class Attribute HTML

`class` is an attribute we can add to HTML tags in order to style a specific group of elements.

id Attribute HTML

`id` is an attribute we can add to an HTML tag to style that specific element.

URL General

Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. You are locating a resource that exists somewhere on the internet.

Browser General

A program on your computer that sends requests for webpages and displays them.

HTTP Request General

An HTTP request is made by a client, to a named host, which is located on a server. The aim of the request is to access a resource on the server.

Developer Tools General

Browser tools that help programmers diagnose problems, build and maintain secure websites.

<script> Tag HTML

Used to incorporate JavaScript into HTML files