Last week we introduced this topic. If you missed the part one, it will help if you go read that first, before this one. That said, let’s move on.
HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages. It is used for displaying items on a website. As a presentation language, it often needs to be complemented by other technologies – notably cascading style sheets (CSS) and JavaScript.
HTML documents are made up of units called elements. Elements are used to create the different portions of a web page. As already mentioned in the first lesson (part one of this series), to become a real web developer, you begin the journey by learning HTML.
In this brief introduction we won’t be able to delve into the nitty-gritty of how to code HTML. The purpose of the lessons is to show you what HTML is and sensitize you to its importance and why you need to learn it.
The first snapshot shown below is a very simple example of HTML code. The second snapshot shows the simple web page that results from running the HTML code. Can you see that the code specifies two main sections? These are the head section and the body section.
Each of these sections can be composed of various elements. For example, the title element is usually in the head section. This is where you specify the information you want to be shown on the title bar of the user’s web browser. Many other elements can be added to the head section which are not in this our simple example.
The body section is where you put the details of the web page, such are text, pictures, tables, and many more elements.
In this lesson, our goal is to give you an idea of the role of HTML in web development. As can be seen, the web page created by HTML alone is quite basic and plain. To enhance the look of web pages, CSS comes into play. CSS can transform a plain dry web page into a site to behold.
In our next lesson we will add some CSS to this simple web page to show you an example of what you can accomplish with CSS. These HTML codes may look strange to you. Don’t bother about that. After going through a web development course you will find it very simple.
In our web development course we will teach you how to write these codes line by line. In no time you will become a Pro. It is an intensive, instructor-led online coaching course.
In the next lesson (next week), we will show you what you can do with CSS.
Wishing you success in your dream of becoming a great professional.
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