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What do I need to know to get started?HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, and is the programming language currently used to create a majority of the web pages found on the Internet today. By using HTML, you are able to leave invisible sets of instructions on your web page that explains what the layout will look like.
A web page is actually nothing more than a simple text file with the "htm" or "html" extension. HTML code is based on the use of TAGS, so browsers will know how to display the information contained within.
These TAGS are denoted using left angle bracket (<), the name of the TAG, and a right and right angle bracket (>). Generally, HTML tags should be capitalized. Although the tags are not case sensitive, it makes the tags much easier to locate when you are creating and modifying a complex web page. Many of the HTML TAGS are used in pairs; with one TAG signifying the beginning of the command, and the other TAG signifying the end. For example, the command for "bold" is:
<B></B>
To use this command, place the beginning and ending TAGS around the text that you display as bold. Here is and example of this code:
<B>Here is an example of this code:</B>
The required TAGS of an HTML document are <HTML>, <HEAD>, <TITLE>, and <BODY>. The <HTML> TAG tells your browser that the file contains HTML coded information and must be the first thing that appears in your document, while the end tag </HTML> must be the last. The <HTML> TAG is followed by the <HEAD> TAG which encloses the <TITLE> TAG.
An example of how to use the above tags follows:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>HTML Tutorial</TITLE>
</HEAD>
</HTML>
The next TAG is <BODY>. The <BODY> TAG will contain the information you want displayed on your web page. An example:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>HTML Tutorial</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>Enter the information you want displayed here
</BODY>
</HTML>
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