In this chapter we will show some basic HTML examples.
Don't worry if we use tags you have not learned about yet.
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HTML Documents
All HTML documents must start with a document type declaration: .
The HTML document itself begins with and ends with .
The visible part of the HTML document is between and .
Example
My First Heading
My first paragraph.
The Declaration
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The declaration represents the document type, and helps browsers to display web pages correctly.
It must only appear once, at the top of the page (before any HTML tags).
The declaration is not case sensitive.
The declaration for HTML5 is:
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the
to
defines the most important heading.
Example
This is heading 1
This is heading 2
This is heading 3
HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the
tag:
Example
This is a paragraph.
This is another paragraph.
It must only appear once, at the top of the page (before any HTML tags).
The declaration is not case sensitive.
The declaration for HTML5 is:
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the
to
defines the most important heading.
Example
This is heading 1
This is heading 2
This is heading 3
HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the
tag:
Example
This is a paragraph.
This is another paragraph.
HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the tag:
Example
Try it Yourself »The link's destination is specified in the href attribute.
Attributes are used to provide additional information about HTML elements.
You will learn more about attributes in a later chapter.
HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the tag.
The source file (src), alternative text (alt), width, and height are provided as attributes:
Example
How to View HTML Source?
Have you ever seen a Web page and wondered 'Hey! How did they do that?'
View HTML Source Code:
Right-click in an HTML page and select 'View Page Source' (in Chrome) or 'View Source' (in Edge), or similar in other browsers. This will open a window containing the HTML source code of the page.
Inspect an HTML Element:
Right-click on an element (or a blank area), and choose 'Inspect' or 'Inspect Element' to see what elements are made up of (you will see both the HTML and the CSS). You can also edit the HTML or CSS on-the-fly in the Elements or Styles panel that opens.
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Flexbox Templates
Website Layout 3
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Vertical 12 Column Grid 1
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CSS Grid Templates
Grid Layout 2
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12 Column Vertical Grid
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Instructions
Basic Static Web Page Template
To use a website template:
- Download the template of your choice
- Unzip the files into your chosen directory
- Add your own content (and modify template as you wish)
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Customize Your Template
Here are a few ways you can modify your HTML template.
Free Codes For Website Design
- Add some free graphics to your template.
- Modify your template or simply add content with these HTML codes. Simply copy/paste them into your template.
- Check out these HTML examples for more ideas. You can copy and paste these too.
- Browse this list of JavaScript examples to add interactivity to your website. Again, you can copy and paste the code.
- Learn HTML with this HTML tutorial.
- Learn how to modify your template styles with this CSS tutorial.
- Learn how to add interactivity to your template with this JavaScript tutorial.
- Check out our other tutorials by visiting our homepage.
