Lesson 1

Let's learn about HTML! (and more formatting)

All information from w3schools.com

HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages.

Quick Facts (+ Unordered List)

• HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
• HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages
• HTML describes the structure of a Web page
• Use the "ul" tag, along with the "li" tag, to create unordered bulleted lists.

Some HTML History (+ Tables)

HTML and Webpage Structure (+ Ordered Lists)

1. HTML consists of a series of elements
2. On the subject of web browsers:
1. The purpose of a web browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) is to read HTML documents and display them correctly.
2. A browser does not display the HTML tags.
3. It uses them to determine how to display the document.
4. You can created a nested list like this!
3. Create ordered lists with the "ol" tag for the list itself and the "li" tag for each element
4. You can make them in numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, uppercase Roman numerals and lowercase Roman numerals.

Quiz

Which of these are true? (checkbox)

HTML is a markup language

HTML doesn't serve any purpose on a Web page

Browsers use HTML tags to determine how to display a document.

What does HTML stand for? (input)

HTML stands for:

Which event came first? (radio)

Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML

W3C Recommendation: HTML 4.01

W3C Recommendation: HTML5.2

Which element am I using... (select option)

...in THIS text?