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Defines the document type. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> is the DTD for this page. |
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elements are written with a start tag, with an end tag, with the content in between: <tagname>content</tagname>. The HTML element is everything from the start (beginning) tag to the end tag. |
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Hypertext markup language. The element that defines the beginning and end of the HTML document. |
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The element that defines the beginning and end of the head of a page. |
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Defines metadata about an HTML document. Metadata is data (information) about data. The tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page, but will be machine parsed. Meta elements are typically used to specify page description, keywords, author of the document, last modified, and other metadata. The metadata can be used by browsers (how to display content or reload page), search engines (keywords), or other web services. |
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The element that defines the beginning and end of the page’s title. |
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The element that defines the beginning and end of the style information for the document. The type attribute
specifies the Internet media type (formerly known as MIME type. MIME stands for "Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions. It's a way of identifying files on the Internet according to their nature and format. For example, using the "Content-type" header value defined in a HTTP response, the browser can open the file with the proper extension/plugin) of the <style> tag. The type attribute identifies the content between the <style> and </style> tags. The value "text/css" indicates that the content is CSS. |
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The element that defines the beginning and end of the page body. |
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Anchor element that begins and ends a hyperlink. <a href=” ”> is an example of the beginning of a hypertext reference for a resource that is located on the Internet or your computer that the hyperlink opens. |
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The element that defines the beginning and end of a paragraph. |
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Defines an image in an HTML page. The tag has two required attributes: src and alt. Note: Images are not technically inserted into an HTML page, images are linked to HTML pages. The <img> tag creates a holding space for the referenced image. Tip: To link an image to another document, simply nest the <img> tag inside <a> tags. |
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Specifies the URL of an image. |
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Specifies alternate text for an image if the image doesn’t load. Must be included for validation and information for users with impaired vision who use reading software. |
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<h1>, </h1> to <h6>, </h6> - |
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The elements that define the beginning and end of the headings; 1 (largest) to 6 (smallest). |
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Emphasizes important text by making it more obvious. |
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<!-- comment placed here --> - |
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Defines a comment, is not rendered by the browser. |
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