HTML tag
The tags that define
headings, paragraphs and line breaks are the basics HTML tags. If
you put the text below in a Windows Notepad file and save it as
MyHTML.htm you can create a simple web site (simple may be too generous
a word).
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<html>
<body>
The text here should
be the only thing viewable in your browser.
</body>
</html> |
Technically it isn't
a website unless it's published but we won't worry about the
technicalities. The text surrounded by “< >” are tags. Unless it’s an empty
tag, there will be a tag that signifies the start “< >” and one that
shows the end or close of a tag
“</ >”.
To view the HTML file
in your browser open your Internet browser. From the “file” menu go to
“open” then “browse” to MyHTML.htm and click “open”.
Depending on
your directory structure you should see “C:\MyDocuments\myhtml.htm” in
the browser address field. Double click the myhtml.htm file and it
should open in a browser window.
Tags for Headings are defined
with the <h1></h1> tag. Actually, the HTML tag for heading is <h1>
through <h6>. The <h1> tag is the largest (font) and <h6> is the
smallest. You can also use your MyHTML.htm file to see the different
sizes of the HTML heading tag. Copy and paste the info below to
the same file .htm file.
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<h1> Header text goes
here!</h1>
<h2> Header text goes
here!</h2>
<h3> Header text goes
here!</h3>
<h4> Header text goes
here!</h4>
<h5> Header text goes
here!</h5>
<h6> Header text goes
here!</h6> |
The paragraph is
defined as “<p></p>”. This tag can be placed between the
HTML body tags <body></body>. The paragraph tags are great because you
can type text in an unformatted fashion in your HTML editor and as long
as it is within the paragraph tag it will be properly formatted when
viewed in a browser. Use the information below for your example.
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<p>Mary had a little
lamb whose fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went
the Lamb was sure to go.</p>
<p>The Lamb followed
Mary to school one day which really wasn’t allowed. The Lamb sat
outside the classroom and caused quit a crowd.</p> |
When you want to end
a line but don’t want to start a new paragraph, the tag signifying
a line break is used. The <br> tag is an empty tag; meaning
it doesn't need a closed tag </br> to work.
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<p>Paragraphs with <br>
can be used as a para<br>graph formatting tool.</p> |
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