Sample 1 - Basic Commands
HTML
HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language) element indicates that the
enclosed text is an HTML document. There are several other
markup languages that look like HTML, so the HTML tag
distinguishes what language is being used.
Document Head
Below the HTML element is the document HEAD. This contains
information about the document, such as the TITLE. The HEAD
will not show up as part of the document. The HEAD must always
be the first document element after the HTML tag.
Document Title
The TITLE is displayed separately from the document text, and
usually in a window title bar, usually a single line at the top
of the screen. The TITLE should be short and descriptive.
Document Body
After the HEAD is the BODY element. This is where all text and
other material will be displayed.
Headings
There are six levels of headings. H1 to H6, where H1 is the
highest and H6 the lowest.
Paragraphs
The P tag marks the beginning of a paragraph. A blank line
will be left just above the paragraph.
No ending tag is needed to end the paragraph.
Spaces and Line Breaks
I know this is not very exciting
but
I wanted to show you a line break - BR.
Also, note that the
language does not recognize blank lines or extra spaces.
Character Highlighting
The most common used character highlighting are EM, emphasised
or italized and STRONG, strong or bold.
Other ones available for keyboard input,
variable, defining a term,
short citation, typewriter font, bold,
italics, and underlined fonts.
Lists
The two most used lists are OL "ordered list" and UL "underordered
list". The Outline above is a sample of these two lists. LI stands
for list item.
Horizontal Rules
The final element is the horizontal rule - HR. This simple draws a
horizontal dividing line across the page and is useful for
dividing sections.
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Last updated October 14, 1997 - LE.