The Complete Guide to HTML: Everything You Need to Know

Introduction to HTML

HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the standard markup language for creating web pages. It provides the basic structure of sites by using a system of tags and attributes.

HTML Elements and Tags

HTML consists of a series of elements that you use to enclose, or wrap, different parts of the content to make it appear a certain way, or act a certain way. These elements are represented by tags.

Headings

The heading elements are h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, and h6 with h1 being the highest (or most important) level and h6 the least. Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.

Paragraphs

The paragraph element is represented by the <p> tag and is used to define a paragraph of text.

Lists

HTML offers three types of lists: unordered lists (<ul>), ordered lists (<ol>), and definition lists (<dl>).