reading-notes

Reading 4

  1. What is HTML and why do we use it?

    HTML is a markup language consisting of a series of “elements” used to wrap (or enclose) text content to define its structure and cause it to behave in a certain way. HTML can be used to create text or image links to other web pages, embed images or videos, create data tables, and so on.

  2. What are the 3 main parts of an HTML element?

    • An opening tag - < body >

    • The element’s “content”

    • A closing tag - < /body >

  3. What is it called when you give an element extra information?

    Attributes contain extra settings or information about the element.

  4. What is a semantic element?

    A semantic element in HTML is an element that clearly describes its meaning and the type of content it contains, to both the browser and the developer. In HTML, the h1 element is a semantic element.