From the course: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Building the Web
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Hello, HTML
From the course: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Building the Web
Hello, HTML
- Today we're going to explore the world of HTML, which is like building your very own house on the internet. HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It's a markup language that tells the browser how to structure the webpages. - That's right, Jasmine. Think of HTML as the blueprint for your web house. It's what gives structure to everything you see online - Using the metaphor of building a house, every house starts with a foundation, right? In HTML, that foundation is made up of tags. - And tags are like the bricks and mortar of our web house. For example, the body tag represents the main structure where all our content lives. - And just like a house has different rooms, our web house has different sections. The header, footer, and nav tags help organize our content just like rooms in a house. - And don't forget the windows to our house, Jasmine. Images and links are like windows and doors letting us see outside or go to other rooms. The image and a tags lets us add those…
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