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Introduction to HTML
What is HTML?
HTML Crash Course
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HTML (Level 1)

This first part of the pre-course will provide you with an overview of HTML and resources to cover the basics that you need.

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Introduction to HTML

HyperText Markup Language, or HTML, is the universal language of the internet. With HTML you can create your own Website.

HTML is easy to learn - You will enjoy it! 😃

What is HTML?

HTML is what you use to create Web pages.
HTML describes the structure of a Web page (for example, if your page should be structured as: header, subheader, text, picture, new paragraph, etc.)
HTML consists of a series of elements. Think of an element as the component in your HTML code that is tells the web page "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.
Essentially, HTML elements tell the browser how to display things.

HTML Crash Course

This video will give you a clear understanding of HTML and how to use it. We really recommend dedicating one hour to watching it as it will save you a lot of time trying to understand things on your own!

Concepts

The resources below are what you need to cover the basics of HTML. Each link will redirect you to the relevant page on W3 Schools, which will contain an explanation of HTML code, why we use it, and how to use it. You will also be able to play around with the code yourself so you can start practicing!

Intro to HTML - https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
Body <body> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_body.asp
Head <head> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_head.asp
Title <title> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_title.asp
Image <img> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_img.asp
Links <a> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp
Inputs <input> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_input.asp
Span <span> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_span.asp
Headers <h1> - <h6> tags - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_hn.asp
Button <button> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_button.asp
Divisions <div> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_div.asp
Comments  tag - https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_comment.asp
Form <form> tag - https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp

Additional Resources

Here are some additional links that you might find helpful to explore and understand HTML:

MDN official HTML documentation
Codecademy: Learn HTML

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