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HTML

All websites need HTML, it's the basic elements of a site. Normally, there is a start tag, content, and an end tag. However some are considered self closing tags where they don't require a specific closing tag. These files have the extension .html

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Good documentation on HTML can be found here: HTML MDN Docs.

HTML Cheatsheet​

HTML Cheetsheet

Some Basic Elements​

There are 6 types of headers. H1 through H6. Generally H1 is the largest (highest level) with H6 being the smallest.

<h1>This is a header. There is also h1-h6</h1>

Line Break​

This is a self closing tag.

<br />

Horizontal Line​

<hr />

Italics​

<i> is italics </i>

<em>
  is also italics formatting, but also emphasizes that it's providing, well,
  emphasis. This is better.
</em>

Bold​

<b> is bold </b>

<strong>
  is also bold formatting, but emphasizes that it is strong. This is better.
</strong>

Lists​

<ul>
  <li>This is an unordered list</li>
  <li>as in bullet points</li>
</ul>

<ol>
  <li>This is an ordered list</li>
  <li>as in numbering</li>
</ol>

Images​

<img src="img_source.png" alt="text that shows up if link is broken" />
<a href="https://somewebsite.com">Link text to display</a>

Modifying HTML Elements​

You can modify HTML elements. Ex. <hr size="3">. Here size="3" is the HTML Attribute

MDN HTML Attribute Reference