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Bare-Bones Basics of HTML

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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. It uses tags to structure content. Key points: - Document structure - <!DOCTYPE html> — declares HTML5. - <html> — root element. - <head> — metadata: <title>, <meta>, <link>, <style>, <script> (usually not visible). - <body> — visible content: text, images, links, lists, etc. - Basic tags - <title>Your page title</title> — shown in browser tab (inside head). - Headings: <h1>…</h1> to <h6>…</h6>. - Paragraph: <p>Paragraph text</p>. - Links: <a href="https://example.com">link text</a>. - Images: <img src="image.jpg" alt="description"> (self-closing; include alt). - Lists: - Unordered: <ul><li>Item</li></ul> - Ordered: <ol><li>Item</li></ol> - Line break: <br> - Horizontal rule: <hr> - Attributes - Provide extra info inside opening tag: <tag attribute="value">. - Common attributes: id, class, href, src, alt, title, style. - Nesting and well-formedness - Tags should be properly opened and closed and nested (e.g., <p><strong>text</strong></p>). - Example minimal page <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>My Page</title> </head> <body> <h1>Hello</h1> <p>This is a minimal HTML page.</p> <a href="https://example.com">Visit example</a> </body> </html> - Where to learn next - Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) HTML guide: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML - W3C HTML specification and tutorials: https://www.w3.org/ and https://www.w3schools.com/html/ Tips: start by editing the example file, open it in a browser, and change tags/attributes to see effects.

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Explain: <body> — visible content: text, images, links, lists, etc.

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What the <body> element does

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The <body> element is the part of an HTML document that contains everything the user normally sees in the browser window. It sits inside <html> and alongside <head>, and its contents are rendered as the page’s visible content. Key facts, concisely: - Purpose: Holds the document’s visible content — text, headings, paragraphs, images, links, lists, tables, forms, embedded media, and any elements that produce something to see or interact with on the page. - Placement: Appears after <head>. Basic structure: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head>…</head> <body>…visible content…</body> </html> - Rendering: The browser reads the DOM under <body> and lays out and paints those elements on the screen. CSS and JavaScript typically target elements inside <body> to change appearance or behavior. - What doesn’t belong: Metadata (title, meta tags, linked stylesheets/scripts for setup) belongs in <head>, not as visible content in <body>. (Scripts that produce visible UI or are executed for interaction are usually placed in <body> or referenced there.) - Accessibility & semantics: Use appropriate semantic elements inside <body> (<header>, <main>, <nav>, <article>, <section>, <footer>, etc.) so assistive technologies and search engines understand the structure. - Example: <body> <header><h1>Site Title</h1></header> <nav>…links…</nav> <main> <p>Some text</p> <img src="photo.jpg" alt="A photo"> <ul><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li></ul> <a href="/more">Read more</a> </main> <footer>© 2025</footer> </body> Further reading: MDN’s HTML element reference for <body>: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/body

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