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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: Images: <img src=”image.jpg” alt=”description”> (self-closing; include alt).

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What the <img> tag and the alt attribute mean

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The <img> tag inserts an image into a web page. Basic form: <img src="image.jpg" alt="description"> Key parts: - src ("source"): the URL or path to the image file (e.g., "image.jpg", "/images/pic.png", or "https://..."). The browser fetches this resource to display the image. - alt ("alternative text"): short text that describes the image. Purpose and importance: - Accessibility: screen readers read alt text to users who are blind or have low vision. - Fallback: if the image fails to load (broken link, slow connection), the alt text is shown instead. - SEO: search engines use alt text to understand image content. - Best practice: write concise, meaningful descriptions. If the image is purely decorative, use alt="" (empty string) so screen readers skip it. - Self-closing note: In HTML (HTML5) you can write <img src="..." alt="..."> without a separate closing tag. In XHTML or some XML-based contexts you might see <img ... />. Browsers accept both in HTML5. - Other useful attributes: - width and height — size in pixels (or use CSS instead). - title — tooltip text shown on hover (not a replacement for alt). - loading="lazy" — hint to defer loading off-screen images until needed. Example: <img src="/photos/cat.jpg" alt="Orange tabby cat sleeping on a windowsill" width="600"> References: MDN — <img> element (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img) and WebAIM on alt text (https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/).

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