1.1.Introduction to HTML

HTML codes or TAGS

As an example, when a web browser displays the text "Introduction to HTML" it reads from a plain text file, and looks for special codes or" tag" that are marked by the signs < and >. The general format of a html tag is:
<tag name >... put your text here... </ tag name >

The title "Introduction to HTML" uses a header tag:
< h3 > Introduction to HTML < / h3 >

It is important to note that the ending tag contains the "/" slash character. This slash tells a web browser to stop tagging the text, < / tag name >

The Basics

An HTML document contains two distinct parts, the head and the body.

The whole page is bracketed by
< html > and < / html> tags. Inside is first the head
< head >...< / head >
it contains information about the document that is not displayed on the screen.
Then the body
< body > ..........< / body >
it contains everything displayed as part of the web page.

The basic page is shown below:

< html >

< head >

< title >......bla bla bal............< / title >

< / head > 

< body > ......SAMPLE WEB PAGE ..........

< / body> 

< / html >