HTML Tables, Rows, Columns, and Cells
HTML Tables can be used to arrange content on a web page. In the past, using tables was the only practical way to achieve a custom page layout. In today’s …
How to Play Videos in HTML
Adding video provides your visitors with a much richer experience. Fortunately, adding video content to your HTML pages is much easier than ever. However, each method of adding video has …
The HTML DOCTYPE Declaration
The <!DOCTYPE> declaration should be the very first item in your HTML document, before the element. This declaration is not an HTML element. It is only an instruction to the …
HTML Paragraphs and Line Breaks
Paragraphs are a common element used in HTML documents. When writing, authors traditionally divide their thoughts into sequences of paragraphs. The HTML markup for defining a paragraph is straightforward. You …
HTML / XHTML Elements and DTD
Elements are the core of an HTML document. Here is a complete listing of elements from the HTML/XHTML modern specifications. Some of the elements listed below have been deprecated and …
HTML Meta Element
Metadata is simply, information about data. In HTML documents, the <meta> element provides information to browsers about the HTML document. Metadata information will not be displayed on the page but …
HTML Html Element
Within an HTML page, there is a very important element called html. The <html> tag instructs the browser that this is an HTML document. The <html> element is also known …
HTTP Status Codes
When a client (browser) requests a page from a web server, various status codes are included in the messages that are sent back and forth. These messages can be used …
HTML vs XHTML
HTML has been around for quite some time now. The first version of HTML was not assigned a version number, it was just called “HTML” and was used till about …
Absolute and Relative Paths
Before you begin to insert links into your documents, it is important to understand how to create links that point to internal and external pages. There are basically two ways …
Conditional Comments for Internet Explorer
It is common for web developers to include some type of component to help figure out what type of browser and version of the browser is being used by the …
Adding Comments within your HTML Documents
The comment tag is used to insert comments in the source code. Comments are not meant to be displayed when the webpage is rendered by the web browser. It is …