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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Review: Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Posted by elad yosef
elad yosef
90 Points

html tags

not 100% understand what are the html tags are

Tadjiev Codes
Tadjiev Codes
9,626 Points
Tadjiev Codes
Tadjiev Codes
9,626 Points

Just Google and watch the videos. That's the easiest part of Web Development. <p> </p> where you keep the text and there are various tags representing something else.

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jenko
jenko
8,562 Points
jenko
jenko
8,562 Points

Hi Elad,

In the simplest terms, HTML “tags” are a way to define the type of information you want to display on your web page. They’re also used to structure content.

There are a range of tags you can use but here are some simple ones, notice how each tag is opened and then closed.

<h1> You can use the h1 tag for a level one header. </h1>
<p> You can use the p tag for paragraph text. </p>

You could also think of tags as containers when using them to structure your page contents. The <body> ... </body> tags for example contain the body of your website.

I hope that helps you understand what HTML tags are and how they’re used.