HTML Tags

HTML tags are fairly easy to use as far as syntax is concerned. Learning many of the relevant tags is a little more daunting, but not as difficult as you might think.

<b>Hello</b>

This will make our "Hello" text bold.

HTML syntax is simply this: for each opening tag there is a matching closing tag that begins with </


<font face=verdana size=3>Hello</font>

Each HTML tag has different properties or no properties at all. In this example the <font> tag has the face and size properties. Most properties are optional. Include what you need and forget the rest.

Rather than attempting to memorize every HTML tag and it's properties, it is useful to bookmark an HTML reference guide (links below) and refer to it as needed. Copying and pasting from your own HTML source code is also a great time saver for more complex HTML, like tables and frames.

The best way to learn is by doing. The more HTML pages you make, even if they are copied and pasted, the more the code will start to sink in as you need to make changes for each page.

If you see something you like on another website, click "View" in your browser's menu at the top and select "Source". Root around until you find what you are looking for.

Here's a link to the BareBones Guide to HTML. Back in the day, it was my resource for learning and it is still very easy to use.

The Classic BareBones Guide to HTML

Resources:
W3C's Official HTML 4.01 documentation
HTML Background
HTML Tables
Make Italic Text Using HTML
Make Text Bold Using HTML
Make Strikethrough Text Using HTML
Make a Line Return Using HTML
Make a New Paragraph Using HTML
HTML Codes

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