This document provides an introduction to HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and basic HTML tags for formatting text and adding images to web pages. It discusses how HTML uses markup tags to structure and present content in a web browser. It describes common text formatting tags, font tags, image tags, and other basic tags for headings, paragraphs, line breaks, hyperlinks and more. The document contains examples of HTML code using these tags and the resulting web page output.
2. INTRODUCTION TO HTML With HTML you can create your own Web site . HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language . HTML is derived from a language SGML (Standard Graphics Markup Language). The future of HTML is XML (eXtended Markup Language). HTML is not a programming language, it is a Markup Language. A markup language is a set of markup tags. HTML uses markup tags  to describe web pages. HTML is not case sensitive language. HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text.
3. HTML Elements and Tags A tag is always enclosed in angle bracket <>like <HTML> HTML tags normally come in pairs like <HTML> and </HTML> i.e. Start tag = <HTML> End tag =</HTML> Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags
4. HOW TO START Write html code in notepad. Save the file with (.Html)/(.Htm) extension. View the page in any web browser viz. INTERNET EXPLORER, NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR etc. The purpose of a web browser (like internet explorer or firefox) is to read html documents and display them as web pages.
5. Code With HTML <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> MY FIRST PAGE </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </BODY> </HTML>
6. Explain these tags <HTML> - Describe HTML web page that is to be viewed by a web browser. <HEAD> - This defines the header section of the page. <TITLE> - This shows a caption in the title bar of the page. <BODY> - This tag show contents of the web page will be displayed.
7. Types of HTML Tags There are two different types of tags:-> Container Element:-> Container Tags contains start tag & end tag i.e. <HTML>⊠</HTML> Empty Element:-> Empty Tags contains start tag i.e. <BR>
8. Text Formatting Tags Heading Element:-> There are six heading elements (<H1>,<H2>,<H3>,<H4>, <H5>,<H6>). All the six heading elements are container tag and requires a closing tag. <h1> will print the largest heading <h6> will print the smallest heading
9. Heading Tag Code <html> <head><title>heading</title></head> <body> <h1> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h1> <h2> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h2> <h3> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h3> <h4> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h4> <h5> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h5> <h6> GLOBAL INFO CHANNEL</h6> </body> </html>
11. HTML Paragraph Tag HTML documents are divided into paragraphs. Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag i.e. <p>This is a paragraph</p> <p>This is another paragraph</p> <pre>This text is preformatted</pre>
12. Line Break & Horizontal Line Tag if you want a line break or a new line without starting a new paragraph Use the <br> tag. Defines a horizontal line use <hr>tag. <br> <hr> element are empty HTML element i.e. Global Information Channel<hr> Global Information <br> Channel
13. Text Formatting Tags <b> <big> <em> <i> <small> <strong> <sub> <super> <ins> <del> <tt> <u> <strike> Defines bold text Defines big text Defines emphasized text Defines italic text Defines small text Defines strong text Defines subscripted text Defines superscripted text Defines inserted text Defines deleted text Defines teletype text Defines underline text Defines strike text
14. Text Formatting Code <html> <head></head> <body> <b>This text is Bold</b> <br><em>This text is Emphasized</em> <br><i>This text is Italic</i> <br><small>This text is Small</small> <br>This is<sub> Subscript</sub> and <sup>Superscript</sup> <br><strong>This text is Strong</strong> <br><big>This text is Big</big> <br><u>This text is Underline</u> <br><strike>This text is Strike</strike> <br><tt>This text is Teletype</tt> </body> </html>
16. Font Tag This element is used to format the size, typeface and color of the enclosed text. The commonly used fonts for web pages are Arial, Comic Sans MS , Lucida Sans Unicode, Arial Black, Courier New, Times New Roman, Arial Narrow, Impact, Verdana. The size attribute in font tag takes values from 1 to 7 .
17. Font Tag Code <html> <head><title> fonts</title></head> <body> <br><font color=âgreen" size="7" face="Arial"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="6" face="Comic Sans MS "> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="5" face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="4" face="Courier New"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="3" face="Times New Roman"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="2" face="Arial Black"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> <br><font color=âgreen" size="1" face="Impact"> GLOBAL INFORMATION CHANNEL </font> </body> </html>
19. Background & Text Color Tag The attribute bgcolor is used for changing the back ground color of the page. <body bgcolor=âGreenâ > Text is use to change the color of the enclosed text. <body text=âWhiteâ>
20. Text Alignment Tag It is use to alignment of the text. Left alignment <align=âleftâ> Right alignment <align=ârightâ> Center alignment <align=âcenterâ>
21. Hyperlink Tag A hyperlink is a reference (an address) to a resource on the web. Hyperlinks can point to any resource on the web: an HTML page, an image, a sound file, a movie, etc. The HTML anchor element <a>, is used to define both hyperlinks and anchors. <a href="url">Link text</a> The href attribute defines the link address. <a href="http://www.globalinfochannel/">Visit globalinfochannel!</a>
23. Image Tag To display an image on a page, you need to use the src attribute. src stands for "source". The value of the src attribute is the URL of the image you want to display on your page. It is a empty tag. <IMG SRC ="url"> <IMG SRC="picture.gifâ> <IMG SRC="picture.gifâ HEIGHT="30" WIDTH="50">
24. Image attributes - <img> tag <img> <Src> <Alt> <Width> <Height> <Border> <Hspace> <Vspace> <Align> <background> Defines an image display an image on a page,Src stands for "source". Define "alternate text" for an image Defines the width of the image Defines the height of the image Defines border of the image Horizontal space of the image Vertical space of the image Align an image within the text Add a background image to an HTML page
25. Code & Result of the Image <html><body> <p><img src="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" align="left" width="48" height="48"> </p> <p><img src ="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" align="right" width="48" height="48"></p> </body></html> <HTML> <<body background="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Soap%20Bubbles.bmp" text="white"> <br><br><br> <h2> Background Image!</h2> </BODY></HTML>
26. Code & Result of the Image <html><body> <p>An image <img src="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" align="bottom" width="48" height="48"> in the text</p> <p>An image <img src ="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" align="middle" width="48" height="48"> in the text</p> <p>An image <img src ="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" align="top" width="48" height="48"> in the text</p> <p>Note that bottom alignment is the default alignment</p> <p><img src ="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" width="48" height="48"> An image before the text</p> <p>An image after the text <img src ="file:///C:/WINDOWS/Zapotec.bmp" width="48" height="48"> </p> </body></html>
28. HTML Table Tag <table> <tr> <td> <th> <Caption> <colgroup> <col> <thead> <tbody> <tfoot> < Cellspacing> <Cellpadding> <Colspan> <rowspan> <Border> used to create table table is divided into rows each row is divided into data cells Headings in a table caption to the table Defines groups of table columns Defines the attribute values for one or more columns in a table Defines a table head Defines a table body Defines a table footer amount of space between table cells. space around the edges of each cell No of column working with will span No of rows working with will span attribute takes a number
29. Code & Result of the Table <html> <body> <h3>Table without border</h3> <table> <tr> <td>MILK</td> <td>TEA</td> <td>COFFEE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>500</td> <td>600</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
34. HTML List Tag Lists provide methods to show item or element sequences in document content. There are three main types of lists:-> Unordered lists:- unordered lists are bulleted. Ordered lists:- Ordered lists are numbered. Definition lists:- Used to create a definition list .
35. List Tags <LI> <OL> <UL> <DL> <DT> <DD> <LI> is an empty tag,it is used for representing the list items Ordered list Unordered list Defines a definition list Defines a term (an item) in a definition list Defines a description of a term in a definition list
36. Unordered List TYPE attribute to the <UL> tag to show different bullets like:- Disc Circle Square <ul Type =âdiscâ>âŠ..</ul> The attribute TYPE can also be used with <LI> element.
37. Code & Result of the Unordered List <html><body> <h4>Disc bullets list:</h4> <ul type="disc"> <li>Jones</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ul> <h4>Circle bullets list:</h4> <ul type="circle"> <li>Jones</li> <li>Simth</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ul> <h4>Square bullets list:</h4> <ul type="square"> <li>Jones</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ul> </body></html>
38. Ordered List The TYPE attribute has the following value like:- TYPE = "1" (Arabic numbers) TYPE = "a" (Lowercase alphanumeric) TYPE = "A" (Uppercase alphanumeric) TYPE = "i" (Lowercase Roman numbers) TYPE = "I" (Uppercase Roman numbers) By default Arabic numbers are used
39. Code & Result of the Ordered List <html><body> <h4>Numbered list:</h4> <ol> <li>Jones</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ol> <h4>Letters list:</h4> <ol type="A"> <li>Jones</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ol> <h4>Roman numbers list:</h4> <ol type="I"> <li>Jones</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>Hayes</li> <li>Jackson</li></ol> </body></html>
40. HTML Form A form is an area that can contain form elements. Form elements are elements that allow the user to enter information in a form. like text fields, textarea fields, drop-down menus, radio buttons and checkboxes etc A form is defined with the <form> tag. The syntax:- <form> . input elements . </form>
41. Form Tags <form> <input> <text> <textarea> <password> <label> <option> <select> <button> <value> <checkbox> <dropdown box> Defines a form for user input used to create an input field Creates a single line text entry field Defines a text-area (a multi-line text input control) Creates a single line text entry field. And the characters entered are shown as asterisks (*) Defines a label to a control Creates a Radio Button. Defines a selectable list (a drop-down box) Defines a push button attribute of the option element. select or unselect a checkbox A drop-down box is a selectable list
42. Code of the HTML Form <html><body><form> <h1>Create a Internet Mail Account</h1> <p>First Name <input type="text" name="T1" size="30"></p> <p>Last Name <input type="text" name="T2" size="30"></p> <p>Desired Login Name <input type="text" name="T3" size="20"> @mail.com</p> <p>Password <input type="password" name="T4" size="20"></p> <input type="radio" checked="checked" name="sex" value="male" /> Male</br> <input type="radio" name="sex" value="female" /> Female <p>Birthday <input type="text" name="T6" size="05"> <select size="1" name="D2"> <option>-Select One-</option> <option>January</option> <option>February</option> <option>March</option> </select> <input type="text" name="T7" size="10"></p> TypeYourself<textarea rows="4" name="S1" cols="20"></textarea> <br><input type="submit" value="Accept" name="B1"> <input type="resetâ value="Cancel" name="B2"></br> </form></body></html>