Tutorial: Examples in Each Chapter
Tutorial: Examples in Each Chapter
Example
<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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HTML References
At W3Schools you will find complete references about tags, standard attributes, standard events,
colornames, entities, character-sets, URL encoding, language codes, HTTP messages, and more.
HTML 4.01 Tag Reference
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HTML Introduction
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Example
<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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What is HTML?
HTML is a language for describing web pages.
• HTML stands for Hyper Text 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 Tags
HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags
• HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like <html>
• HTML tags normally come in pairs like <b> and </b>
• The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag
• Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags
<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Example Explained
• The text between <html> and </html> describes the web page
• The text between <body> and </body> is the visible page content
• The text between <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading
• The text between <p> and </p> is displayed as a paragraph
Don't worry if the examples use tags you have not learned.
You will learn about them in the next chapters.
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
Example
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<h3>This is a heading</h3>
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HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
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HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag.
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
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HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.
Example
<img src="w3schools.jpg" width="104" height="142" />
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Note: The name and the size of the image are provided as attributes.
HTML Elements
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HTML Elements
An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph.</p>
</body>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is my first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
<p>This is a paragraph
<p>This is a paragraph
The example above will work in most browsers, but don't rely on it. Forgetting the end tag can
produce unexpected results or errors.
Note: Future version of HTML will not allow you to skip end tags.
HTML Attributes
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HTML Attributes
• HTML elements can have attributes
• Attributes provide additional information about an element
• Attributes are always specified in the start tag
• Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
Attribute Example
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute:
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
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Tip: In some rare situations, when the attribute value itself contains quotes, it is necessary to use
single quotes: name='John "ShotGun" Nelson'
HTML Headings
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HTML Headings
Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
<h1> defines the largest heading. <h6> defines the smallest heading.
Example
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<h3>This is a heading</h3>
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Note: Browsers automatically add an empty line before and after a heading.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<hr />
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<hr />
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
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HTML Comments
Comments can be inserted into the HTML code to make it more readable and understandable.
Comments are ignored by the browser and are not displayed.
Comments are written like this:
Example
<!-- This is a comment -->
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Note: There is an exclamation point after the opening bracket, but not before the closing bracket.
Headings
How to display headings in an HTML document.
Hidden comments
How to insert comments in the HTML source code.
Horizontal lines
How to insert a horizontal line.
Tag Description
<html> Defines an HTML document
<body> Defines the document's body
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings
<hr /> Defines a horizontal line
<!--> Defines a comment
HTML Paragraphs
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HTML Paragraphs
Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>
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Note: Browsers automatically add an empty line before and after a paragraph.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph
<p>This is another paragraph
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The example above will work in most browsers, but don't rely on it. Forgetting the end tag can
produce unexpected results or errors.
Note: Future version of HTML will not allow you to skip end tags.
HTML Line Breaks
Use the <br /> tag if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new paragraph:
Example
<p>This is<br />a para<br />graph with line breaks</p>
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The <br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.
HTML paragraphs
How HTML paragraphs are displayed in a browser.
Line breaks
The use of line breaks in an HTML document.
Poem problems
Some problems with HTML formatting.
More Examples
More paragraphs
The default behaviors of paragraphs.
Tag Description
<p> Defines a paragraph
<br /> Inserts a single line break
superscript
This is subscript and
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<strong> or <em> means that you want the text to be rendered in a way that the user
understands as "important". Today, all major browsers render strong as bold and em as
italics. However, if a browser one day wants to make a text highlighted with the strong
feature, it might be cursive for example and not bold!
Text formatting
How to format text in an HTML document.
Preformatted text
How to control the line breaks and spaces with the pre tag.
"Computer output" tags
How different "computer output" tags will be displayed.
Address
How to define contact information for the author/owner of an HTML document.
Abbreviations and acronyms
How to handle abbreviations and acronyms.
Text direction
How to change the text direction.
Quotations
How to handle long and short quotations.
Deleted and inserted text
How to mark deleted and inserted text.
HTML Styles
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Tags Description
<center> Defines centered content
<font> and <basefont> Defines HTML fonts
<s> and <strike> Defines strikethrough text
<u> Defines underlined text
Attributes Description
align Defines the alignment of text
bgcolor Defines the background color
color Defines the text color
Example
<html>
<body style="background-color:yellow">
<h2 style="background-color:red">This is a heading</h2>
<p style="background-color:green">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Example
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="font-family:verdana">A heading</h1>
<p style="font-family:arial;color:red;font-size:20px;">A paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Example
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="text-align:center">This is a heading</h1>
<p>The heading above is aligned to the center of this page.</p>
</body>
</html>
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HTML Links
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Links are found in nearly all Web pages. Links allow users to click their way from
page to page.
HTML links
How to create links in an HTML document.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page)
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/">Visit W3Schools</a>
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/" target="_blank">Visit W3Schools!</a>
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Example
A named anchor inside an HTML document:
Create a link to the "Useful Tips Section" inside the same document:
Or, create a link to the "Useful Tips Section" from another page:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html_links.htm#tips">
Visit the Useful Tips Section</a>
More Examples
An image as a link
How to use an image as a link.
Link to a location on the same page
How to link to a bookmark.
Break out of a frame
How to break out of a frame (if your site is locked in a frame).
Create a mailto link
How to link to a mail message (will only work if you have mail installed).
Create a mailto link 2
Another mailto link.
HTML Images
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Example
Insert images
How to insert images into an HTML document.
Insert images from different locations
How to insert an image from another folder or another server.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page).
The URL points to the location where the image is stored. An image named "boat.gif", located in the
"images" directory on "www.w3schools.com" has the URL:
http://www.w3schools.com/images/boat.gif.
The browser displays the image where the <img> tag occurs in the document. If you put an image
tag between two paragraphs, the browser shows the first paragraph, then the image, and then the
second paragraph.
The alt attribute provides alternative information for an image if a user for some reason cannot view it
(because of slow connection, an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader).
More Examples
Aligning images
How to align an image within the text.
Let the image float
How to let an image float to the left or right of a paragraph.
Make a hyperlink of an image
How to use an image as a link.
Create an image map
How to create an image map, with clickable regions. Each of the regions is a hyperlink.
HTML Tables
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HTML Tables
Apples 44%
Bananas 23%
Oranges 13%
Other 10%
Try it Yourself - Examples
Tables
How to create tables in an HTML document.
Table borders
How to specify different table borders.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page).
HTML Tables
Tables are defined with the <table> tag.
A table is divided into rows (with the <tr> tag), and each row is divided into data cells (with the <td>
tag). td stands for "table data," and holds the content of a data cell. A <td> tag can contain text,
links, images, lists, forms, other tables, etc.
Table Example
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 2, cell 1</td>
<td>row 2, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>Row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Header 1</th>
<th>Header 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 2, cell 1</td>
<td>row 2, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
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HTML Lists
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The most common HTML lists are ordered and unordered lists:
HTML Lists
Try-It-Yourself Examples
Unordered list
How to create an unordered list in an HTML document.
Ordered list
How to create an ordered list in an HTML document.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page).
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>- black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>- white cold drink</dd>
</dl>
Milk
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HTML Forms
HTML forms are used to pass data to a server.
A form can contain input elements like text fields, checkboxes, radio-buttons, submit buttons and
more. A form can also contain select lists, textarea, fieldset, legend, and label elements.
The <form> tag is used to create an HTML form:
<form>
.
input elements
.
</form>
Text Fields
<input type="text" /> defines a one-line input field that a user can enter text into:
<form>
First name: <input type="text" name="firstname" /><br />
Last name: <input type="text" name="lastname" />
</form>
First name:
Last name:
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Note: The form itself is not visible. Also note that the default width of a text field is 20 characters.
Password Field
<input type="password" /> defines a password field:
<form>
Password: <input type="password" name="pwd" />
</form>
Password:
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Note: The characters in a password field are masked (shown as asterisks or circles).
Radio Buttons
<input type="radio" /> defines a radio button. Radio buttons let a user select ONLY ONE one of a
limited number of choices:
<form>
<input type="radio" name="sex" value="male" /> Male<br />
<input type="radio" name="sex" value="female" /> Female
</form>
Male
Female
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Checkboxes
<input type="checkbox" /> defines a checkbox. Checkboxes let a user select ONE or MORE options of
a limited number of choices.
<form>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Bike" /> I have a bike<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Car" /> I have a car
</form>
I have a bike
I have a car
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Submit Button
<input type="submit" /> defines a submit button.
A submit button is used to send form data to a server. The data is sent to the page specified in the
form's action attribute. The file defined in the action attribute usually does something with the
received input:
Submit
Username:
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If you type some characters in the text field above, and click the "Submit" button, the browser will
send your input to a page called "html_form_action.asp". The page will show you the received input.
Form Examples
Fieldset around form-data
How to create a border around elements in a form.
Form with text fields and a submit button
How to create a form with two text fields and a submit button.
Form with checkboxes
How to create a form with three checkboxes and a submit button.
Form with radio buttons
How to create a form with two radio buttons, and a submit button.
Send e-mail from a form
How to send e-mail from a form.
HTML Frames
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With frames, several Web pages can be displayed in the same browser window.
Try-It-Yourself Examples
Vertical frameset
How to make a vertical frameset with three different documents.
Horizontal frameset
How to make a horizontal frameset with three different documents.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page)
HTML Frames
With frames, you can display more than one HTML document in the same browser window. Each HTML
document is called a frame, and each frame is independent of the others.
The disadvantages of using frames are:
• The web developer must keep track of more HTML documents
• It is difficult to print the entire page
The HTML frameset Element
The frameset element holds two or more frame elements. Each frame element holds a separate
document.
The frameset element states only HOW MANY columns or rows there will be in the frameset.
<frameset cols="25%,75%">
<frame src="frame_a.htm" />
<frame src="frame_b.htm" />
</frameset>
Note: The frameset column size can also be set in pixels (cols="200,500"), and one of the columns
can be set to use the remaining space, with an asterisk (cols="25%,*").
More Examples
HTML Colors
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Color Values
HTML colors are defined using a hexadecimal notation (HEX) for the combination of Red, Green, and
Blue color values (RGB).
The lowest value that can be given to one of the light sources is 0 (in HEX: 00). The highest value is
255 (in HEX: FF).
HEX values are specified as 3 pairs of two-digit numbers, starting with a # sign.
Color Values
Color Color HEX Color RGB
#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#FF0000 rgb(255,0,0)
#00FF00 rgb(0,255,0)
#0000FF rgb(0,0,255)
#FFFF00 rgb(255,255,0)
#00FFFF rgb(0,255,255)
#FF00FF rgb(255,0,255)
#C0C0C0 rgb(192,192,192)
#FFFFFF rgb(255,255,255)
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Shades of Gray
Gray colors are created by using an equal amount of power to all of the light sources.
To make it easier for you to select the correct shade, we have created a table of gray shades for you:
Note: Different browsers may display different colors for the same color name. "Green" can be
lighter in one browser than another. To achieve the same result in all browsers, always use the HEX
notation.
Note: Different browsers may display different colors for the same color name. "Green" can be
lighter in one browser than another. To achieve the same result in all browsers, always use the HEX
notation.
Sorted by Names
Link: Same list sorted by values
Note: The names above are not a part of the W3C web standard.
W3C have listed only 16 valid color names:
aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and
yellow.
If you want valid HTML or CSS, use the HEX values instead.
Note: Different browsers may display different colors for the same color name. "Green" can be
lighter in one browser than another. To achieve the same result in all browsers, always use the HEX
notation.
Note: The names above are not a part of the W3C web standard.
W3C have listed only 16 valid color names:
aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and
yellow.
If you want valid HTML or CSS, use the HEX values instead.
HTML Quick List from W3Schools. Print it, fold it, and put it in your pocket.
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Heading Elements
<h1>Largest Heading</h1>
<h2> . . . </h2>
<h3> . . . </h3>
<h4> . . . </h4>
<h5> . . . </h5>
<h6>Smallest Heading</h6>
Text Elements
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<br /> (line break)
<hr /> (horizontal rule)
<pre>This text is preformatted</pre>
Logical Styles
<em>This text is emphasized</em>
<strong>This text is strong</strong>
<code>This is some computer code</code>
Physical Styles
<b>This text is bold</b>
<i>This text is italic</i>
Links
Ordinary link: <a href="http://www.example.com/">Link-text goes here</a>
Image-link: <a href="http://www.example.com/"><img src="URL" alt="Alternate Text" /></a>
Mailto link: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Send e-mail</a>
A named anchor:
<a name="tips">Tips Section</a>
<a href="#tips">Jump to the Tips Section</a>
Unordered list
<ul>
<li>Item</li>
<li>Item</li>
</ul>
Ordered list
<ol>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
</ol>
Definition list
<dl>
<dt>First term</dt>
<dd>Definition</dd>
<dt>Next term</dt>
<dd>Definition</dd>
</dl>
Tables
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Tableheader</th>
<th>Tableheader</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sometext</td>
<td>sometext</td>
</tr>
</table>
Frames
<frameset cols="25%,75%">
<frame src="page1.htm" />
<frame src="page2.htm" />
</frameset>
Forms
<form action="http://www.example.com/test.asp" method="post/get">
<select>
<option>Apples</option>
<option selected="selected">Bananas</option>
<option>Cherries</option>
</select>
<textarea name="comment" rows="60" cols="20"></textarea>
</form>
Entities
< is the same as <
> is the same as >
© is the same as ©
Other Elements
<!-- This is a comment -->
<blockquote>
Text quoted from a source.
</blockquote>
<address>
Written by W3Schools.com<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email us</a><br />
Address: Box 564, Disneyland<br />
Phone: +12 34 56 78
</address>
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