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HTML syntax
By Ana Drinceanu
Definition:
Syntax refers to the spelling and grammar of a
programming language. Computers are inflexible
machines that understand what you type only if you type
in the exact form that the computer expects. The expected
form is called the syntax.
HTML uses elements to describe the structure of pages. There are several basic elements that are present in most HTML documents. Each element has an opening and closing tag.
Some examples of these elements are:
<!doctype, <html>, <body>, <p>, <h1>, etc.
The closing tags for these elements are:
</html>, </body>, </p>, </h1>, etc.
Note: !doctype is a special instruction that does not require a closing tag.
TagsTags are used to delimit the start and end of elements in markup. Elements have a start tag to indicate where they begin. Non-void elements have an end tag to indicate where they end.
Starting tags consist of a “<“ character, the element’s tag name, and a “>” character.
Ending tags consist of a “<“character, a “/” character, the element’s tag name, and a “>” character.
A doctype (sometimes capitalized as “DOCTYPE”) is a special instruction which, for legacy reasons that have to do with processing models in browsers, is a required part of any document in the HTML syntax.
Example: <!DOCTYPE HTML>
<head>
The <head> element is a container for all the head elements.The <head> element can include a title for the document, scripts, styles, meta information, and more.The following elements can go inside the <head> element:• <title> (this element is required in an HTML document)• <style>• <base>• <link>• <meta>• <script>• <noscript>
<body>
• The <body> tag defines the document's body.
• The <body> element contains all the contents of an HTML document, such as text, hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, etc.
• Included in the <body> element are the <p>, <h1>, <h2>, <h3> <img>, etc.
HTML Syntax is crucial
part of Web Design.
Computers only
understand a programing
language when syntax is
followed.
Picture: http://sdelaemblog.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/doctype-zachem-on-nuzhen-i-kakoj-vybrat.png
References:
Jon Duckett, HTML & CSS design and build websites
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/syntax.html)
http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/syntax.html
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_head.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_body.asp
