DAY 1: The Building Blocks Of Web Development
I am a medical student at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State. Abuja. Nigeria. Due to graduate in a few years.
I also took a Virtual Assistant course with the African Leadership X (ALX) program.
I am a focused student with knowledge of customer service, data entry, and records management, and a good team player.
I am hardworking and versatile with proven communication, organizational, and computer skills.
My key skills are: Organization, Being proactive,Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Good Communication skills, Internet Research, Scheduling, Adaptability, Resourcefulness.
I just recently started my journey into the world of programming as well.
INTRODUCTION:
Welcome to my first post in my series on HTML! We will explore the foundational aspects of HTML; the backbone of web development.
I finally decided to get up, put on my glasses, grab my ear pods, and bottle of water, and start this amazing journey!!
HTML DOCUMENT STRUCTURE:
HTML documents adhere to a structured form comprising nested elements that form a hierarchical layout. Let us break down these essential components:
<!DOCTYPE html>: This is a declaration tag that represents the document type, and helps browsers display web pages correctly. It must only appear once, at the top of the page (before any HTML tags).
<html>: This tag signifies the root of an HTML document, containing all other elements.
<head>: Within the head section, meta information about the document is housed. For example; the document's title, character set declaration, and links to external resources like CSS and JavaScript files.
<title>: The title tag specifies the title of the web page, which appears in the browser's title bar or tab. It plays a crucial role in search engine optimization (SEO) and the user experience. It is found in the '<head>'.
<body>: The body tag encloses the main content of the web page visible to users. It encompasses elements like headings, paragraphs, images, links, and more.
HTML TAGS:
HTML tags serves as the building blocks of web pages, allowing the structure and formatting of content. Each tag consists of an opening tag, content, and a closing tags.
NOTE: Some tags are empty tags and do not require a closing tag.
Here are some essential HTML tags, in more detail:
<p>: This is a paragraph tag which is used to define paragraphs of text. It creates a block of text with a line break before and after the content.
<h1> to <h6>: These are heading tags that are used to define headings of different levels, with '<h1>' being the highest level and '<h6>' being the lowest level. They are crucial for organizing content hierarchically.
<br>: This is a break tag, it is used to give spaces between texts. It is an empty tag.
NOTE: Save all HTML document with '.html' E.G: Day 1.html
I also make use of 'Visual Studio Code' as my text editor.
