HTML Vocabulary
These two symbols enclose all HTML tags. Angle Brackets The characters (< >) that set HTML tags off from the rest of the text on an HTML page. These two symbols enclose all HTML tags. They do not show when viewing the webpage Examples: <h1> </h1> <emphasis> </emphasis>
All HTML elements can have attributes Attributes provide additional information about an element Attributes are always specified in the start tag Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name=“value” Example: <html lang=“en-US”>
Browser A software application that allows a user to interact with text, images, videos, music, and other digital information.
Element An HTML element usually consists of a start tag and an end tag, with the content inserted in between: Ex: <h1>My First Webpage</h1>
They do not need to be closed Empty Element An HTML object that does not have textual content; for example, <img/> , <br />, or <hr /> They do not need to be closed
Page Header A section of text, usually separated from the main body of text, that appears at the top of each page in a site and identifies the content of the page. May include information that helps search engines find it, formatting information, or language preferences to name a few. The information is hidden and does not show up in the body
Some Search Engines are also browsers like Google An online tool that searches the web and returns lists of links to sites based of the sites’ relevance and ranking. Some Search Engines are also browsers like Google
Server Hardware that houses an application program that accepts digital connections and responds to them.
Source Code The HTML (text) version of a web page Ctrl + U
<hr> horizontal rule Tags The building blocks of HTML. Each tag is predefined word or abbreviation that tells how the elements on the page should be displayed. Ex. <br> break <hr> horizontal rule
A web page creation tool that allows users to code HTML pages directly Text Editor A web page creation tool that allows users to code HTML pages directly Note Pad (IBM Compatable) TextEdit (Mac)
May be used by search engines to find the page Title Tag The required tag inside a website’s HTML code that usually displays in a window’s title bar and/or task bar. May be used by search engines to find the page <title> </title> Found in the header