Abstract
In this chapter, you learned how to compose HTML documents with text, images, and hyperlinks. This included
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the basic tags, including html, head, title, style, script, body.
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the img element for displaying images.
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the a element for hyperlinks.
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simple formatting using a style element written following Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) rules.
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a single line of JavaScript code to provide date and time information.
This chapter was just the beginning, though it’s possible to produce beautiful and informative web pages using basic HTML, with or without Cascading Style Sheets. In the next chapter, you will learn how to include randomness and interactivity in an application, and how to use the canvas element, the critical feature of HTML5.
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© 2010 by Jeanine Meyer
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Meyer, J. (2010). The Basics. In: The Essential Guide to HTML5. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3384-8_1
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