HTML Basics

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is essentially a collection of codes and normal text that are placed into a file which is then "read" by a browser, such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, etc. The codes tell the browser how the content of the page is to be displayed: not only with respect to font size and colour but also to layout and page structure. HTML is a standard promoted by the …

…as otherwise the browser will erroneously assume that the image is to open when the link is clicked. You can for example make the image into a zip file. Your webpage can be read more easily if you use horizontal dividing lines. This makes separate sections of your pages stand out more. You can insert a horizontal line by using the tag. By default, this line is 1 pixel "thick" and spans the entire page width.