HTML <abbr> Tag To represent an acronym or abbreviation (eg. www, HTML, HTTP, etc.) of a word or a phrase the HTML <abbr> tag is used. In some browsers, the <abbr> contents are rendered with a dotted underline. When the HTML <abbr> tag is used with the HTML “title” attribute, the value of the title … Read more
HTML <a> Tag The HTML <a> tag also known as the HTML anchor tag is used to specify a hyperlink to link one page to another. The hyperlink can be created to another web page or a file, a location, or a URL. To link to the destination page or URL, the “href” attribute is … Read more
HTML <!DOCTYPE> Tag The <!DOCTYPE html> declaration, also known as the document type declaration (DTD) is present in an HTML document before the <html> tag to give information about the HTML version used in that document. It is neither a tag nor an element but is an instruction to the browser. Being a null element, … Read more
HTML tags format and display web content. Tags differentiate HTML from simple text. Each tag has an opening tag, content, and closing tag within <> brackets. Some tags are unclosed. Certain HTML tags are essential for differentiation from simple files.le, certain HTML tags are used. Unclosed HTML Tags: HTML tags like <br> and <hr> are … Read more
When a user action causes a browser reaction, then this is called an event. There are a lot of event attributes available in HTML5. These are discussed below. Windows Event Attributes: Windows events are applied to the <body> tag to trigger events for the window object. Listed below are the HTML Windows event attributes. Attribute … Read more
The attributes common to all HTML elements are called the HTML Global attributes. Both the standard and non-standard elements support these attributes and thus can be used with each element. However, the HTML Global attributes may not have any effect on some elements. All the HTML global attributes are listed below: ATTRIBUTE VALUE USES accesskey … Read more
The Uniform Resource Locator or URL specifies a web address. The address can be either in words (for example: w3schools.com) or can be an IP (Internet Protocol) address. However, words are always easier to remember than numbers. Syntax: scheme://prefix.domain:port/path/filename Parameters: scheme: It is used to specify the type of Internet services. For example, HTTP or https. … Read more
HTML Charset HTML Character Sets or HTML Encoding specify which character set to use. It is necessary for displaying an HTML page properly and correctly. The character set is specified in the <meta> tag: Example: <meta charset=”UTF-8″> Types of HTML Charset or HTML Character Sets or HTML Encoding: There are various types of Character Encoding … Read more
For the symbols that are not present on a normal keyboard, HTML entity names can be used to add them to an HTML page. In case of the absence of an entity name or otherwise, also, an entity number, a decimal, or hexadecimal reference can be used for such symbols. Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> … Read more
To replace the reserved characters in HTML, as well as to replace the characters that are not present on a keyboard, the HTML character entities are used. It thus provides a wide range of characters to add icons, geometric shapes, mathematical operators, etc. To use an entity in an HTML document one can either use … Read more