Roughly speaking, HTML can be divided into three parts:
HTML HTML
head body meta form a
Presentational HTML
table img
Text HTML
p strong em
They shorten names (e.g., p for paragraph) to save typing space.
tables organize data
plain text
item weight cost
sugar 5 lbs. $12.00
html code
| item | weight | cost |
| sugar | 5 lbs. | $12.00 |
images show graphical information or photographs
plain text
\ | / \ | /
-*- CHRISTMAS -*-
/ | \ / | \
html code
paragraphs format blocks of text.
plain text
I walked to the end of the road, and what I saw
shall no man ever know save myself and my kin.
html code
I walked to the end of the road, and what I say shall
no man ever know save myself and my kin.
emphasized/italic text
plain text
yeah, *right*
html
yeah, right
strong emphasis
plain text
I said _never_!
html
I said never!
header, meta information
plain text
Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Author: Frank
html
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
body
plain text
--body
hello
--end
html
hello
document
plain text
---- The Great Adventures of Tom Thumb ----
Ch. 1
Three weeks ago we walked to the end of
the world.
---- An End to the Greatest Story Ever ----
html
The Great Adventures of Tom Thumb
Ch. 1
Three weeks ago we walked to the end of the world.
An End to the Greatest Story Ever
rows