Introduction to HTML
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Introduction to HTML, created in 1995 by Eric Meyer, is maintained on this server for historical reference. While much of this information is still relevant, it is important to remember that it was written for HTML 2.0. The more current versions of HTML and XHTML in use today have different requirements. To learn more, you may also wish to review our Web Development blog entries on HTML/XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets.

This tutorial has two sequels: HTML 2.0: Forms and Obscurities, which covers interactive forms, among other things; and HTML 3.2: Here's Wilbur!, which deals with tables, backgrounds, text color, and other cool stuff. Once you're through here, give one of the others a try!

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Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Requirements

1. Terms and Concepts
   • Assumptions
   • Your Web Browser
   • Writing To The Norm
   • Terms
   • HTML: Behind the Scenes
2. Document Tags
   • HTML
   • HEAD
   • TITLE
   • BODY
   • Comment Tags
3. Basic Text Structures
   • Headings
   • Paragraph
   • Line Break
   • Blockquote
4. Lists
   • Unordered Lists
   • Ordered Lists
   • Definition Lists
5. Special Effect Tags
   • Logical Tags
   • Style Tags
   • Horizontal Rule
6. Anchors
   • HREF
   • NAME
7. Images
   • IMG
   • ALIGN
   • ALT
   • Getting the Right Format

• Conclusion
  • One Last Tip
  • Acknowledgements

• Appendices
  • A. Tag Summary
  • B. On The Horizon
  • C. References
• Glossary
• Index

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