Hello Dev Community! 👋
Today marks the official Day 1 of my web development journey. I have decided to learn the MERN stack, and naturally, I am starting from the absolute foundation: HTML (HyperText Markup Language).
I believe the best way to retain what I learn is to write about it and share it with the community. So, here is a quick breakdown of what I managed to build and understand today.
🧠 What I Learned Today
Before writing code, I learned that HTML isn't a programming language—it's a markup language that acts as the skeleton or structure of any website.
Here are the core concepts I mastered today:
1. The Essential Tags
I learned that HTML uses tags enclosed in angle brackets (<>), and most of them come in pairs (an opening tag and a closing tag).
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<h1>to<h6>: Headings (where<h1>is the biggest and most important). -
<p>: Paragraphs for adding regular text. -
<a>: Anchor tags for adding links to other websites.
2. The Boilerplate Structure
Every HTML document needs a specific structural setup to tell the browser how to read it. I learned how to set up the basic skeleton:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>My First Webpage</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, World!</h1>
<p>This is officially my first day learning HTML.</p>
</body>
</html>
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