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HTML&CSS RESUME BUILDING TAGS&ATTRIBUTES

HTML basic syntax started with SHIFT+1 command.

div tag:The <div>tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.

The <div>tag is used as a container for HTML elements - which is then styled with CSS or manipulated with JavaScript.

The <div> tag is easily styled by using the class or id attribute.

Any sort of content can be put inside the<div> tag!

Example:

<html>
<head>
<style>
.myDiv {
  border: 5px outset red;
  background-color: lightblue;
  text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="myDiv">
  <h2>This is a heading in a div element</h2>
  <p>This is some text in a div element.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>
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ATRTRIBUTES:

All HTML elements can have attributes
Attributes provide additional information about elements
Attributes are always specified in the start tag
Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"

The src Attribute

The <img> tag is used to embed an image in an HTML page. The src attribute specifies the path to the image to be displayed:

Example:

<img src="img_girl.jpg">

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What is vh(view-port height)?
The vh unit in CSS stands for viewport height, representing 1% of the viewport's total height. It's used for responsive design, dynamically scaling elements based on the user's viewport height.

What is vw(view-port width) ?
The vw unit in CSS stands for viewport width, representing 1% of the viewport's total width. It's used for responsive design, scaling elements dynamically based on the width of the user's viewport.

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