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HTML HTML5 Notes Compiled by Yogesh Verma, Software Engineer (MERN Stack Web Developer)

Initial Setup->
VS Code(recommended) or pw skills(online coding platform) or w3schools (online compiler)

Tutorial vs Documentation->
Tutorial - w3schools
Documentation- mdn by firefox

Why index.html->
html both extensions allowed .html or .htm
index.html- server specification apache default configration setting by default is index.html is loaded of website.

Basic Tags->
<html> - root of website
<head> - meta info of website
<body> - visual part of website

Emmet->
By default configure with VS Code
Emmet is responsible for fast coding like using ! for biolerplate code for HTML

HTML -It is used to create Structure of Website.
HTML Element- Opening Tag + Content + Closing Tag
HTML Element Example ->

<p>Jai Shree Krishna </p>
<opening tag>content<closing tag>
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Paragraph Tag->
<p> for Paragraph
lorem for dummy text generator
<p>lorem20</p> for dummy twenty words.

Classes(Used to group elements) & Id(Unique)->
h1#main (Id is unique only one for one element)
p.red.pw.para (class can be used for multiple elements and support multiple elements)

for custom attributes->
p[title="Custom Attribute"]{Content}
Then, Hit Tab

<p title="Custom Attribute">Content</p>
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Nesting of Elements using Emmet->
div>ul>li(> is used for child)

<div>
    <ul>
        <li>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>

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Sibling using Emmet ->
div>p*3 or div>p+p+p(* or + is used for sibling)

<div>
        <p></p>
        <p></p>
        <p></p>
</div>
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Complex Structure->
(div>nav>ul>(li>a{custom-$})*3)+footer>ul>li>p

In Code->

<div>
        <nav>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="">custom-1</a></li>
                <li><a href="">custom-2</a></li>
                <li><a href="">custom-3</a></li>
            </ul>
        </nav>
</div>
      <footer>
        <ul>
            <li>
                <p></p>
            </li>
        </ul>
</footer>
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For Head section Emmet->
link:favicon

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
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link:css

<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/style.css" />
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Emmet for CSS->

just write pos it will automatically suggest you properties Position -

selector{
position:relative;//by default
position:relative/absolute/fixed/block/inline-block/grid/flex;
}
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just write ov it will automatically suggest you properties overflow-

selector{
overflow:visible/hidden/scroll/auto;
}
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Margin Property->
just type m then it will suggest you

selector {margin:100%;}
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Headings and Paragraphs->
<h1> to <h6> headings are available in html.
<p>content</p> for paragraph

<br> tag used for line break.

CSS- Adds Design of website
CSS linking - Inline Internal External
Inline - style attribute used with all tags(style is a global attribute)
Global Attribute is common to all HTML Elements, they can be used on all elements they may have no effect on some elements.
h1[style=color:red]{Content}

<h1 style="color:red">Content</h1>
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Internal CSS - In Head Section of HTML using css tag

External CSS -
link:css . Hit Tab

<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
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In External CSS, Classes and Id's are used to target the HTML Element

Links anchor tag->
a:blank
Then Hit Tab,

<a href="http://google.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GOOGLE</a>
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_blank is for opening in new tab.

Images->

<img alt="description of images" src="source" width="" height=""/>
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www(dot)image-map(dot)net - good website for image map generator

Tables->
table>(tr>th*3)+(tr>td*3)*3

<table>
      <tr>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
</table>
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Inline vs Block->
Inline doesnot capture full width of a line example

Block capture full width of a line example <h1> to <h6>, <p> tags etc.

Forms ->

<form action="action.php">
      <fieldset>
        <legend style="text-align: center">Login Form</legend>
        <p>
          <!-- for email -->
          <label for="emailid">Email:</label>
          <input type="email" name="emailvalue" id="emailid" />
        </p>
        <p>
          <!-- for password -->
          <label for="passwordid">Password:</label>
          <input type="password" name="passwordvalue" id="passwordid" />
        </p>
        <p>
          <!-- for submit -->
          <button type="submit">SUBMIT</button>
        </p>
      </fieldset>
</form>
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Semantics->
Semantics means giving meaning to elements. Best for SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

<header>,<main>,<footer><article>,<aside>,<section>
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etc.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <!-- meta tags -->
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <!-- title tag -->
  <title>HTML Semantic Structure</title>
</head>
<body>
  <header>
    <nav></nav>
  </header>
  <main>
    <article></article>
    <aside></aside>
    <section></section>
  </main>
  <footer></footer>
</body>
</html>
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Assignment->
Explore more about HTML Input Tags and Aria-label for Web Accessibility.

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