User:JazCode/HTML Basics

HTML is a tag based coding language. That means that it uses text in between to tell your machine what to display to you, the user. Different tags tell the machine to do different things.

Certain basic rules apply to all tags:
 * 1) All information must be contained in the first tag.
 * ex:
 * 1) All tags (with the exception of br tags) must be closed with the same type of tag, but with no information.
 * ex:
 * 1) All content to be affected by the tags must be between the opening and closing tags.
 * ex: This text is affected.
 * 1) Two tags of different types can reside inside of one another, but cannot cross through each other.
 * ex: Content content content Is acceptable. Content content content Is not.

Some tags are standalone, and do not need anything more than the tag itself. However, some tags are customizable, and require extra coding. These provide extra freedom when it comes to getting the look you want.

The following is a(n incomplete) list of standalone tags used: : Code in between the tags doesn't affect anything. or    : Moves text to the next line at wraparound distance instead of enter distance without needing to reach the end of the line.  or   : Bold  or     : Italics : Underline : Strikethrough : Big : Small undefined        : Superscript undefined        : Subscript The following is a(n incomplete) list of customizable tags used: : See Span and Div tutorial. : See Span and Div tutorial. : See Span and Div tutorial. : See Polls tutorial. : See Music tutorial. &, ,   : See Tables tutorial. &   : See RSGs tutorial.

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