In this module we'll start to study some of the most commonly used tags in HTML. Here are the module objectives:
Discussion of h & p tags with a few examples.
Show descending h tags.
Show hr & br tags for organizing.
Run browser and show completed Two Truths, One Lie game.
Recreate step 4 with own details.
File Location
For this module, you should be working in the following location:
DotNetProjects
└── HTMLCSSPreWork
└── 1-HTML-Basics
02-h&p-tags.html <-----You should be here
└── 2-CSS-Basics
Start Code
Get started with by adding the following code to the file. Helpful tip: To get the starting structure for an HTML page, type ! then tab. It should scaffold out the html code:
Let's start with the h tag. This is probably the most used tag. h defines html headings, and there are 6 different sizes. Add the following code to the file:
After running the code, you should see 6 different sizes of heading tags in your browser window.
p Tags
Another extremely common tag is the p tag. A p tag defines a paragraph and has some default settings for paragraphs on it:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Two Truths, One Lie</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>h1 Tag</h1>
<h2>h2 Tag</h2>
<h3>h3 Tag</h3>
<h4>h4 Tag</h4>
<h5>h5 Tag</h5>
<h6>h6 Tag</h6>
<p>Here is a p tag. This will be for things like paragraphs. </p>
</body>
</html>
Two Truths One Lie
Here's a task to get you some more practice with HTML. Create a Two Truths, One Lie HTML page about yourself.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Two Truths, One Lie</title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Add this below the code you previously added -->
<h1>Two Truths, One Lie</h1>
<p>Overview: Here are some notes for the Two Truths, One Lie about me. Good luck figuring it out! You never will!</p>
<hr />
<h2>Japan</h2>
<p>I visit Japan once a year for a tech conference.</p>
<h2>Steve Jobs</h2>
<p>I worked with Steve Jobs when I was younger.</p>
<h2>Crime Watch</h2>
<p>I wrote a Crime Watch mobile app that helps police spot criminal behavior.</p>
</body>
</html>
Final Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>h, p, & hr tags</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>H1 Tag</h1>
<h2>H2 Tag</h2>
<h3>H3 Tag</h3>
<h4>H4 Tag</h4>
<h5>H5 Tag</h5>
<h6>H6 Tag</h6>
<p>P Tag</p>
<hr />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<h1>About Me</h1>
<p> Hello, I am happy to be here.</p>
<hr />
<h1>More about me</h1>
<p> Here's some more info about me.</p>
<h1>Two Truths, One Lie</h1>
<p>Overview: Here are some notes for the Two Truths, One Lie about me. Good luck figuring it out! You never will!</p>
<hr />
<h2>Japan</h2>
<p>I visit Japan once a year for a tech conference.</p>
<h2>Steve Jobs</h2>
<p>I worked with Steve Jobs when I was younger.</p>
<h2>Crime Watch</h2>
<p>I wrote a Crime Watch mobile app that helps police spot criminal behavior.</p>
</body>
</html>
