Basic HTML

Although you can use the advanced editor some people prefer to go with the basic one. This can be tricky if you don't know much HTML. Well here we will tell you some basic HTML you can use. From making a word bold to adding images.

Special Characters

A classic question:

"So if every time the browser sees a < character and it assumes it's the start of the tag, how do I actually include the < in my page and not have it rendered as a tag?"

A HTML conundrum! All is not lost. The away round this is not to actually type the < but instead, insert a special code (or escape sequence) for the characters that may be interpreted as a tag. In this instance we replace < with &lt; and > with &gt;.

That may seem logical enough, but while it solves one problem it does create another one; how do we then write & sign if the browser will interpret these as a special escape sequence? Easy; we have an escape sequence for the & which is &amp;.

There are a number of these special characters that should really be escaped. You can see a complete list of them here.

Hints'n'Tips

Tag names can be expressed in either upper or lower case. The browser does not care.
It is important you do not put any spaces in the tag name. < B> is illegal for example.
Tag attributes do not need to appear in one line; they can be placed on different lines as long as the individuate key=data pair is kept on the same line.
The closing tag is always the same name as the opening tag; but prefixed with a slash (/)
Closing tags never contain any attributes.
All tags should have a closing tag; some do not. It is safe to always specify one.

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