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Here, <TITLE> is start tag and </TITLE> is end tag. "My First Webpage" represents content. This is an
example of title element.
Attribute
An attribute is a property that provides some additional information about a tag. It enhances the
functionality of a tag. It is always specified inside the opening tag. All attributes consist of two parts– a
name and a value.
The ‘name’ is the property that you want to set.
The ‘value’ is what you want for the respective property.
For example <BODY BGCOLOR="yellow">
The BGCOLOR attribute of the <BODY> tag is used to add a background colour to the body of the web page.
FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF HTML DOCUMENT
HTML document consists of text that comprises the contents of the document and the tags that define the
structure and appearance of the document. The basic structure of an HTML document can be classified
into different elements or sections.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
HEAD Section ........................ TITLE Section
<TITLE>
........................
HTML Section ........................
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
BODY Section ........................
........................
........................
</BODY>
Footer
</HTML>
<HTML> Tag
HTML document begins with its header part in which <HTML> tag is used that identifies the document
as an HTML document.
The entire document is written inside <HTML>……</HTML> tags. It marks the beginning and ending of
an HTML coded document. Syntax of the <HTML> tag is as follows:
<HTML> ... ... ... ... </HTML>
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