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(UPI) Chapter 2: HTML Essentials: Elements and Lists Course (How To)

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Overview

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This course focuses on the essential building blocks of HTML, including elements for structuring content, creating lists, and improving accessibility with semantic tags. It introduces the < head> section, metadata, and best practices for enhancing SEO and user experience. Additionally, the course explains how to style and structure navigation menus using CSS and HTML5 elements, promoting clear organization and visual appeal on web pages.

Syllabus

Understanding HTML Document Types and Elements

The <head> section of an HTML document contains metadata and external resource links that help browsers, search engines, and users understand and display the page correctly. Optimizing meta descriptions and title tags with concise, compelling, and keyword-rich content improves SEO, encourages clicks, and ensures accurate representation in search results. Additionally, including elements like favicons and properly setting character encoding enhances the user experience and supports content accessibility across platforms.

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    Coding the <head> Section of an HTML Document

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    SEO Tips for <meta> and <title> Tags

  • Understanding HTML Document Types and Elements Quiz

    5 questions

Enhancing Web Accessibility and SEO with Semantic HTML and Structural Elements

Semantic HTML5 elements, such as <header>, <main>, <section>, and <footer>, provide meaningful structure to web pages, enhancing readability, accessibility, and SEO. By organizing content hierarchically with headings, paragraphs, and nested elements, developers create clear, maintainable code that benefits users, screen readers, and search engines alike.

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    Coding the lang Attribute

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    Coding Headings and Paragraphs

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    Coding Structural Elements

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    Nesting Block Elements

  • Enhancing Web Accessibility Quiz

    5 questions

Styling Text with HTML

This stage covers the use of inline elements in HTML to enhance the meaning, context, and styling of text within a document. It explains the semantic purposes of elements like <span>, <b>, <strong>, <em>, and <i>, emphasizing their accessibility and proper usage for clearer and more structured content.

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    Coding Inline Elements in HTML for Text Presentation

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    Text-Level Semantics in HTML5

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    Practical Usage of Text-Level Semantics

  • Styling Text with HTML Quiz

    5 questions

Understanding Ordered, Unordered, and Description Lists in HTML

This stage covers various types of lists in HTML, including unordered, ordered, nested, and description lists, and demonstrates how to format them using HTML and CSS. It also explained how to customize bullet styles, change numbering systems, and adjust item alignment for clearer presentation.

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    Different Types of Lists in HTML: Unordered Lists

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    Ordered Lists

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    Nested Lists

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    Description Lists

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    How to Format Lists in HTML and CSS

  • Understanding Ordered, Unordered, and Description Lists in HTML Quiz

    5 questions

Handling Special Characters and Comments in HTML

This stage introduces HTML character entities, block elements for special text types, and the importance of comments and whitespace in HTML and CSS. It demonstrates how to use character entities, block elements like <blockquote>, <address>, and <pre>, as well as the role of comments and whitespace in improving the readability and manageability of code.

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    How to Use Character Entities and Block Elements for Text in HTML

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    How to Code Comments and Whitespace in HTML

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    How to Code CSS Style Rules and Comments

  • Handling Special Characters and Comments in HTML Quiz

    5 questions

Exploring DIV, Header and Footer Elements in HTML

This stage introduces the use of HTML5 semantic elements like <header> and <footer>, which enhance page structure and accessibility by providing context and meaning to different sections. These elements help organize content more clearly, making it easier for both users and search engines to understand the layout of a page.

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    Using div Elements in HTML for Structuring Content

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    The <header> and <footer> Elements

  • Exploring DIV, Header and Footer Elements in HTML Quiz

    5 questions

Creating Structured Navigation Menus

This stage covers the creation of multi-tier navigation menus, starting with a vertical menu and progressing through horizontal, two-tier, and three-tier menus. It demonstrates how to use HTML and CSS to structure and style navigation elements, incorporating hover effects to display submenus at each level.

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    How to Create a Vertical Navigation Menu

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    How to Create a Horizontal Navigation Menu

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    How to Create a Two-Tier Navigation Menu

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    How to Create a Three-Tier Navigation Menu

  • Creating Structured Navigation Menus Quiz

    5 questions

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