HTML and CSS Fundamentals Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering HTML tags, form controls, attributes, CSS selectors, and development environment tools based on the lecture notes.

type attribute

An attribute that changes the numbering style (e.g., numbers, Roman numerals, letters) of an ordered list (

).

src attribute

An attribute used in and

The standard HTML5 element used to embed video content on web pages.

tag

An element that defines media resources for

mailto: protocol scheme

A protocol scheme used inside hyperlink href attributes () to create an email link.

tag

An HTML tag that initializes a table element.

tag

An element placed inside a

to add a title or description directly above or below the table.

Standing for Inline Frame, an element used to embed another HTML document, webpage, Google Map, or YouTube video inside the current page.

tag

An HTML tag used to create an interactive web form for user inputs.

tag

An element that creates interactive controls for web forms, including plain text fields.

password input type

A form input type that masks characters with dots or asterisks as they are typed.

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Software that provides tools such as a text editor, syntax highlighting, debugger, and terminal to write and manage code efficiently.

Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

A lightweight, widely used IDE for web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) featuring built-in syntax highlighting, an extensions ecosystem, and debugging support.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

A language that handles the presentation, layout, fonts, colors, and overall visual design of HTML pages.

Hash symbol (#)

A CSS selector symbol used to target a single element by its unique ID attribute.

Dot or period (.)

A CSS selector symbol used to target multiple elements by their shared Class attribute.

tag

An HTML tag used to create an unordered (bulleted) list using

tags for each list item.

rowspan="2"

A table attribute setting that causes a table cell to stretch across two vertical rows.

tag

An HTML element that improves accessibility for screen readers and expands the clickable area for form controls.

required attribute

An attribute that prevents form submission if the field is left empty.

Radio buttons

Form controls that enforce a single selection among a group of mutually exclusive options.

email input type

A singular HTML form input type (type="email") that automatically validates whether entered text follows a valid email format.

External CSS stylesheets

Stylesheets that allow developers to reuse styling rules across many HTML files and modify layout, colors, and fonts without touching HTML structure.

ID selectors

CSS selectors that target a single, unique structural element on a webpage, mandated by HTML standards to be unique within a document.

Class selectors

CSS selectors used to target repeated components (such as buttons or menu items) that share identical styling properties.

tag

An HTML tag that produces a single line break in text without adding extra paragraph margin.

Anchor tag ()

An HTML element used to create hyperlinks, using an href attribute to specify the destination URL or file.

tag

An HTML element that generates a drop-down list for choosing one item from multiple options.

Universal selector (*)

A CSS selector that applies CSS properties to every single element on the page.

tag

An HTML element that indicates high importance and semantically emphasizes critical text, typically rendering in bold.

tag

An HTML tag used to create an ordered list that displays numbered or lettered items sequentially for step-by-step instructions.

tag

An HTML tag used to structure paragraphs with proper spacing, requiring a closing tag with a forward slash (

).