Introduction to HTML and Advanced HTML5

Vocabulary flashcards covering core HTML fundamentals, links, images, lists, tables, forms, and semantic HTML5 elements from CITE 001.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

The standard markup language used to structure content on a web page, including text, images, and links.

Declaration that tells the web browser the document is an HTML5 document.

The root element of an HTML document in which all other elements reside.

The section of an HTML document containing page info such as title, links to CSS, and metadata, which is not shown on the page itself.

The section of an HTML document containing everything the visitor actually sees on the web page.

Tag

The markup itself, consisting of an opening tag like and a closing tag like .

Element

The tag plus everything inside it, from the opening tag to the closing tag.

Attribute

Extra information placed inside the opening tag, like href="…".

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Heading tags used for section titles, ranging from

as the biggest and most important down to

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Paragraph tag used to contain a block of regular text.

Line break tag that forces a new line without starting a new paragraph.

Comment syntax used to leave notes for developers that remain invisible on the rendered page itself.

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Tags used to make text bold; additionally signals importance.

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Tags used to make text italic; additionally signals emphasis.

Tag used to highlight text, acting like a highlighter pen.

href

An attribute specifying the destination address (URL) that a hyperlink points to.

target="_blank"

An attribute value used on anchor tags to open the linked document in a new tab instead of the current one.

src

An attribute defining the image file's location, given as a URL or a local file path.

alt

An attribute providing backup text describing an image for accessibility and display if the image fails to load.

Unordered List tag used to create bullet points where order does not matter.

Ordered List tag used to create numbered steps where order matters.

Block container tag that starts on its own new line, used to group larger sections of content.

Inline container tag that stays in the flow of text, used to style or target a small piece of text.

The container element for an entire HTML table used to display tabular data.

Table Row tag representing one horizontal row inside an HTML table.

Table Header cell tag that renders text bold and labels a column.

Table Data cell tag representing a regular cell of content within a table row.

colspan

A table cell attribute that makes one cell stretch across multiple columns.

rowspan

A table cell attribute that makes one cell stretch down across multiple rows.

action

A form attribute specifying where the form's data gets sent when submitted.

method

A form attribute specifying the HTTP method (GET or POST) used to transmit form data.

type="password"

An input field type where text is visually hidden as dots.

type="checkbox"

An input field type that allows selecting multiple choices.

type="radio"

An input field type that allows selecting only one choice from a set.

A form element providing text that describes what a field is for, improving accessibility and clickability.

A form element defining a multi-line input box for longer text, such as a message or comment.

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Form elements used together to build a dropdown menu of choices.

required

A form validation attribute that prevents form submission until the field is filled in.

placeholder

A form field attribute that displays faint hint text inside an empty input field.

A semantic HTML5 element representing introductory content or a navigation area.

A semantic HTML5 element representing a section of navigation links.

A semantic HTML5 element representing the primary, unique content of the page.

A semantic HTML5 element representing a distinct grouping of related content.

A semantic HTML5 element representing independent, self-contained content.

A semantic HTML5 element representing closing content such as copyright or contact info.