The Coder Bros — Master Modern Development

The Coder Bros

Lessons

HTML Foundations

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Document Structure

HTML Document Structure

Key Elements:

<!DOCTYPE html>: Declares HTML5
<html>: Root element
<head>: Metadata, links, scripts
<body>: Visible content

Semantic Elements:

header, nav, main, section, article, aside, footer

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>My Page</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <header>
        <nav>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
            </ul>
        </nav>
    </header>
    
    <main>
        <section id="home">
            <h1>Welcome!</h1>
            <p>This is a semantic HTML page.</p>
        </section>
        
        <article>
            <h2>Blog Post</h2>
            <p>Content here...</p>
        </article>
    </main>
    
    <footer>
        <p>&copy; 2024 My Site</p>
    </footer>
</body>
</html>