HTML Beginner Summary - Images: Japanese
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This is the final article of the HTML beginner's course. You've worked so hard to get here — thank you for staying with us all the way through! This is a full summary, so use it to check up on anything you may have forgotten.
Tags and Elements
A tag is something written with '<>' surrounding it, like '<body>'. Some tags require a closing tag, and some do not. Here's a diagram of tags and elements.

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Comment Out
Anything wrapped between '<!--' and '-->' becomes a 'comment'. Here's an example.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title></title> </head> <body> <!-- Main content starts here --> <!-- Main content ends here --> <!-- Additional content starts here --> <!-- Additional content ends here --> </body> </html>
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The title tag
The 'title' tag lets you set the title of the HTML page. Here's an example.
<title>My First Website</title>
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The p tag and the br tag
The p tag displays a paragraph of text. Use the br tag when you want to insert a line break. Here's an example.
<p>I'm working on my first website.<br>But I'm hungry, so I'll grab some food first.</p>
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The img tag
The img tag lets you display an image. The common image formats used on the web are 'JPEG', 'PNG', and 'GIF'. Here's an example.
<img alt="sample image" src="sample.jpg">
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Paths
A path is a way of specifying where a file is located. Common options include: 'URL' for absolute paths, './' for the current folder, '../' for one level up, '/' for paths from the document root, and '//' for protocol-relative paths. Here are some examples.
<img alt="" src="https://wp-p.info/reps/html-beginner/img/test.jpg"> <img alt="" src="./test.jpg"> <img alt="" src="/test.jpg"> <img alt="" src="//wp-p.info/reps/html-beginner/img/test.jpg">
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The a tag
The a tag lets you create a hyperlink. The 'target attribute' controls how the destination page opens. Here's an example.
<a href="http://google.co.jp/" target="_blank">click here</a>
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h1 through h6 tags
The h1 through h6 tags create headings. Here's an example.
<h1>Heading 1</h1> <h2>Heading 2</h2> <h3>Heading 3</h3> <h4>Heading 4</h4> <h5>Heading 5</h5> <h6>Heading 6</h6>
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Tables
Tables are created using 'table', 'tr', 'th', and 'td' elements. The 'colspan' attribute merges cells horizontally, and 'rowspan' merges them vertically. Here's an example.
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="3">colspan and rowspan both set to 3!</td><td>Cell 2</td><td>Cell 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell 2</td><td>Cell 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell 2</td><td>Cell 3</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Lists and Definition Lists
Regular lists are created with the 'ul', 'ol', and 'li' tags. Here's an example.
<ul>
<li>
<p>Item 1</p>
<p><span>this is a span</span></p>
</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ul>
Definition lists are created with the 'dl', 'dt', and 'dd' tags. Here's an example.
<dl>
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Write the description here</dd>
</dl>
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Indentation
'Indentation' means adding whitespace at the start of a line to create visual hierarchy, making the code easier to read. Be careful about unintended whitespace when indenting. Here's an example.
<ul>
<li>Cat</li>
<li>Dog</li>
<li>Horse</li>
</ul>
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The div tag and the span tag
The 'div' and 'span' tags carry no semantic meaning. They're mainly used when you want to group elements together. Here's an example.
<div>
<p>This is a p tag.</p>
<p>This is also a p tag. <span>This is a span inside a p tag.</span></p>
</div>
<div>This is a div tag.</div>
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That's all for the summary!
As for what to learn next — if you'd like to keep going on this site, the CSS beginner's course is the natural next step.
With CSS, you'll be able to style your pages and create all kinds of beautiful websites. The range of things you can build expands dramatically once you add CSS to your HTML skills. If you're feeling good about HTML, go ahead and start learning CSS too!
That's all from us. Hope to see you around!
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