What is html ?

Simply put HTML is text with tags.  HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and HTML is text containing small markup tags. This text in located in the source code of your website. These tags tell a web browser how to display the text on your  website.  HTML has a  start (<...>)  and the end tag (</..>)  These tags tell the browser that you want to make the text do something.

 

Formatting Tags   

There are several formatting tags that are commonly used.  The underline and bold tags are commonly used in website design.  Examples of formatting tags are the italic tag, the bold tag, the span tag <span style="letter-spacing: 1">span tag </span></p>

I have added the bold tag to the heading of this paragraph to make it stand out. <b>Formatting Tags</b>

Other Types of Formatting Tags

  • italic tag                 <i>italic tag </i>

  • span tag          <span style="letter-spacing: 2">span tag </span>

  • underline tag            <u>underline tag </u>

  • Bold Tag                <b>Bold Tag</b>

  • Bulleted List Tag      <li>Bulleted List Tag </li>
     


<html> This is the first tag of your website and tells a browser that this is the start of  a html document

<head>

 <title>This is the name of your website </title> The title of your website is displayed in the browser of your website

Description Meta Tags

Keyword Meta Tags

and Robot Meta Tags go in the head portion of your HTML

 The other tags and text  between the head tags is the header information. This is the information the search engines will see.

</head>
 

<body>

This is where the contents of your website goes.

</body>

</html> This is the last tag in your document, and tells a browser that this is the end of the website

 

Copy and Paste Meta Tags

 

Click here to copy and paste meta tags to use in your website

The Title Meta Tag The title tag should be concise, appealing and descriptive. The text you enter in your title Meta tag will appear at the very top of the browser when someone visits your web page.  It will also be the wording that is saved when someone adds your webpage to their Favorites" or "Bookmarks".  Many of the search engines will display your title text as the hyperlink connecting to your website.  The title tag should only contain 5-6 words.

The Description Meta Tag - This Meta tag is very important because some of the search engines will display your exact description in their search engine results. Think of your description Meta tag as your advertising tag, make it appealing so that surfers will click and visit your website. Enter a few sentences to describe the content of your web page. Focusing on the product or services your website offers. Your description Meta tag should only be 250-300 characters in length.

The Key Words Meta Tag - It is important to use this Meta tag so that your website will be indexed correctly by search engines that support Meta tags. Make sure to include your Keywords in the title and description tags of your webpage as well as on your Web page itself.  Include your keywords intermittently thorough out your web site. This way the search engines will be able to properly index and rank your webpage. If you need help choosing the best keywords click here to download software to help you choose the best keyword meta tags