HTML: Basics - learn the markup language

If you want to create or edit your own web page, then it is necessary to know some basics in the HTML markup language. These include the basic framework of the code as well as the most important elements of the source code and what else you need to get started.

You should know these HTML basics

If you want to create a website or edit an already existing one, then it is necessary to have basic knowledge of HTML markup language. In principle, HTML is used to describe how a text should be formatted. However, since then, many new features have been added, for example, to integrate videos, images and other media.

1. It is first important to know and understand the basic framework of an HTML document.
2. Once you have built this, it is then necessary to know the most important elements or tags. A tag always consists of two parts and serves to mark a certain area.
3. Headings are divided into hierarchy levels. These are respectively marked with the tag h1, h2 and so on. Below is an example of the first three levels of headings.

<h1>Level 1 heading</h1><h2>Level 2 heading</h2><h3>Level 3 heading</h3>

1. You can also create lists using the "<li>" tag. Most formatting follows the same structure.
2. With the img tag it is possible to insert an image at this point and adjust the size. In this case, the tag is not closed as usual, but only with a "/>".

<img src="ein-bild.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" alt="A sample image"/>

1. If you want to test your code afterwards, online tools or various editors can help.