One thing you will learn in a
beginner
web design class is
that HTML tags are the building blocks for your web
page. They are coded to create certain features and
functions on a web page.
This video covers five basic
tags you'll need to structure your website as a web
design beginner.
How to Use HTML Tags as a
Designer
HTML Paragraph
Tags
This tag defines an area of a
web page as a paragraph and includes appropriate
spacing to separate the paragraphs from one
another. It makes the layout of a website more
readable.
Line Breaks
You can also insert an
HTML
line break tag to
make a new line (without vertical spacing). This
comes in handy for creating menus, if you wish to
use text links without spacing in between each
line. It creates a neat look and feel without
taking up a lot of space. The "<br>" tag can
be after any line when you need to keep the lines
together without making a new paragraph.
Headers
Header tags create bold, big
lettering to emphasize a web page headline. It
places emphasis on a particular word or phrase,
making the theme of the page clear to the reader.
There are various sizes for headings, ranging from
H1 to H6.
Horizontal
Rules
A horizontal rule HTML tag
can break up the page into sections with a line in
between. It can be used to separate the content,
either in the main areas of your page or within the
navigation menu. Horizontal rule tags can be coded
in various widths and heights, along with shadows
to create a more graphical effect.
Comment
Tags
You can comment within the
comment tags to tell yourself or other designers
what's going on in the page's design. Comments are
inserted into the page's code and won't be seen by
the site's end user. So any notes you wish to write
to yourself about the site's design should be
inserted between the comment tags.
Look for other great online
HTML courses that cover the subject of "What are
HTML tags?" to learn about even more basic
hypertext markup language for new designers! I
personally love the Web
Design Mastery online
lessons where you can
get step by step instruction for beginner
designing.
