Basic Elements on Every Page

Three tags <HTML>, <HEAD> and <BODY>, are used to describe the overall structure of the document, identify your document to the browser and provide some information about the document (who wrote it, etc.)

<HTML> this goes at the very beginning of your page

<HEAD> this tag is next and includes important information about your page.

<TITLE> this tag must be part of the information in the <HEAD> and includes the words (a name or title) that will display at the top of your browser's window. This is also what is listed if someone adds a Bookmark for your page.
</TITLE> this tag must be after the title information

Comments  can also be part of your <HEAD> information, a good place to put who you are, your email address, when you last updated this page, etc.

</HEAD> this tag must be at the end of the information in the <HEAD>

<BODY> this tag comes next and includes the text, pictures and link information for the entire document. The information in the <BODY> tag can also include colors for your page's text and background, or background images.

Structure of HTML inside the <BODY> include

Headings: <H1> (largest) through <H6> (smallest)
Headings need to have beginning and ending tags surrounding the words. A blank line will appear after the heading. Ex. <H1>This is how you would enclose an H1 sentence</H1>
<BR> Line break tags
Line break tags don't need an ending tag and will move the text to the next line.
<P> Paragraph tags
Paragraph tags don't require an ending tag and will move the text to the next line and also includes a blank line (same as entering two <BR>tags).
Link (anchor) tags
<A HREF ="Hypertext REFerence"> Clickable link word(s) </A>
Includes a beginning and ending tag around the link. These tags will allow users to link to other pages or other places on the same page. If you want to link to an outside page, the full Internet address is required, followed by the "clickable underlined words."
Ex. <A HREF= "http://www.disney.com">The Disney Page </A>
<IMG SRC= "image.gif">
The image source tag is used to display pictures in your page. Be sure to include complete info! (Alternative text, and Height and Width pixel sizes.)
ALIGNMENT tags such as: <CENTER>, <TOP> Alignment tags requiring beginning and ending commands.
<TABLE> Tables provides ways of organizing data on your page. Tables are created with tags specifying borders, alignment, rows, headings and columns (or data). They are the most difficult to master in HTML.

</BODY> Always end the <BODY> part with this tag.

</HTML> this goes at the very bottom of your page!