Semantic (X)HTML: Markup with Meaning
Contrary to what you may have learned in the earlier years of web development, (X)HTML should not define the look and presentation of a web page (that's the job of CSS). Instead, the purpose of (X)HTML is to provide context and meaning to the content of the document, this is referred to as semantic markup. More ...
Using col and colgroup to Apply Attributes to a Table Column
You could add html attributes to each cell in a table column, however, with a large table this might be tedious, and it adds unnecessary code. The col tag allows you to define attributes for one or more columns in a table. The colgroup tag allows you apply attributes to a group of columns. More ...
HTML5 Nav Element
The nav element provides a container for a block of navigational links. You should not place every stray link in a nav element. Applications such as parsers and screen readers for visually challenged users use the nav element to identify major navigation blocks. More ...
Nesting HTML Lists
Nesting a list means that a list item can be another list. As long as you keep your tags straight you can nest list within list, within list, and just keep on nesting. More ...
HTML center Tag
The HTML center tag is used to center an element on the webpage The center tag is deprecated, which means it may not be supported in future browsers. The prefered way to define visual layout today is to use style rules. More ...
Wrapping Text Around Images
By default the baseline of the image is placed on the same baseline as the text. If you want the text to wrap around the image, use the image tag's align attribute. More ...
HTML5 Input Type - URL
With previous versions of HTML you used the form control input type="text" to capture typed data from the user. You had to validate the user's input using string methods and or regular expressions. The HTML5 URL control provides built-in validation of URLs. More ...
XHTML Basics
HTML and XHML look very similar. But HTML was designed long before XHTML and therefore is less rigorous. In other words, HTML does not require the coder to follow strict rules, while if you don't strictly follow the rules while coding XHTML, it just plain won't work. More ...
HTML Blockquote Basics
You have probably seen webpages that display a quote from the article, but taken out of the flow of the article text. The html blockquote element is easy to use and can be used break up the monotony of paragraphs of text and give your webpage a more professional look. More ...
Adding Space Around an Image
With the html hspace and vspace attributes you can control the space around an image. Although these attributes were deprecated in HTML 4.01, they still work in all modern browsers. More ...
Form Input Labels
Using the label element with your form input elements rather than just placing text next to them is a good idea that makes your web site more accessible. More ...
How to Troubleshoot an HTML Table
The most common problem with tables is the table being unexpectedly stretched way out of proportion. Another common problem with tables is cell contents not being positioned the way you want them to be. More ...
