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 ...
HTML Linking Basics
Many people have difficulty linking their webpage to other webpages and media. In this article, you learn how to create relative links from any webpage to any other webpage in a directory structure, even to a specific location in another webpage. Plus you learned about a couple of useful link tag attributes. More ...
HTML dfn Tag
The dfn tag does exactly the same thing as the i (Italic) tag. There's really no reason not to use the more common i tag instead. Actually, you should prefer to set a style attribute for the definition word. More ...
The Heading Tags
Html provides a set of heading tags that allow you set the size of the text in your headings and subheadings. The size ranges from h1 to h6. More ...
HTML Table Basics
Use of an html table has become the most common method used for general webpage layout. Style Sheets can provide much more accurate web page layout, but the implementation of style sheets between different browser versions is inconsistent. More ...
Easy Code to Add Google Site Search to Your Website
Some authors will tell you that you need to have an account with Google in order to create a Google Site Search box. This is entirely untrue. This artilce provides the code for Google site search, just paste this code into the desired location on your website. 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Image Map Basics
An Image Map allows you to define areas of an image that act like a link so that when the user clicks on an area the browser loads the target webpage or media file. Image maps are an excellent way to provide metaphorical navigation or to call out the nomenclature of an object. This article shows you how to code simple and complex images maps. More ...
The HTML BODY tag
Two common body tag attributes are leftmargin and topmargin. Another common body tag attribute is bgcolor. The body tag background attribute can be used to set a webpage's background to a texture or image. The bgproperties attribute set with the value fixed causes the tiled background image to remain stationary while the webpage text is scrolled. More ...
