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 ...
The HTML Head Tag
This article describes the structure of a webpage document and the html head tag. More ...
Code For a Basic 2-Column Fluid Webpage Layout
In this article, I provide simple code for a 2-column webpage that does not use a table, but does use some of the latest HTML5 semantic elements. One nice thing about this design, besides the fact that it uses minimal html code, is that it creates a fluid layout. More ...
Make an HTML Element Editable
HTML5 provides the contenteditable attribute which can make most elements editable. This article provides code to make a div editable. More ...
Use HTML Target Attribute to Specify Where to Open Document
The target attribute, originally created to work with frames, now deprecated, is used to specify where to load a document. 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 ...
Radio Button Basics
A radio button is a type of input element for a form. A radio button is similar to a checkbox except that when a user clicks a radio button that is part of a group, the previously selected radio button automatically de-selects. In other words, radio buttons in a group are mutually exclusive. More ...
HTML Frames Basics
A frame creates a separate pane within the browser window. A frame can contain its own webpage, or it can provide a different view of the same page in another frame in the same browser window. More ...
HTML5 Input Type - Email
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 email control provides built-in validation of email addresses. 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 ...
HTML5 role Attribute
AJAX applications can update a webpage without the user realizing the content has changed. The role attribute can be used to inform the accessibility application that the webpage content has changed. More ...
Create a Meta Tag Slide Show - No Java Script Required
You want to put a slide show on your webpage but, either you can not, or do not want to, use Java Script. Well, you can create a slide show using only the html refresh meta tag - no Java Script required. More ...
