HTML Textarea Basics
In this article, you learn how to code an html textarea element and how to control the text in a textarea, along with an introduction into using CSS, Java Script, and server-side programming with an html textarea element. 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 ...
How to Code HTML Lists
A list is an arrangement of text about related items, usually arranged vertically. The items may, or may not be arranged in a specific order Readers like lists because a list is more readable than a block of text and provides order in a more easily understandable way. More ...
Use fieldset to Organize Form Elements
The html fieldset tag provides a way to organize groups of related form input elements. The fieldset tag draws a box around the related elements. Used along with the legend tag, it provides a way to label the groups of related elements. 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 ...
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 ...
Easiest HTML Calculator Eample Code
This example is meant for educational purposes only, and that is why the code is kept to bare minimum. Were it an actual published calculator it would need, among other things, error handling and validation code added. As an example for educational purposes it's excellent. More ...
Block and Inline HTML Elements
There are two main types of html elements, block and inline. A block element starts and ends with an inherent line break. An inline element starts at a position defined by its sequence in the code. More ...
When to Use the nofollow Attribute value
The majority of blogs allow visitors to add comments to a post. However, the moment this comment feature was invented, spammers started to take advantage of it. The nofollow attribute value is used to communicate that you don't want search engines to index the content pointed to by the link. 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 ...
Line Breaks in HTML
Whether you are hand-coding your webpage, or trying to get your WYSIWYG webpage application to do what you want, understanding the html tags that control line breaks is very important. There are html tags to force a line break, tags to prevent a line break, and even tags to suggest a line break. More ...
Text Input Box Basics
The most common way to receive information from a visitor to your website is to let them type it into a text box. In this article you learn the basics of using text boxes on your webpages. More ...
