1. Webpage Building Blocks

Although webpages have become increasingly complex, their underlying structure remains remarkably simple. As I mentioned in the Introduction, it’s impossible to create a webpage without HTML. As you will learn, HTML contains your page content and describes its meaning. In turn, web browsers display your content for users.

A webpage is primarily made up of three components:

Text content: The bare text that appears on the page to inform visitors about ...

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