1.4 HTML Tags
Now we’re going to describe how to implement elements for a web page. To implement an element for a web page, you’ll need to use tags. For example, if you want to implement a strong element (in order to put emphasis on the element’s content and display using boldface), surround the content with <strong> tags. Here’s how to implement a strong element for the word “very”:
Caiden was <strong>very</strong> happy when her tooth finally came out.
The use of tags is the key characteristic of a markup language. Why is it called “markup”? A markup language “marks up” a document by surrounding parts of its content with tags. Web pages are implemented with HTML, which stands for Hypertext Markup Language. You already know what “markup” ...
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