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CompuScholar - Web Design - Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Block | Element with boundries that will automatically wrap text and fit it to the space availible. EX: <p>, <h1>, <blockquote> |
| Inline | Element that controls how data is displayed; can be within a block or other elements. EX: <em>, <strong>, <cite>, <br /> |
| <div> | Element used to mark a division in your webpage. Similar items should be grouped together with this block element tag. |
| Document Flow | A web browser will normally display elements on the web page in the order they are written in the HTML file, from top-to-bottom. |
| <span> | Element used to create a certain style for a small section; can be used within blocks or inline tags. |
| Clean Code | Using only the tags necessary to make the page work. |
| Nesting | Each HTML element should have a matching closing tag. |
| Whitespace | Indenting spaces, tabs, and returns that make it easier to see which elements go together in your code. |
| Carriage Return | Pressing Enter to start code on the next line. |
| Indent | Adding whitespace, like tabs or spaces, at the beginning of your line to move the characters to the right. |
| id Attribute | Added to most elements to give them a unique name within your HTML file. |
| <!-- --> | Used to add comments to the programmer that are not displayed within the browser. |
| Header | Element at the top of a web page that can contain identifying information. |
| Footer | Element at the bottomr of a web page that can contain identifying information. |
| Character Reference | Adding special symbols to your webpage using a series of characters; escape sequence. |
| " | Character reference for a double quote " |
| ' | Character reference for an apostrophe ' |
| & | Character reference for an ampersand & |
| > | Character reference for a greater than angle bracket > |
| < | Character reference for a less than angle bracket < |
| © | Character reference for the copyright symbol © |
| Character reference that adds a space that the browser won't remove when auto-wrapping text to fit within an area. | |
| <ol> | Element that contains items where the order is important; items are numbered; ordered lists. |
| <li> | Element that should be included in a list; list item. |
| <ul> | Element that contains items where no particular order is important; items have a bullet or dash; unordered lists. |