Web Design Tutorial - Introduction - *Start Here*

Introduction

Welcome to the first part of my XHTML tutorial. There’s a lot to know and learn, so I won’t burden you with long explanations of why I’m doing this. Suffice it to say that I’m hoping this will help people learn the basics of web development at their own comfort and pace. To that end, I’ve split each lesson into separate parts, allowing you to take a break and let what you’ve been reading sink in before continuing on. I hope this serves to provide a more enjoyable learning experience.

I have also provided a glossary of various web-related terms in case you don’t know what something means. Throughout posts, some words will provide a link to their entry in the glossary in case you are lost. You can also click on the “Glossary” link in the navigation bar at the top of the page to get there. If you don’t know what something means, or have a recommendation for an entry I’ve missed, feel free to let me know.

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Web Design Tutorial - Lesson 1, Part 1

Lesson 1, Part 1

What are HTML and XHTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. XHTML stands for eXtensible HyperText Markup Language. Unless noted, I will use the acronyms HTML and XHTML interchangeably. There’s no reason to risk confusion with the differences at this point.

(eXtensible) Hypertext Markup Language? What in the world does that mean?

The acronyms mean that they are markup languages used for writing hypertext (that is, web) documents. What’s a markup language, you ask? Markup languages are sets of code that allow you to set different rules for the text you type. Still confused? You’re not making this easy for me, are you? Okay, I’ll give you an example:

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