This is a basic glossary. More terms will be added later. Whenever you see a symbol next to a word or phrase in a lesson, you can click on it to see its definition.

Attribute

An attribute provides additional information about an HTML element. It is included in the start tag. For example, in <a href="https://example.com">, The href="https://example.com" attribute specifies the URL the link points to.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets - code that controls how web pages look and feel.

Element

An element is a part of the HTML document defined by a start tag, content, and an end tag. For example, <h1>Hello</h1> is an element that represents a heading with the text "Hello".

HTML

HyperText Markup Language - the basic code used to build web pages. Hypertext means the text can contain links to other texts, and Markup refers to the way tags are used to define elements within the page.

JavaScript

A programming language that adds interactive features to websites.

Tag

In HTML, a tag is a keyword enclosed in angle brackets that defines an element on the page. For example, <h1> is a tag that defines a top-level heading.