What is Layout in a Web Page?
HTML is a language used to define the structure and content of a web page, serving as the skeleton of the webpage.
Layout
refers to the arrangement
of a page's structure and information.
Basic Structure of a Web Page with HTML
An HTML document that makes up a webpage has the following basic structure.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Basic webpage information --> <title>Page Title</title> </head> <body> <!-- Visible section for users --> </body> </html>
The <head>
section includes the document's metadata and styles, while the <body>
contains the content visible to users.
Block Elements and Inline Elements
HTML elements are primarily categorized into Block
elements and Inline
elements.
Block Elements
: Block elements occupy the full width of the screen and begin on new lines.<div>
,<h1>
,<p>
, etc., are examples of block elements.
<div>div is a block element</div> <p>p is a block element</p>
Inline Elements
: Inline elements take up only as much width as the content itself and are displayed consecutively without line breaks.<span>
,<a>
,<img>
, etc., are examples of inline elements.
<span>span is</span> <span>an inline element.</span>
Containers & Items
A container groups multiple elements into one unit. <div>
and <section>
are representative container elements.
<div> <p>Hello!</p> <p>Nice to meet you!</p> </div>
In the code above, the <div>
groups the <p>
elements into a single unit.
Here, the <div>
acts as a Container
, and the <p>
elements serve as Items
.
Inline elements
are elements that occupy the full width of the screen.
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