Article on key knowledge acquired from video tutorial on HTML

This article summarizes key points from a well-structured HTML tutorial video. Here are the main takeaways from each chapter: **Chapter 1:** Getting Started with HTML * Tools for web development * Setting up your environment * Extensions for VS Code * Building your first web page * Optional CSS styling * Viewing your page **Chapter 2:** The Head Element * Metadata and resource links * Meta tags for author name and page description * Improving search engine visibility * Using the <link> tag for favicons and external CSS * Importance of error validation with validator.w3.org **Chapter 3:** Basic HTML Elements * Headings and paragraphs * Formatting and styling * Horizontal rules and line breaks * White space collapsing * HTML entities and abbreviations **Chapter 4:** Lists in HTML * Ordered lists (<ol>) * Unordered lists (<ul>) * Description lists (<dl>) **Chapter 5:** Adding Links in HTML * Absolute references (external links) * Relative references (internal links) * Internal references (links within the same page) * Back to top link * Improving link appearance with CSS * Creating different link types (download, email, phone number, external, home) **Chapter 6:** Adding Images in HTML * Creating an "img" folder for images * Using the <img> tag with src and alt attributes * Additional attributes like title, width, and height * Using the loading="lazy" attribute for better performance * Testing image loading with Chrome's developer tools **Chapter 7:** Semantic HTML * Hierarchy of headers * Using semantic elements like nav, section, header, main, footer, article, aside, details, and summary * Importance of semantic HTML for accessibility * Using mark, time, and section elements * Avoiding non-semantic elements like div and span unless necessary * Validating HTML with the HTML5 Outliner tool and W3C validator **Chapter 8:** Tables in HTML * Creating tables with <table>, <tr>, and <td> elements * Adding time and activities with <time> elements * Using CSS to style tables * Inspecting tables with browser dev tools * Using <th> for table headers * Spanning columns and rows with colspan and rowspan * Adding row headers and using scope for accessibility * Validating tables with the W3C Validator **Chapter 9:** Interactive HTML with Forms * Adding forms with the form element * Using action and method attributes * Creating inputs and labels with attributes like name, id, placeholder, autocomplete, required, and autofocus * Structuring forms with block elements and CSS * Adding different input types (password, phone number, number, select, radio buttons, checkboxes, text area) * Organizing forms with field sets and legends * Validating forms and using tools to check for errors * Using different form submission methods (GET and POST) * Adding multiple submit buttons with different actions **Chapter 10:** HTML Project * Building a website for "Little Taco Shop" using HTML5 * Website structure with navigation menu, header image, and sections like "About LTS," "Menu," and "Store Hours" * Using anchor links for navigation * Applying minimal CSS from a provided stylesheet * Using various HTML elements like tables, lists, and forms * Following instructions from the README file and using provided examples * Adding a footer with a copyright symbol * Copying code to other pages and making necessary changes * Changing images and alt text for each page * Using Live Server to preview the website * Adding main content with elements like article, h2, p, aside, h3, details, and summary * Including emojis from Emojipedia and using the cite element for citations * Creating a menu section with a table * Adding store hours with a data list and "back to top" link * Creating a contact form with fields for name, email, and message * Adding an address section with a fictitious address and phone number link * Testing and validating the website with Live Server