What goes to make a Web Page 1

HTML, CSS and Javascript

Introduction

Web pages are made up of text files and graphics files (gif, jpg and png). Of the text files, the HTML contain the 'what', the CSS the 'how' and the JavaScript the 'when'.

HTML

The HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is used to enclose the content of a web page, both text and pictures. In the early days of the World Wide Web, HTML was also used to include the style of the web page. Elements were often placed by means of tables with invisible borders. Nowadays, the style is confined to the use of Cascading Style Sheets.

CSS

To show the effect of style sheets, click her to see this page with styling. This is done by unenclosing the references to style as if they are comments.

JavaScript

JavaScript is used to add 'bells' and 'whistles' to the web page. Examples are given in further pages.