The HTML Tags They NEVER Taught You
Summary
TLDRThis script offers an insightful introduction to HTML, likening it to the skeleton of a web page. It explains the roles of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS in web development and highlights lesser-known HTML tags like 'abbr', 'code', and 'kbd'. The tutorial also covers interactive elements such as 'datalist', 'dialogue', 'details', and 'summary', emphasizing their utility in creating dynamic content. Additionally, it touches on SEO-friendly tags like 'time' and creative uses of 'ruby' notation. The script concludes with practical examples of 'progress' and 'meter' tags for visual representations, and 'fieldset' and 'legend' for content grouping, aiming to inspire viewers in their coding journey.
Takeaways
- 🌐 HTML is a foundational markup language for web development, akin to the skeleton of a human being, providing structure to web pages.
- 🔡 HTML elements like headers (H1, H2), paragraphs (p), and divisions (div) are used to define different parts of a webpage and their functions.
- 📝 Specialized tags such as 'abbr' for abbreviations and 'code' for code blocks are essential for semantic markup and enhancing readability.
- 🖥️ The 'kbd' tag is used to denote keyboard keys, which can be styled with CSS to resemble actual keyboard buttons.
- 📋 The combination of 'datalist' and 'option' tags provides an easy way to create interactive dropdown menus with suggestions.
- 🎭 The 'dialog' tag allows for the creation of modal pop-ups with minimal JavaScript, facilitating quick mockups and interactive elements.
- 📊 The 'details' and 'summary' tags are powerful for creating native dropdown menus without the need for CSS or JavaScript, ideal for FAQs or collapsible content.
- ⏰ The 'time' tag helps with SEO by allowing browsers to interpret time values, contributing to a website's search engine optimization.
- 📘 The 'ruby', 'rt', and 'rp' tags are used for annotations, typically in Asian typography, but can be creatively applied for additional text overlays.
- 📊 The 'progress' tag offers a simple way to implement progress bars in HTML, adjusting automatically based on the value attribute.
- 📈 The 'meter' tag is similar to 'progress' but is used for representing a scale of values, with the ability to add thresholds and color changes.
Q & A
What is HTML and why is it important in web development?
-HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language and is crucial in web development because it provides the basic structure of a webpage, much like a skeleton in a human body. It is the foundation that holds everything together.
How does HTML differ from other programming languages in terms of syntax?
-HTML differs from other programming languages in that it doesn't follow certain standards, such as requiring a semicolon at the end of statements. It's a markup language rather than a traditional programming language, focusing on defining the structure of content.
What role do JavaScript and CSS play in web development alongside HTML?
-In web development, JavaScript functions as the organs that make the webpage interactive and functional, while CSS is like the appearance of the webpage, determining its style, colors, and layout.
What are HTML elements and how are they used?
-HTML elements are building blocks of a webpage, used to define different parts of the content. For example, the `<h1>` element is used for main headings, `<p>` for paragraphs, and `<div>` for grouping elements together.
What is the purpose of the `<abbr>` tag and how is it implemented?
-The `<abbr>` tag is used to define an abbreviation or acronym, providing additional information about it through a title attribute. When a user hovers over the abbreviation, the full meaning appears. It enhances accessibility and clarity.
Why should developers use the `<code>` tag instead of styling a `<p>` element to look like code?
-Developers should use the `<code>` tag because it is specifically designed to display code snippets. It automatically applies a monospace font, which is standard for displaying code, and ensures semantic correctness.
How can the `<kbd>` tag be used in a webpage?
-The `<kbd>` tag is used to represent user input from a keyboard. When wrapped around text, it displays the text in a monospace font, making it clear that the text represents keyboard input.
What is the purpose of the `<datalist>` tag and how does it enhance user experience?
-The `<datalist>` tag is used to provide a list of predefined options for an `<input>` element, enhancing user experience by offering suggestions as the user types. It simplifies form inputs and improves user interaction.
How does the `<details>` and `<summary>` tag combination work, and what are its benefits?
-The `<details>` tag creates a collapsible section on a webpage, with the `<summary>` tag providing a visible title. Users can click on the summary to reveal or hide additional content. This is especially useful for FAQs or to hide detailed explanations.
What is the `<meter>` tag used for, and how can it be customized?
-The `<meter>` tag represents a scalar measurement within a known range, such as a grade on a test. It can be customized with attributes like `min`, `max`, `low`, `high`, and `optimum` to visually indicate different levels or thresholds.
What are the `<fieldset>` and `<legend>` tags, and how do they contribute to form design?
-The `<fieldset>` tag is used to group related elements within a form, creating a visual box around them. The `<legend>` tag provides a title for this group, which appears within the box's margin, improving the form's organization and readability.
Outlines
🌐 HTML Basics and Elements Overview
This paragraph introduces HTML as a foundational markup language for web development. It emphasizes the importance of HTML as the structural skeleton of a webpage, contrasting it with JavaScript and CSS, which add functionality and style, respectively. The paragraph also explains the role of HTML elements, such as headers (H1, H2), paragraphs (p), and divisions (div), in organizing content. It delves into specific tags like 'abbr' for abbreviations, 'code' for code blocks, 'kbd' for keyboard input representation, and 'datalist' with 'option' for creating interactive suggestion menus. The explanation includes the use of attributes like 'title' for additional information and 'list' for associating input fields with data lists.
🛠 Advanced HTML Tags and Their Applications
The second paragraph explores less commonly known but highly useful HTML tags. It starts with the 'dialogue' tag for creating modal pop-ups and 'details' with 'summary' for native dropdown menus, both of which can be implemented without additional CSS or JavaScript. The 'time' tag is highlighted for its SEO benefits by allowing browsers to interpret time values. The paragraph then introduces 'Ruby', 'RT', and 'RP' tags for displaying annotations, typically used in Asian typography but applicable for creative purposes in other contexts. The 'progress' tag is explained for its simplicity in creating progress bars, with 'meter' tag following for representing scalar values with automatic color adjustments based on defined ranges. Lastly, 'fieldset' and 'legend' tags are presented as an easy method to group elements within a box, with a title provided by the 'legend' tag.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡HTML
💡JavaScript
💡CSS
💡Elements
💡Semantic Tags
💡abbr Tag
💡code Tag
💡kbd Tag
💡datalist and option Tags
💡dialogue Tag
💡details and summary Tags
💡time Tag
💡Ruby and RT Tags
💡progress Tag
💡meter Tag
💡fieldset and Legend Tags
Highlights
HTML is an incredible markup language for learning programming basics.
HTML doesn't require semicolons at the end of statements, unlike some programming languages.
HTML is essential for understanding web page structure, acting as the skeleton.
JavaScript is compared to the organs that make the body work in a web page analogy.
CSS is likened to the appearance elements like hair, eye color, and clothes.
HTML elements are used to define the structure and meaning of web page content.
The 'abbr' tag is used for displaying the meaning of acronyms or abbreviations.
The 'code' tag is useful for transmitting code blocks to users in a monospace font.
The 'kbd' tag is for displaying keyboard keys in a monospace font.
The 'datalist' and 'option' tags are used for creating recommendation or option menus.
The 'dialogue' tag can create pop-ups or modals without additional scripting.
The 'details' and 'summary' tags are used for creating native dropdown menus.
The 'time' tag helps with SEO by allowing browsers to read time as an actual value.
Ruby notation with 'ruby', 'rt', and 'rp' tags is used for displaying small text above characters.
The 'progress' tag creates a progress bar without the need for CSS.
The 'meter' tag is for representing a scale of values with color changes based on thresholds.
The 'fieldset' and 'legend' tags group objects together in a box with a title.
The video provides insights into lesser-known HTML tags and their practical applications.
Transcripts
I know I think a lot on HTML but
honestly I have to say it's an
incredible
markup
language to get accustomed to
programming even though it doesn't
follow many standards like a semicolon
at the end it's still a good intro that
teaches you about proper syntax and
logic if you don't know how HTML works
then why are you here but to put it
simply if we think of a web page like a
human being HTML would be the skeleton
that holds everything together then
JavaScript would be the organs that make
the body work and then CSS would be like
the hair and eye color and the clothes
that it's wearing and elements are
html's way of telling it what to do so
for example I want a header here I'd put
an H1 or an H2 for a subheading if I
wanted a paragraph here I'd put a p
element if I wanted to combine all of
these together I'd wrap them in a div
element and so on and so forth and so we
can see here that there's more specific
tags than just text the div tag for
example creates a sort of BX and other
tags such as strong and EM not only
alter the look of the text but also
tells the website that they mean
something it should be emphasized or
have bigger importance than the rest of
the text however there's some Niche tags
that not many people know which ones are
they well let's find
out first up is the abbr tag or also
called the abbreviation tag I use this
one a lot personally and it's used for
when you want to display the meaning of
an acronym or an A abbreviation to use
it simply wrap the word for acronym in
the abbr
tag then add a title attribute to the
tag note that the title attribute
actually works with every element and
then in that title attribute type what
the acronym or abbreviation stands for
now when you hover your cursor over that
abbreviation it shows you the title that
you set and I recommend to put this on
buttons or icons for further
accessibility careful with mobile users
though as they are unable to hover over
objects the code tag this is extremely
useful for transmitting code blocks to
users yeah you could use CSS and a
normal P element to make it look like a
code block but why would you do that
when the code tag is literally there for
this exact use case to use it you simply
wrap the stimer you want to transform
with the code tag and the browser will
automatically display it in a monospace
font then you can go ahead and use CSS
to make it prettier similar to the code
tag we have the kbd tag also known as
the keyboard tag much like the code tag
to use it you simply wrap the designated
keyboard keys in the kbd tag and as you
can see the browser will automatically
display them in a monospace font then
you can simply just use CSS to make it
look like a keyboard button next up we
have the data list plus option tag this
is super useful for displaying
recommendations or an option menu and
it's actually easier than you think
first of all create an input element
with the input tag where users can write
add the list attribute to it and give it
a name then just create your data list
with the data list tag this is where
you'll put the options or
recommendations that your user can look
for for add the ID attribute to your
data list and set it equal to the name
you put on the list attribute so in this
case colors now inside the data list tag
you're going to add the option tags now
these are the individual recommendations
we're going to put for these of these
option tags add a value attribute and
then name them whatever you put inside
the value attribute will be the various
options that will show up now just start
typing and options will pop up depending
on the letters you
type I mean how cool is that the
dialogue tag now this is such a quick
and easy way to create a pop-up or modal
on the Fly simply create your dialogue
box with the dialogue tag and then put
your content inside of it now whenever
you add the open attribute the dialog
box will show and you can use super
simple JavaScript to create an easy
popup this is super convenient for
making easy mockups or just to have a
general idea of how a certain context
menu would look like the details and
summary tag I am shocked at how many
people don't know this tag because I
think it's one of the most useful tags
there is this is super useful for
creating native drop- down menus with no
CSS or job JavaScript it is especially
helpful for FAQ sections on a website or
to hide and show an answer or
explanation now this one can be a little
tricky to understand so just bear with
me here create a details element with
the details tag and you'll see that a
text title details will appear along
with a little arrow next to it on the
left next add the summary tag inside
your details tag this will be the title
you give your element or rather the
words that are not hidden now you're
able to add any content you want inside
the details tag and you'll see that if
you click the little arrow the content
will appear and disappear all without
JavaScript script or css I
mean honestly this is probably one of my
favorite tags on the list but we have a
few more which may take the cake the
time tag this tag does basically nothing
that we can see at least this tag allows
the browser to read time as an actual
value it helps search engines a bit and
may make your website a little more SEO
friendly which is a good habit to start
very early on to use it you simply wrap
your time in the time tag and you're
done the Ruby and RT tag tags and RP
very weird name but it comes from Ruby
notation it displays a little small text
on top of a word or character for
additional information now these tags
are mainly used for Asian typographies
but you can get pretty creative with it
to use it you simply wrap your main text
with the Ruby tag and to get the little
text on top you simply add an RT tag
after your main text and make sure to
add the RP tags for browsers that don't
support Ruby notation but as I said you
can get pretty creative with this but
it's such a simple way to add text on
top of other text with absolutely no CSS
required the progress tag now this is
such an easy and cute way to add a
progress bar or completion bar without
any CSS whatsoever first of all you're
going to create your progress bar by
using the progress
tag add the max attribute to it and set
it to whatever you want the maximum
value to be so in this case we'll put
100 now add the value attribute and set
it to whatever value you want and as you
can see the progress bar will
automatically adjust to whatever value
you put it's that easy and it's
seriously super cool but there may be an
even cooler tag similar to progress and
that is the meter tag it's very similar
to the progress tag but is used more for
representing a scale of sords like how
good I did on a test you can set ranges
where it automatically changes color
depending on the value with low mid and
high and this is genuinely so sick to
create the meter bar just simply use the
meter
tag add the Min and Max attributes to
set a range of values so I'll put my
main as zero and our Max is 100 now if
you add the value attribute and input
your value you see that much like the
progress tag it automatically adjusts
the bar but with meter we can add ranges
and even color to it by adding the low
high and Optimum attributes you can see
these as our low mid and high thresholds
now when we change our value depending
on our thresholds the meter bar will
color itself the color changes on where
it falls on the threshold I mean how
cool is that and lastly we have the
field set and Legend tags this is a very
easy and quick way to create a cool box
to group objects together to create the
field set element we'll just use the
field set tag and we'll add everything
we want Inside the Box inside of it now
we can add a title to this box by simply
using the legend tag inside the field
set tag and writing whatever text we
want as our title and it will
automatically put it in the margins of
the box if you learned something new
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that's all for today's video thank you
so much for staying with me and I'll see
you on on the next one bye-bye
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