2. Learning Outcomes
In this chapter, you will learn about:
◦ XHTML syntax, tags, and document type
definitions
◦ The anatomy of a web page
◦ Formatting the body of a web page
◦ Formatting the text on a web page
◦ Special Characters
◦ Connecting Web pages using hyperlinks
3. What is HTML?
HTML:
The set of markup symbols or codes
placed in a file intended for display on a
Web browser page.
The World Wide Web Consortium
(http://w3c.org) sets the standards for
HTML and its related languages.
4. What is XHTML?
The newest version of HTML
eXtensible HyperText Markup
Language.
XHTML uses:
◦ the elements and attributes of HTML
◦ the syntax of XML (eXtensible Markup
Language).
5. XML Syntax
An XML document must be well-formed.
◦ Use lowercase
◦ Use opening and closing tags
<body> </body>
◦ Close stand-alone tag with special syntax
<hr />
7. Document
Type Definition (DTD)
W3C Recommendation:
Use a Document Type Definition to identify the
type of markup language used in a web page.
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
This is the least strict specification for XHTML 1.0. It allows the
use of both Cascading Style Sheets and traditional formatting
instructions such as fonts.
XHTML 1.0 Strict
Requires exclusive use of Cascading Style Sheets.
XHTML 1.0 Frameset
Required for pages using XHTML frames. We will use not use
this.
8. Head & Body Sections
Head Section
Contains information that describes the Web
page document
<head>
…head section info goes here
</head>
Body Section
Contains text and elements that display in the
Web page document
<body>
…body section info goes here
</body>
9. Anatomy of an XHTML Element
Opening tag
<h1>content</h1>
Closing Tag
The closing tag always needs a slash
before the tag name.
10. XHTML Attributes
Attributes always go inside the
opening tag.
<h1 id=“blah” class=“big”>
content</h1>
Tags can have multiple attributes,
each separated by a space.
11. XHTML Elements
Top-level elements: html, head, and
body
Head elements: title, meta and script
Body elements:
◦ Block-Level elements
◦ Inline elements
12. XHTML
<title> and <meta /> tags
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<title>My First Web Page</title>
<meta name="description" content="Latest sports news and live scores
from Yahoo! Eurosport UK. Complete sport coverage with Football
results, Cricket scores, F1, Golf, Rugby, Tennis and more.">
<meta name="keywords" content="eurosport,sports, sport,sports
news,live scores,football,cricket,f1, golf,rugby,tennis,uk,yahoo">
</head>
<body>
.... Body info goes here
</body>
</html>
14. XHTML
<p> tag
Paragraph element
<p> …paragraph goes here… </p>
◦ Groups sentences and sections of text
together.
◦ Configures a blank line above and below
the paragraph
15. XHTML
<br /> tag
Line Break element
◦ Stand-alone tag
…text goes here <br />
This starts on a new line….
◦ Causes the next element or text to display
on a new line
18. XHTML
Definition List
Useful to display a list of terms and definitions
or a list of FAQ and answers
◦ <dl> tag
Contains the definition list
◦ <dt> tag
Contains a defined term
Configures a line break above and below the text
◦ <dd> tag
Contains a data definition or description
Indents the text
19. XHTML
Ordered List
Conveys information in an ordered fashion
<ol>
Contains the ordered list
◦ type attribute determines numbering scheme of list,
default is numerals
<li>
Contains an item in the list
20. XHTML
Ordered List Example
<ol>
<li>Apply to school</li>
<li>Register for course</li>
<li>Pay tuition</li>
<li>Attend course</li>
</ol>
21. XHTML
Unordered List Example
<ul>
<li>TCP</li>
<li>IP</li>
<li>HTTP</li>
<li>FTP</li>
</ul>
22. Checkpoint
Describe the features of a heading tag
and how it configures the text.
23. XHTML
<a> tag
The anchor element
◦ Specifies a hyperlink reference (href) to a file
◦ Text between the <a> and </a> is displayed on the
web page.
<a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a>
◦ href Attribute
Indicates the file name or URL
Web page document, photo, pdf, etc.
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24. XHTML
<a> tag
Absolute link
◦ Link to other Web sites
<a href="http://yahoo.com">Yahoo</a>
Relative link
◦ Link to pages on your own site
<a href="index.htm">Home</a>
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25. More on
Relative Linking
Relative links from the
home page:
index.html
<a href="contact.html">Contact</a>
<a href="products/collars.html">Collars</a>
<a href="../index.html">Home</a>
<a href="../services/bathing.html">Dog Bathing</a>
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26. Opening a Link
in a New Browser Window
The target attribute on the anchor element
opens a link in a new browser window or new
browser tab.
<a href="http://yahoo.com"
target="_blank">Yahoo!</a>
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27. XHTML Linking to Fragment Identifiers
A link to a part of a Web page
Also called named fragments, fragment ids
Two components:
1. The element that identifies the named fragment of a
Web page. This requires the id attribute.
<div id=“top”> ….. </div>
2. The anchor tag that links to the named fragment of a
Web page. This uses the href attribute.
<a href=“#top”>Back to Top</a>
Note the use of the # in the anchor tag!
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28. Checkpoint
Describe when to use an absolute link.
Is the http protocol used in the href value?
Describe when to use a relative link. Is the
http protocol used in the href value?
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29. Writing Valid XHTML
Check your code for syntax errors
◦ Benefit:
Valid code
more consistent browser display
W3C XHTML Validation Tool
◦ http://validator.w3.org
30. Summary
This chapter provided an introduction to
XHTML.
It began with an introduction to the HTML,
discussed the transition to XHTML, continued
with the anatomy of a web page, introduced
inline and block-level formatting, and
demonstrated the XHTML techniques used to
create hyperlinks.
You will use these skills over and over again as
you create Web pages.
