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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. It uses tags to structure content. Key points: - Document structure - <!DOCTYPE html> — declares HTML5. - <html> — root element. - <head> — metadata: <title>, <meta>, <link>, <style>, <script> (usually not visible). - <body> — visible content: text, images, links, lists, etc. - Basic tags - <title>Your page title</title> — shown in browser tab (inside head). - Headings: <h1>…</h1> to <h6>…</h6>. - Paragraph: <p>Paragraph text</p>. - Links: <a href="https://example.com">link text</a>. - Images: <img src="image.jpg" alt="description"> (self-closing; include alt). - Lists: - Unordered: <ul><li>Item</li></ul> - Ordered: <ol><li>Item</li></ol> - Line break: <br> - Horizontal rule: <hr> - Attributes - Provide extra info inside opening tag: <tag attribute="value">. - Common attributes: id, class, href, src, alt, title, style. - Nesting and well-formedness - Tags should be properly opened and closed and nested (e.g., <p><strong>text</strong></p>). - Example minimal page <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>My Page</title> </head> <body> <h1>Hello</h1> <p>This is a minimal HTML page.</p> <a href="https://example.com">Visit example</a> </body> </html> - Where to learn next - Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) HTML guide: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML - W3C HTML specification and tutorials: https://www.w3.org/ and https://www.w3schools.com/html/ Tips: start by editing the example file, open it in a browser, and change tags/attributes to see effects.

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What the <hr> (Horizontal Rule) Tag Does

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The <hr> tag inserts a thematic break — most commonly rendered as a horizontal line — between sections of content. It’s a simple, self-closing element (no separate </hr> needed). Key points: - Purpose - Semantic: marks a thematic shift or a separation between content (e.g., between article sections or topics). - Visual: browsers typically draw a horizontal line where the tag appears. - Syntax - Minimal: <hr> - It can include attributes like class, id, title, or inline style: <hr class="sep"> or <hr style="border:0;height:1px;background:#ccc"> - Accessibility and semantics - Use <hr> when you want to indicate a change of topic or scene in the flow of content. Screen readers may announce it as a separator or ignore it depending on settings. - Don’t use <hr> purely for visual decoration if the break has no semantic meaning; use CSS for decorative lines instead. - Styling - Controlled with CSS. Common style rules: height, background-color, border, margin, width, and alignment. - Example: <hr style="border:none;height:1px;background:#ddd;margin:24px 0;"> - You can target it via class: <hr class="fancy"> and style .fancy in CSS. - Best practice - Prefer semantic use (thematic break). For purely decorative lines, prefer CSS on other elements. - Include surrounding markup (headings, paragraphs, sections) so the structural meaning is clear. References - MDN: <hr> — https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/hr - HTML Living Standard (WHATWG): section on the hr element — https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#the-hr-element

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