The last part of the HTML and XHTML series, at least for now, works its way to CSS so you can control your content’s font type, size, and colors. Plus, the tutorial explains the right way to emphasize content.
Why another HTML intro when many tutorials are available out there on the Web? Most of them teach deprecated markup. Deprecated means “obsolete,” but browsers still understand them — the concept is similar to backward compatibility. Bold <b> is a common deprecated element. Instead of <b>, standards recommend using cascading style sheets (CSS) for adding heavy emphasis on text because bold is presentational. Ick, we’re getting into jargon country now. Never fear, it becomes clear in the article.
You can read Part I, which covers HTML files, elements and tags, and document structure. It looks at creating a basic HTML page, opening and viewing the page, and adding structure to the page.
Part II looks at the tags along with their attributes and values. You can create a basic HTML page, open and view the page, and add structure to the page.
