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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the predominant markup language used for creating web pages.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a markup language similar to XML that is commonly used to create websites. It was created as an application of SGML, has been extended to create XHTML (eXtensible HTML). In modern web pages, HTML is used to markup the contents of the website, while CSS and Javascript are used to define the styles and behaviors respectively.

The HTML standards, as well as that for many other web technologies, is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (the W3C). The current iteration of the language, HTML4, was introduced in 1997, while the next iteration, HTML5, is currently under active development jointly by the W3C and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG).

The language specification and standards documents are available online at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/

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Why does HTML TextArea have its own HTML tag?

In HTML markup, most places where the user can interact with the page are denoted…
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Why are so many HTML tables used in page markup?

I'm trying to get into web development, so I started learning HTML, CSS, and javascript. I've been coming along really well with javascript, but I still can't make anything with HTML and CSS to save my life. I was going to ask for some places or…
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Why is there a leading zero in HTML 4.01 version number?

I've never noticed this quirk until now, and it's screwing with my mind. Why was HTML 4.01 numbered with a leading zero, rather than as 4.1?
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Why is a tooltip's attribute labelled 'title='?

HTML 4 supports a "title" attribute that can be inserted inside any HTML tag. Inserting this attribute effectively gives the element a tooltip that pops up when the mouse moves over it. It just seems like a bad word choice.. or am I missing…
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Should I leave href empty when implementing click events via jQuery?

Is it preferable to have # in a link's href attribute when I am implementing the click event via jQuery, or is it ok to leave href empty? i.e. vs When I'm doing $("#myLink").on('click',…
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Is it good practice to wrap a single element in a container?

I am new to UI development and am currently reading how to style a form in a responsive way. By googling I found this tutorial https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_css_responsive_form.asp (I know the reputation of w3schools isn't good but that was…
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Rules for doctypes

After going through a lot of articles and this post, i know Why doctypes are used for and also about the different modes triggered by the browser like standards, quirks etc. I downloaded the a strict doctype from this url -…
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ColdFusion 9 - Using LOCAL Scope

I am starting to use the LOCAL scope in ColdFusion 9. I am trying to figure when to use it and when NOT to use it. Can you tell me the advantages/disadvantages of using the LOCAL scope either way? Should LOCAL be used on every page, or just in…
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What should the main content area be called?

I'm working on a CMS that will be used by others and I'm trying to figure out what the main body of the site page should be called. Originally, I was going to call it "content" - but perhaps "body" or "page" would be better. .... …
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