This tutorial is designed to help you create engaging and valuable content for your HTML website. By the end of this tutorial, you will have learned how to incorporate various forms of content such as text, images, and videos in an effective manner to your website.
What you'll learn:
Prerequisites:
Text is the most basic form of content on a website. It's important to structure your text content in a way that's easy for your users to read and understand.
<!-- This is a title -->
<h1>Welcome to My Website</h1>
<!-- This is a subtitle -->
<h2>About Me</h2>
<!-- This is a paragraph -->
<p>Hello, my name is John Doe and I'm a web developer.</p>
Images can enhance the user experience and make your site more engaging. They should be used strategically and in a way that complements your text content.
<!-- This is an image -->
<img src="my-image.jpg" alt="Description of image">
Videos can be a great way to provide valuable content and engage your users. It's important to include a text transcript or captions for accessibility.
<!-- This is a video -->
<video src="my-video.mp4" controls>
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
<!-- This is a basic HTML structure -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>My First Webpage</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to My Website</h1>
<h2>About Me</h2>
<p>Hello, my name is John Doe and I'm a web developer.</p>
<img src="my-image.jpg" alt="Description of image">
<video src="my-video.mp4" controls>
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
</body>
</html>
In this tutorial, we've covered the basics of creating engaging content for your HTML website, including how to incorporate text, images, and videos. The next step would be to learn about CSS to style your HTML content and make it look more appealing.
Exercise 1: Create an HTML page with a title, subtitle, and a paragraph. Add an image and a video to the page.
Exercise 2: Incorporate an external video from a site like YouTube or Vimeo into your webpage.
Exercise 3: Create an HTML page that includes text, images, and video, and structure it in a way that provides a good user experience.
Tip for further practice: Practice creating different types of content and experiment with different ways of structuring your HTML. Consider how the user experience could be improved with different types of content and structure.