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Added explanation on how the structure of the html file works and explained it's elements.
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title: Basic HTML
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## Basic HTML
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The basic structure of HTML always starts with a document type declaration: `<!DOCTYPE html>`
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You will need to add the `<html>` tag after the document type and close it with a `</html>` tag. This will be your actual HTML document.
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The first element you will insert in your HTML will be the `<head>` tag that will contain all metadata from the website such as its title, styles, links and other elements. This element needs to be closed with a `</head>` tag.
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The visible part of your HTML lies within the `<body>` tag which will be inside the `<html>` tag, and will also need to be closed with a `</body>` tag.
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Below you can see the structure of a basic HTML file:
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### Basic Page Structure:
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```html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html>
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<head>
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<!-- other elements -->
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</head>
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<body>
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<!-- other elements -->
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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### Sample HTML Program
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```html
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Page Title</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>This is a Heading</h1>
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<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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## HTML Headings
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HTML headings are with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
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Example:
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```html
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<h1> Heading 1 </h1>
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<h2> Heading 2 </h2>
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<h3> Heading 3 </h3>
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<h4> Heading 4 </h4>
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<h5> Heading 5 </h5>
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<h6> Heading 6 </h6>
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```
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## Explanation
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The `<!DOCTYPE html>` is to tell the browser you want the page to be rendered using HTML5.
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The `<head></head>` is were you want to put things that help the browser and search engines such as `<title></title>` and `<meta>`.
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The `<body></body>` is were the tags that will display on the page are such as `<h1></h1>` or `<p></p>`.
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#### More Information
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<!-- Please add any articles you think might be helpful to read before writing the article -->
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- [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML)
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- [W3schools](https://www.w3schools.com/html/)
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