HTML / Web Design Basics (Part I)

A basic web page is created using these tags:
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>Description of Page at Top of Browser</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
Everything that you see on a web page goes here
</BODY>
</HTML>

Formatting Tags
Bold: <B>Text</B>
Italic: <I>Text</I>
Underline: <U>Text</U>
Header (your page title): <H1>Title of Webpage</H1> (levels 1-6)

WELCOME (Header 1)

WELCOME (Header 6)
Font: <FONT COLOR="teal">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="-2">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="-1">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="+1">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="+2">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="+3">Text</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="+4">Text</FONT>
Center: <Center>     Text     </Center>
Break or Next Line: <BR>
Paragraph or Double Space: <P>

An example of a paragraph using formatting tags:

This is good web page practice. I love school. School is so much fun. All I do all day is learn many new interesting things and enjoy time with my cool friends. What a life!!!!!

For example, at school today, some 5th graders got to go on a field trip and the 6th grade got dressed up for Greek Day. Other activities at my school include band, chess club, art class, D.A.R.E., science fair, and a spelling bee. Can you believe we even have our own post office and bank?