When you are writing for the web, such as blog posts or comments on forum, it is a good idea to learn the basic of HTML. HTML is the markup language for web pages, it is the formatting language understood by web browsers. Writing using HTML is not as easy as using a word processor such as Pages or MS Word for text formatting but it is simple enough for most computer users. Nonetheless there are alternative markup languages other than HTML that aims to make writing for the web even easier.

HTML basics

• To denote a paragraph, you enclose the text with the open tag <p> and closing tag </p>, for example

  <p>The PlayStation 3 Slim gaming console from Sony Computer Entertainment is not only smaller and cheaper, but adds hardware enhancements that make it speedier, including a new Cell microprocessor.</p>

• For headers, you use the tags <h1>, <h2>, <h3>..etc and end the heading text with respective closing tags </h3></h2></h1>,,…etc.

  <h2>Third episode of new season’s Mad Men leaks out</h2> <p>The third episode of the Emmy-winning drama’s new season was briefly made available by mistake to holders of an iTunes Season Pass on Tuesday evening.</p>

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