Basics of HTML

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All websites are made up of simple components: text files, graphics, and any multimedia.

Text files include files that end in .html, .htm, .php, .asp, or .cfm. You may always "view source" to see what a text file's code looks like. Graphics files are usually .jpg, .gif, or .png files. Multimedia files are usually .swf Flash files or movie files like .mov.

For colors, all colors are encoded like this:
#RRGGBB where RR signifies the amount of Red, from 00 (none) to FF (full red).
GG signifies the amount of Green,from 00 (none) to FF (full green).
BB signifies the amount of Blue, from 00 (none) to FF (full red).

For example:
#FF0000 = red (FULL on the "Red" part of the code)
#00FF00 = green (FULL on the "Green" part of the code)
#0000FF = blue (FULL on the "Blue" part of the code)
Black is an absence of any color, so: #000000 = Black.
White is FULL on all the colors, so: #FFFFFF = White.
Gray is a middle color, so: #333333 = darker gray, and #999999 = middle gray.

Do a search on "HTML Colors" in Google to get a color chart and choose your own color: here's an easy chart: http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_colors.asp

Any piece of text may be encoded with a command "bracketing" both sides, so there is a starting command, the text itself, then an end command. Basic HTML is very easy to learn, there are only seven major pieces that you need to get started:

1) BOLD, or strong.
The code for this is:

2) ITALIC, or emphasis.
The code for this is:

3) COLORED.
This is a very basic version but it still works. The code for this is:

4) SIZE.
This is a very basic version but it still works. The code for this is:

5) LINKS. You may link to external pages, like google.com.
The code for this is:

6) LINE BREAKS. You may add a line break or multiple line breaks, like this:
Here is my text.

Here is more text, with a lot of line breaks.

The code for this is:

7) IMAGES. You may add an image to any page.
The code for this is:

There are other commands you may use: learn them in any basic tutorial on HTML.

Here are even more "snippets" for you to use:
Code for a basic home page: