Body Tags in a web design

The Page Body - Start and end tags

Let's take a quick look at that blank default.html file that you saved in the MYSITE folder.

This time open it with your text editor. (Just opening it will give you a blank page.) It isn't really blank is it?

Everything that will be visible to a visitor will be between the
<body> (start body tag) and the </body> (end body tag).

Find the body start and end tags in your default.html file. They should be in the middle of all the other stuff. Add a few blank lines between them so you have some room to work.

<body>

</body>

Let's start by just putting something in there between the body start and end tags as in the example below.

<body>
This is MYSITE and I am going to have a blast!
</body>

Save your default.html file and double click on it (or normal open it). You should see something like..

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Almost EVERY tag has a start and an end. Keep in mind that both your visitor's computer and their browser are dumber than a box of rocks. You need to clearly tell them what to do, like tell them when to start or end something.


	Ronald B Stamets, Web Site Design and Development Services

Ronald B Stamets, Web Site Design and Development Services

The Page Body - Start and end tags

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