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THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF HTML, s. dancer, August 25, 2000
There are two layers in any Web-Page. The first is the one you see, just as you are seeing this page. The second layer contains the same letters and graphics with the addition of codes. The codes tell the website programs how to present the words and graphics. This second layer is called "HTML". It is the language that makes the Internet go.

This table shows the amount of HTML text required to make visible the phrase, "All potential entails chance."



All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"

SIZE="+1"> </FONT>



HTML dictates the font (Note that you must have an opening and ending code.)

All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"> </FONT>



HTML dictates underlinging

All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"

SIZE="+1"> </FONT>



HTML dictates bolding

All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"

SIZE="+1"> </FONT>





HTML dictates italics

All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"

SIZE="+1"> </FONT>



HTML dictates color change

All potential entails chance.
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><U>All</U> <STRONG>potential</STRONG>

<EM>entails</EM>

</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#00ff00">chance.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"

SIZE="+1"> </FONT>



The importance of HTML cannot be underestimated. It is HTML which is read by the Search Engines. For, in addition to font, bolding, underlining, etc., the HTML tells the Search Engines what is inside the Website. For any Website to be successful, the HTML must be perfect. Certain Search Engines such as AltaVista and Google are reported to completely ignore websites having invalid html tag sequences. Also, when you open an html tag, you must close it too.

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