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HTML & CSS IntroductionChapter 2. Preparing for Website Coding

File Name Rules

File Name Rules

Website File Naming: File Name Rules & Best Practices

Having the right file names is important. Some characters may not be properly processed depending on the computing environment. To make sure that the file you create works properly on a web server, you need to follow file name guidelines.

File extension

.html is the extension for HTML files. The operating system and related software will recognize a file as an HTML file by this extension.

Characters you can use

Use a combination of the following characters:

  • Alphabets
  • Numbers
  • Hyphens
  • Underscores


If you need to use separators, you should use hyphens ( - ) or underscores ( _ ).

Characters you should not use

Spaces

You may be using spaces in file names when you use Mac OS or Windows OS; however, using spaces in file names in coding may lead to problems. If you want to add separators to file names, you should use hyphens ( - ) or underscores ( _ ).

Special characters

Some special characters are also prohibited such as < > ; ' " etc. Technically, there are special characters you can use; however, it is better to avoid using special characters, except hyphens ( - ) or underscores ( _ ), to avoid unexpected errors.

Lower case and upper case

Use lowercase only. Technically, you can use upper case characters; however, it is better to avoid using upper case. Mixing upper-case and lower-case characters can create potential confusion as case sensitivity depends on the computing environment.

Ideaindex.html

Typically, index.html is used for the top page of the website. Web servers handle the file named index.html as the default page even though this file name is not specified in the URL. For example, when you access http://example.com in your browser, the browser opens the index.html file of that website if the file exists.


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Chapter 1. Overview of Website Development

How Websites Work?

Designing, Building and Publishing Websites

Designing Websites

Building Websites – Frontend and Backend Coding

Web App vs. Website

Frontend Coding

Web Framework and CMS

Publishing Websites (Hosting Services)

Chapter 2. Preparing for Website Coding

Two Key Tools to Start Coding Websites

How Browsers Display Web Pages

File Name Rules

Website Directory Structure

Absolute Path vs. Relative Path

Chapter 3. HTML Basics

What Is HTML?

HTML Element

Attribute

HTML Document Structure

Layout Semantics

Heading and Paragraph Tag

Text-Level Semantics

Space, Line-break and Tag in Content

Comments in HTML Document

Chapter 4. HTML: Add Links and Images

Overview of Adding Links and Images

Embed Images – <img>

Image File Format

Add Hyperlinks – <a>

Add Hyperlinks to Images

Add Hyperlinks to Specific Location on Web Page

Link Tag – <link>

Script Tag – <script>

Chapter 5. HTML: Create Lists and Tables

Create Lists

Create Tables

Combine Table Cells

Chapter 6. HTML: Create Forms

Create Forms

Create Text Input Forms and Submit Button

Radio Button and Checkbox

Select Box

Labels

Auto Complete and Disabled

Chapter 7. Bridging HTML and CSS

Block Element vs. Inline Element

Nesting Elements – Parent Elements and Child Elements

Div vs. Span

Global Attribute – Class, ID and Style

Accordion – <Details> and <Summary>

Chapter 8. CSS Basics

What Is CSS?

CSS Syntax

Where To Type CSS?

CSS Basic Selectors

Descendant Selector

Inheritance

Specificity

Reset CSS

Browser Developer Tools for CSS

Comments in CSS Document

Chapter 9. Web Design Basics

Design Element Representation in HTML and CSS

Key Design Points by CSS

Length

Color Code – HEX and RGB

Color Theme

Chapter 10. CSS: Sizing and Spacing

CSS Box Model

width and height

padding

margin

Margin and Padding for Specific Side

margin: auto

box-sizing

Chapter 11. CSS: Styling Text and Images

Text Styling Properties

font-size

color

font-family

Web Font and Google Font

font-weight and font-style

text-decoration

line-height and letter-spacing

text-align

vertical-align

Styling Images

float: left and right

Chapter 12. CSS: Styling Backgrounds

background-color

background-image

background-size

background-repeat

background-position

background-attachment

background (Multiple Properties)

Chapter 13. CSS: Styling Borders and Drawing Lines

border-style

border-color

border-width

border-radius

Border (Multiple Properties)

Borders on Specific Side

Border Radius on Specific Side

Chapter 14. CSS: Layout – Key Concepts and Display Property

Layout Before and After

Layout Key Design Points

Display Property

inline, block and inline-block

display: none

Chapter 15. CSS: Layout – Flex Box

Flex Box – display: flex

flex-direction

Main Axis and Cross Axis

flex-wrap

justify-content

align-items

align-content

align-self

flex-grow

flex-shrink

flex-basis

margin: auto with Flex Box

Inline Flex Box

Nested Flex Box

Chapter 16. CSS: Styling Lists

List Styling Properties

list-style-type

list-style-image

list-style-position

Chapter 17. Creating and Styling Components

Components and Layout

Buttons

Cards

Top Bar

Footer and Bottom Bar

Chapter 18. Completing Website Development

Website Structure Design

Live Server

Home (Landing) Page Development

Main (List) Page Development

Content (Detail) Page Development

Chapter 19. Publishing Websites

Key Steps to Publish Websites

Domain and DNS Server

Favicon

GitHub Pages

Chapter 20. Supplemental Topics

Horizontal Rule – <hr>

Line Break – <br>

Reserved Characters and HTML Entities

Non-breaking Space – &nbsp;

Chapter 1. Overview of Website Development

How Websites Work?

Designing, Building and Publishing Websites

Designing Websites

Building Websites – Frontend and Backend Coding

Web App vs. Website

Frontend Coding

Web Framework and CMS

Publishing Websites (Hosting Services)

Chapter 2. Preparing for Website Coding

Two Key Tools to Start Coding Websites

How Browsers Display Web Pages

File Name Rules

Website Directory Structure

Absolute Path vs. Relative Path

Chapter 3. HTML Basics

What Is HTML?

HTML Element

Attribute

HTML Document Structure

Layout Semantics

Heading and Paragraph Tag

Text-Level Semantics

Space, Line-break and Tag in Content

Comments in HTML Document

Chapter 4. HTML: Add Links and Images

Overview of Adding Links and Images

Embed Images – <img>

Image File Format

Add Hyperlinks – <a>

Add Hyperlinks to Images

Add Hyperlinks to Specific Location on Web Page

Link Tag – <link>

Script Tag – <script>

Chapter 5. HTML: Create Lists and Tables

Create Lists

Create Tables

Combine Table Cells

Chapter 6. HTML: Create Forms

Create Forms

Create Text Input Forms and Submit Button

Radio Button and Checkbox

Select Box

Labels

Auto Complete and Disabled

Chapter 7. Bridging HTML and CSS

Block Element vs. Inline Element

Nesting Elements – Parent Elements and Child Elements

Div vs. Span

Global Attribute – Class, ID and Style

Accordion – <Details> and <Summary>

Chapter 8. CSS Basics

What Is CSS?

CSS Syntax

Where To Type CSS?

CSS Basic Selectors

Descendant Selector

Inheritance

Specificity

Reset CSS

Browser Developer Tools for CSS

Comments in CSS Document

Chapter 9. Web Design Basics

Design Element Representation in HTML and CSS

Key Design Points by CSS

Length

Color Code – HEX and RGB

Color Theme

Chapter 10. CSS: Sizing and Spacing

CSS Box Model

width and height

padding

margin

Margin and Padding for Specific Side

margin: auto

box-sizing

Chapter 11. CSS: Styling Text and Images

Text Styling Properties

font-size

color

font-family

Web Font and Google Font

font-weight and font-style

text-decoration

line-height and letter-spacing

text-align

vertical-align

Styling Images

float: left and right

Chapter 12. CSS: Styling Backgrounds

background-color

background-image

background-size

background-repeat

background-position

background-attachment

background (Multiple Properties)

Chapter 13. CSS: Styling Borders and Drawing Lines

border-style

border-color

border-width

border-radius

Border (Multiple Properties)

Borders on Specific Side

Border Radius on Specific Side

Chapter 14. CSS: Layout – Key Concepts and Display Property

Layout Before and After

Layout Key Design Points

Display Property

inline, block and inline-block

display: none

Chapter 15. CSS: Layout – Flex Box

Flex Box – display: flex

flex-direction

Main Axis and Cross Axis

flex-wrap

justify-content

align-items

align-content

align-self

flex-grow

flex-shrink

flex-basis

margin: auto with Flex Box

Inline Flex Box

Nested Flex Box

Chapter 16. CSS: Styling Lists

List Styling Properties

list-style-type

list-style-image

list-style-position

Chapter 17. Creating and Styling Components

Components and Layout

Buttons

Cards

Top Bar

Footer and Bottom Bar

Chapter 18. Completing Website Development

Website Structure Design

Live Server

Home (Landing) Page Development

Main (List) Page Development

Content (Detail) Page Development

Chapter 19. Publishing Websites

Key Steps to Publish Websites

Domain and DNS Server

Favicon

GitHub Pages

Chapter 20. Supplemental Topics

Horizontal Rule – <hr>

Line Break – <br>

Reserved Characters and HTML Entities

Non-breaking Space – &nbsp;