Now that you understand HTML elements, let's build a complete webpage! Every HTML document follows the same basic structure - like a house blueprint that never changes.
This structure tells browsers exactly how to read and display your content properly.
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If this structure is a blueprint, what does it guarantee for your webpage?
Every HTML document starts with a DOCTYPE declaration. It looks like this: <!DOCTYPE html>
This line tells the browser "Hey, this is an HTML5 document!" It goes at the very top, before anything else.
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Without it, browsers might display your page incorrectly. In a phrase, what does <!DOCTYPE html> communicate to the browser?
After the DOCTYPE comes the <html> tag. This is the root element that wraps everything else in your document.
<html> is like the main container - all other HTML elements go inside it. It's the parent of all parents!
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What might browsers do if you forget to close the <html> tag?
Inside <html>, you'll find two main sections: <head> and <body>. The <head> contains information about your webpage that visitors don't see directly.
