Learn HTML Code!



Recently, Mrs. Yollis was asked to explain how to get italics or hyperlinks in a comment.




As a reward for great commenting, here are a few HTML tricks!



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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a language.

Learning to write HTML code, or HTML tags, is a somewhat simple way to take your comment to the next level.


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To write HTML code, use the following symbols:


Important: Do not add a space between the HTML tag and the word or sentence.




 
                                                                                                   

1.  To put text in italics, place this HTML code around the text:



 

 

The sentence will look like this when published:
 

Bloggers should always proofread a comment before publishing.



                                                                                                   


2.  To make text bold, place this HTML code around the text:






The sentence will look like this when published: 


Bloggers should always proofread a comment before publishing.


                                                                                                   


 

3.  To make a hyperlink, it gets a little tricky.

Use the following HTML code around the URL and add your own link word/words:







  [The URL is the address of the web page. It starts with http://www…]

The HTML code below:






Will become this hyperlink when published:


Mrs. Yollis’ Website


                                                                                                   

 Great Tip!

I leave a document on my desktop called HTML Code. All the code I regularly use is there. The hyperlink code is very tricky for me to remember. So, I leave several blank code links in the HTML Code document like this:

 

All I have to do is copy/paste the URL where it goes, and change the work link into what I want the link to be. I then copy the customized code into my comment. It really saves time for people like me who cannot remember the hyperlink code!



 Here is a video demonstrating how easy it is to a create a hyperlink if you have the code set up in a Word doc.




If you like to add fun shapes...here are those codes!



Happy Coding!