HTML tips and tricks.

In my very last article I shared some JavaScript tips and tricks In this article I will be covering HTML tips and tricks ✨.

The start attribute

Start attribute allows you to specify starting number for your list items.

 <ol start="20">
       <li>Pineapple🍍</li>
       <li>Apple🍎</li>
       <li>Greenapple 🍏</li>
 </ol>

The contenteditable attribute

Set contenteditable attribute to true and your content will be editable.

 <p contenteditable="true">It Can be something about you.</p> 

The required attribute

Set required attribute on input fields that are mandatory to be filled.

<input type="password" required>

The mark tag

Use mark instead of styling spans to highlight text.

 <p>This is <mark>important</mark> </p>

The lazy loading attribute

Add lazy loading attribute on media elements this will enhance page performance by defer the loading of media elements until the user scrolls to them.

<img src='image.jpg' loading='lazy' alt='Alternative text'>

The kbd tag

Use kbd tag when presenting keyboard inputs.

<p>Press <kbd>alt</kbd> & <kbd>tab</kbd> to change window</p>

The Details & Summary tag

You can craft nice looking accordions using details and summary elements this has built built in keyboard accessibility features.

   <details>
      <summary>Can i save and love ❤️ this article?</summary>
      <p>Follow on twitter for more stuff.</p>
      <p>Save for updates.</p>
  </details>

The accept attribute

Accept attributes allows us to specify which types of files user can upload.

<input type="file" accept=".jpg, .pdf">

The favicon

Set link rel to icon to define favicon

<link rel="icon" href="logo.webp">

The picture tag

Picture tag allows you to present images of different aspect ratios based on screen sizes picture tag is awesome for implementing reponsive web design.

<picture>
    <source srcset="large.webp" media="(min-width: 1200px)">
    <source srcset="medium.webp" media="(min-width: 800px)">
    <img src="regular.jpg" />
</picture>

The dir attribute

You can set your text direction from right to left or left to right using direction set dir to auto this will automatically change text direction based on language.

<p dir="rtl">Awesome!</p>

The spellcheck attribute

Use spellcheck attribute to check for spelling errors.

<input type="email" spellcheck="true">

The meta description

Add meta descriptions in the head of your Html to have an indirect impact on search engine optimization meta description represents the text that appears beneath the site name on search engine result page.

<meta name="description" content="Gitpod streamlines developer workflows by providing prebuilt, collaborative developer environments in your browser - powered by VS Code.">

The abbr tag

Abbreviate your content using abbr tag.

<abbr title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration">NASA 🚀</abbr>

The disabled attribute

Use disabled attribute for options element to disable a item from dropdown.

 <select>
   <option>HTML</option>
   <option>CSS</option>
   <option disabled>REACT</option>
 </select>

The poster attribute

Poster attributes allows you to specify a image to be displayed while the video is downloading or until the user hits the play button.

<video src="video.mp4" poster="flowers.jpg"></video>

The reversed attribute

Using reversed attribute you can reverse the order of list numbers.

  <ol reversed>
        <li>Pineapple🍍</li>
        <li>Apple🍎</li>
        <li>Greenapple 🍏</li>
  </ol>

Hope you enjoyed reading this article! if you have something to say or have any questions feel 💯 free to comment below.

Happy Coding ✨❤️