Lesson 1 โ€” The Bones of a Ranch Record

HTML ยท done when four longhorns show in the browser

Today we build the bones. HTML is structure โ€” pens, chute, paper record book. Nothing pretty yet.

Create a folder named ranch-record. Inside it, a file named exactly index.html.

Live result

This is where you'll be at the end of the lesson. Plain on purpose.

Step 1 โ€” the skeleton

Type this first. Every HTML page starts here.



  
  
  Howdy World Ranch โ€” Record Card




is about the page. is what you see.

Step 2 โ€” header and intro

Inside :

Howdy World Ranch

Livestock Record Card โ€” Fort Worth Stockyards Inspired Herd

These animals are inspired by the famous Fort Worth Herd longhorns that walk Exchange Street twice a day. We're using them as our teaching example while we learn to build tools for the ranch.

Step 3 โ€” the herd table

  

Current Herd

Name Tag Breed Notes
Black GoldFW-01Texas LonghornRare black pattern, 100"+ horns
BrutusFW-02Texas LonghornLargest steer in the example herd
McCreeFW-03Texas LonghornStrong presence
BlacksmithFW-04Texas LonghornNewer addition to the drive

Howdy World Coding ยท Lesson 1 โ€” HTML

Rows are . Header cells are . Data cells are .

Save and open

Save the file. Double-click it or drag it onto a browser. You should see the ranch name and four animals. If it looks boring, you did it right.

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