Semantic HTML

Semantic HTML helps express the meaning or purpose of the content in a webpage:
Benefits for the developer:
- Semantic HTML makes the developer's intentions more clear as to what the developer is trying to accomplish.
Benefits for the user:
- More accurate web searches via better SEO (search engine optimization).
- Improves accessibility for the vision impaired because screen readers can do their job better.

Pair up and research these semantic tags:

<section>
<article>
<aside>
<figure>
<footer>
<header>
<main>
<nav>

We'll discuss your findings in 5 minutes.

Discuss

What meaning does each semantic provide?

Essential Questions

Explain what semantic HTML is and the benefits it provides.
What are attributes and what are they used for?
It is important to properly __________ nested elements to make the markup more readable and less prone to errors.

Practice Exercise / Lab

Create a new index.html file and copy the HTML below into it. Refactor the HTML code so it uses semantic HTML tags instead of non-semantic tags. Use Codecademy's tutorial as a reference.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <!-- Font Awesome -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.2.0/css/all.css" integrity="sha384-hWVjflwFxL6sNzntih27bfxkr27PmbbK/iSvJ+a4+0owXq79v+lsFkW54bOGbiDQ" crossorigin="anonymous">
  <title>HTML & CSS</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="header">
    <div class="container">
      <div class="row">
        <span class="col col-8 first logo">HTML</span>
        <div class="col col-4">
          <ul class="nav">
            <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a></li>
            <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact</a></li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="container">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col col-2 first">
        <img src="http://picsum.photos/200" alt="Some Image" width="200" />
      </div>
      <div class="col col-10">
        <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. In tempore est quam officiis maiores tempora dolores exercitationem, aliquid voluptas enim, eius earum explicabo, quibusdam vitae!</p>
        <span>More... >></span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="container">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col col-2 first">
        <img src="http://picsum.photos/20" alt="Some Image" width="200" />
      </div>
      <div class="col col-10">
        <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. In tempore est quam officiis maiores tempora dolores exercitationem, aliquid voluptas enim, eius earum explicabo, quibusdam vitae!</p>
        <span>More... >></span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="container">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col col-2 first">
        <img src="http://picsum.photos/30" alt="Some Image" width="200" />
      </div>
      <div class="col col-10">
        <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. In tempore est quam officiis maiores tempora dolores exercitationem, aliquid voluptas enim, eius earum explicabo, quibusdam vitae!</p>
        <span>More... >></span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="footer">
    <div class="social">
      <i class="fab fa-facebook-square"></i>
      <i class="fab fa-twitter-square"></i>
      <i class="fab fa-google-plus-square"></i>
    </div>
    <p>&copy; <span id="year"></span> Acme Inc.</p>
  </div>

</body>
</html>

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