Summary

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The HTML and XHTML elements presented so far are common across nearly all systems. Whether or not they are used, they are simple and widely understood . Yet, despite their simplicity, many of these basic elements are still abused to achieve a particular look within a document, which continues the struggle between the logical and physical nature of HTML. Despite some manipulation, these elements generally are used in a reasonable manner. More complex formatting elements and programming elements are introduced in later chapters. The simplicity of this chapter should provide you with some assurance that HTML rests on a stable core .

A great number of elements have been left out of this discussion. No mention was made of layout-oriented elements, and so far I've completely avoided graphics. These topics and others are covered in upcoming chapters. First, in the next chapter, we'll cover the "H" in HTML, namely hypertext, and explore the concept of linking documents and objects.

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