HTML Text Block Guide for Beginners

HTML text blocks are a fundamental building block of web pages. They're used to display text on a website, and are often the first thing people notice.

A text block is created using the HTML tag. This tag is used to define a section of text on a web page.

To make your text stand out, you can use HTML elements like headings, paragraphs, and spans. For example, the heading tag is used to define headings, while the paragraph tag is used to define paragraphs of text.

Headings are used to break up large blocks of text and provide a clear hierarchy of information.

You can add a class to a rich text element to style it, allowing you to customize headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions.

By using the "When inside of" nested selector system, you can target specific elements and apply styles to them.

You can specify a maximum number of characters that a user can enter into a text box by adding the maxlength attribute with an integer value of 0 or greater.

If no maxlength is specified, the text box has no maximum length. I've seen this happen on some websites, where users can type as many characters as they want without any restrictions.

To specify a minimum number of characters that a user must enter into the text box, you must use the minlength attribute as an integer value of 0 or greater, and it must be equal to or less than maxlength.

While the user can enter fewer characters than specified by minlength into the text box, the form will not submit. This is a common way to ensure users provide enough information before submitting a form.

The Max/Min Length Attribute is a crucial aspect of text box attributes. It allows you to specify a maximum and minimum number of characters that a user can enter into the text box.

To specify a maximum number of characters, you must use the maxlength attribute with an integer value of 0 or greater.

If no maxlength is specified, the text box has no maximum length. I've noticed that this can sometimes lead to users entering too much information, which can make it difficult to read and analyze.

The minlength attribute works similarly, requiring an integer value of 0 or greater to specify a minimum number of characters. This value must be equal to or less than the maxlength value.

While the user can enter fewer characters than specified by minlength into the text box, the form will not submit. This means that users will not be able to proceed without meeting the minimum character requirement.

You can create a form with multiple input fields, including text boxes, a password field, a submit button, and a text area.

To add more context to a text box, you can specify a placeholder attribute with a word or short phrase indicating what kind of information is expected.

The value of the placeholder attribute should be a descriptive word or phrase that helps users understand what to fill in the text box.

Content editing is a breeze with our rich text elements. You can use them with static content, simply dropping it into any page and beginning to edit.

For dynamic content, you'll need to add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!

You can customize the formatting of your text blocks by adding a class to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system. This allows you to style specific elements like headings, paragraphs, and blockquotes.

To change the size of your text boxes, use CSS styling over HTML attributes, as it lets you separate style and content, making it easier to apply to your HTML and maintain over time.

SEO and editing can be a bit tricky, especially when it comes to HTML text blocks.

Google is smart enough to run Javascript and scan how the sites look like after JS has finished mutating the pages.

If you use HTML text blocks in small portions, it's negligible and doesn't influence SEO.

This means you can use them freely, without worrying about any negative impact on your site's search engine rankings.

However, if you use a big portion of your articles written like this, it might affect SEO, but it's still not a huge deal.

Google will eventually identify the text as the correct version, so you don't have to worry about it.

When it comes to editing, you can use HTML text blocks with static or dynamic content.