Basic Structure Of An HTML5 Document
Someone asked me how to make a webpage. An HTML document is the most basic thing in making a webpage. So here's its basic structure.

Step 1: Create an index.html file. It should have the following codes.
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title><!--here is where your page title goes--></title>
<!--here is where your css code/link goes-->
</head>
<body>
<!-- here is where your page content goes -->
Just a sample content
<!-- here is where your javascript goes
(before, it is usually in the <head> section, but for better page
performance, JavaScripts are coded at the bottom part of the page***.)
-->
</body></html>
You should see "Just a sample content" text in your web browser when you run this. Then for HTML5, the same principles apply, it's just there are more on it.
HTML5
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Your Website</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<nav>
<ul>
<li>Menu Option 1</li>
<li>Menu Option 2</li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<section>
<article>
<header>
<h2>Content Title</h2>
<p>Posted on <time datetime="2003-01-01T16:31:24+02:00">January 1st, 2013</time> by <a href="#">Mike</a> - <a href="#comments">173 comments</a></p>
</header>
<p>Some content of the article here.</p>
</article>
</section>
<aside>
<h2>The Blogger</h2>
<p>This is your side bar. You can add your information or links here.</p>
</aside>
<footer>
<p>Copyright 2013 - Your name</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Beginners may need this one. See more at W3Schools. Latest and more advanced HTML5. Thanks for reading! :)
***Google Groups, Yahoo Research, StackOverflow

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