When you create a new folder that is going to contain your project you should initialise it as a git repo:
If you have already a created a github repository, you can link the local version to the online github repository by typing something similar to:
After that is done we can make commits as we go along to version control our project and then push our changes to the local repository to the github repository which you'll see later.
Emmet Abbreviation
Emmet abbreviations are shortcuts that when typed in a .html file within vscode will be expanded in to a code block.
If you type:
Then hit enter or the tab key (whilst within a .html file), it will expand in to the code below:
Copying an SVG from a Webpage
You can copy svgs from webpages by inspecting the svg element, right clicking, going to copy and then copy element as the image below shows.