What is HTML?

HTML is the standard markup language for Web pages. With HTML you can create your own Website. HTML is easy to learn - You will enjoy it!

  • HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language

  • HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages

  • HTML describes the structure of a Web page

  • HTML consists of a series of elements

  • HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content

  • HTML elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>

<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>

  • The <!DOCTYPE html> declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document

  • The <html> element is the root element of an HTML page

  • The <head> element contains meta information about the HTML page

  • The <title> element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab)

  • The <body> element defines the document's body, and is a container for all the visible contents, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.

  • The <h1> element defines a large heading

  • The <p> element defines a paragraph

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