HTML Basics

What is HTML?

HTML is a computer language devised to allow website creation. These websites can then be viewed by anyone else connected to the Internet. It is relatively easy to learn, with the basics being accessible to most people in one sitting; and quite powerful in what it allows you to create. It is constantly undergoing revision and evolution to meet the demands and requirements of the growing Internet audience.

HTML is the acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language
A HTML file is a text file containing small markup tags like <table>
The markup tags tell the Web browser how the page will be displayed
HTML files can be created with a text editor or using a simple text editor

Simple HTML Example

<html>

<head>

<title>Title of page</title>

</head>

<body>

This is my first simple HTML webpage. <b>I can make it bold if I want</b>

</body>

</html>

Example Explained

The first tag in your HTML document is <html>. This tag tells your browser that this is the start of an HTML document. The last tag in your document is </html>. This tag tells your browser that this is the end of the HTML document.

The text between the <head> tag and the </head> tag is header information. Header information is not displayed in the browser window.

The text between the <title> tags is the title of your document. The title is displayed in your browser's caption.

The text between the <body> tags is the text that will be displayed in your browser.

The text between the and tags will be displayed in a bold font.

What is HTML?

Simple HTML Example

Example Explained

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