Hyper Text MarkUp Language

Introduction to HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the foundational language used for creating and structuring content on the web. It provides the skeleton of a webpage by defining the elements such as headings, paragraphs, links, images, and more. Every web page you visit is built with HTML, making it the most fundamental technology in web development.

Key Features of HTML:

  1. Hypertext: Hypertext refers to the way HTML allows the creation of links, enabling users to navigate between different web pages or sections of the same page.
  2. Markup Language: HTML is a markup language, which means it uses tags to label pieces of content. These tags tell the browser how to display the content.

Structure of an HTML Document

Every HTML document follows a basic structure that consists of several elements. These elements help define the content and its layout.

  1. DOCTYPE Declaration
  2. HTML Element
  3. Head Section
  4. Body Section
  5. Html Elements and Tags