What is HTML?

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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the most fundamental building block of the Web. It defines the structure and meaning of web content. Let me break it down for you:

Markup Language:

HTML is a markup language. It uses tags, elements, and attributes to create structured documents.

Tags are enclosed in angle brackets (< and >). They define the beginning and end of a component.

An element consists of a start tag, some content, and an end tag. For example:

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

The HTML element encompasses everything from the start tag to the end tag.

Document Structure:

An HTML document typically starts with a declaration:

<!DOCTYPE html>

This specifies that the document follows the HTML5 standard.

The element is the root element of an HTML page.

Inside the element, we have:

: Contains meta-information about the page (e.g., title, character encoding). : Specifies the page's title (displayed in the browser’s title bar or tab). : Contains the visible content (headings, paragraphs, images, links, etc.).

Example:

 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
     <title>Page Title</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <h1>My First Heading</h1>
     <p>My first paragraph.</p>
   </body>
 </html>

In this example:

defines a large heading.

defines a paragraph.

Web Browsers:

Browsers (like Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari) read HTML documents and display them correctly.

Browsers don’t show the HTML tags directly; they use them to determine how to display the content.

HTML History:

HTML has evolved.

HTML 2.0 (1995)

HTML 3.2 (1997)

HTML 4.01 (1999)

XHTML 1.0 (2000)

HTML5 (2014)

We now follow the latest HTML5 standard.

Remember, HTML provides the structure, while other technologies like CSS handle presentation (styling), and JavaScript handle behaviour. Together, they create rich web experiences! 😊 https://findduzz.hashnode.dev/what-is-html

Top comments (5)

FrontEndWebDeveloping • May 9

Hello @azanduzzs ! I just wondered if this is even a necessary thing to explain. I learned all this in my first five hours as a developer, by just doing it? 😊

Just a thought.