HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the fundamental building block of web pages. It’s a standardized code that defines the structure and content of web pages, telling web browsers how to display text, images, videos, and other elements.
Here’s a deeper look at HTML:
- Structure: HTML uses tags, written within angle brackets (< and >), to define different parts of a webpage. For example, the
<p>tag indicates a paragraph, while the<h1>tag represents a heading. - Content: HTML doesn’t define the visual style of a webpage (like font size or color). That’s typically done with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). HTML focuses on the content itself and how it’s organized.
- Hypertext: One of the key features of HTML is hypertext, which allows you to create links to other web pages or sections within the same page. This is what makes the web an interconnected network of information.
Think of HTML as the skeleton of a webpage. It provides the structure and organization, while CSS dresses it up visually and JavaScript can add interactivity.
Here are some resources where you can learn more about HTML:
- MDN Web Docs – HTML: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML
- HTML Tutorial: https://www.w3schools.com/html/
