Introduction to HTML
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the standard markup language used to create the basic structure and skeleton of all websites on the World Wide Web.
What does HTML do?
HTML describes the structure of a Web page semantically. It consists of a series of elements represented by tags, which tell the browser how to display the content (e.g., as headings, paragraphs, links, or images).
Key Core HTML Concepts:
- Tags and Elements: HTML tags are labels wrapped in angle brackets (like
<h1>). An element usually consists of a start tag, content, and an end tag. - Browsers: Browsers do not display the HTML tags directly; instead, they read the tags to render the document structure.
- HTML5: The latest standard introducing semantic tags (header, nav, main, section, footer) and native media elements (video, audio).