HTML
HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the standard language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web. It was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 and has since evolved into the backbone of every website you encounter.
HTML works by using a system of tags, which are enclosed in angle brackets (e.g., <tag>
). These tags define the structure and organization of a web page, such as headings (<h1>
to <h6>
), paragraphs (<p>
), images (<img>
), links (<a>
), and more. Tags often come in pairs, with opening and closing tags (e.g., <p>
and </p>
), and they enclose the content they are meant to structure.
One of HTML’s core features is hypertext, which allows the creation of clickable links that navigate users between web pages or different sections of the same page. This interconnected nature of HTML is fundamental to the web as we know it.
Modern HTML (currently HTML5) includes enhanced support for multimedia, such as video and audio elements, as well as integration with APIs for more interactive web applications. It also provides semantic tags like <header>
, <footer>
, and <article>
to improve accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO).
HTML is often used in conjunction with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for styling and JavaScript for interactivity, making it an essential foundation for web development.