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HTML is the foundational language used to create and structure web pages, consisting of text and tags that instruct browsers on how to display content. Tags are enclosed in triangle brackets and serve various purposes, such as defining titles and body content. To start coding in HTML, one can use an HTML editor and learn through resources like Discovery Education.

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HTML

HTML is the foundational language used to create and structure web pages, consisting of text and tags that instruct browsers on how to display content. Tags are enclosed in triangle brackets and serve various purposes, such as defining titles and body content. To start coding in HTML, one can use an HTML editor and learn through resources like Discovery Education.

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What is HTML?

HTML is a language.

It is the language that is used to write


and create websites available to us on
the web.

Internet browsers create the language,


or code, and translate it into your
favorite web pages.

The language is made up of text and is


broken up with tags.
What are tags?
• The tags are simple instructions for your web browser to show all of the
content on a web page.

• Tags are written with special characters.

• They start and end with a pair of triangle brackets.

Example:

<title>What is HTML?</title>

Did you spot the extra / in the last


bracket? This tells the browser that
this is where the title finishes.
Why do we have HTML?
• HTML makes up the basic structure
of a web page.

• It is like our skeletons.

• We need the bones to support us


and make up our structure as
humans.
• We can then add extra codes on top
to make websites look amazing, just
like our skin.

• HTML is the starting point for all web


pages.
So what are the tags?
Tag What it’s for

<title></title> This is where your title goes

<body></body> The bulk of your website

<h1></h1> The biggest heading size

<h6></h6> The smallest heading size

<p></p> Split your paragraphs with this tag

A little different to the others, this allows you to


<!-- -->
add notes that won’t be visible on your website
How do I get started?
To write your code, and try making a website, you
need to use an HTML editor.

A great website to begin learning is:

www.discoveryeducation.co.uk

On one side you have HTML code, on the other you


can see a live version of what your website looks at.
Can you spot all the tags in this code?

In this short piece of code,


I have added all of the tags I showed you before.

Can you spot them all?

TASK: Try writing your own short message in HTML.


What do real websites look
like?
• There are thousands of tags for you to use when you build
a HTML webpage.

• When we had a quick play we used 12 lines of code.

• To build the Google homepage they needed 698 lines of


code! That’s a lot of typing!
What next?

Think of three reasons why it is


Can you think of five things
important for people to learn
every great website has?
about HTML.

Extra Challenge:
How could you use
You can view a website’s HTML
HTML inside school?
by right-clicking, then clicking
on “View Source.”
Could you use it outside
Have a look at the code behind
of school as well?
your favorite websites!

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