HTML Introduction
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the standard language
used to create and structure content on the web.
HTML is a markup language, not a programming language, meaning it
annotates text to define how it is structured and displayed by web browsers.
It forms the building blocks of all websites and is complemented by CSS for
style and JavaScript for interactivity.
In a nutshell, HTML is all about organizing and displaying information on a
webpage. We can think of it as the bones or structure of a webpage.
Basic HTML Code Example
<html>
<head>
<title>My First Webpage </title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to My Webpage </h1>
<p>This is my first paragraph of text! </p>
</body>
</html>
Why Learn HTML?
Here are 5 common reasons to learn HTML:
1. Build Websites: HTML is the basic building block for creating any website.
Learning HTML can help you pursue a career in web development.
2. Customize Content: Allows you to edit or tweak web pages, emails, or
templates to fit your needs.
3. Understand how the web works: Helps you grasp how the internet works
and how web pages are structured.
4. Employment Opportunities: According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
projects that employment for web developers will grow 16% between 2022-
2032, which is much faster than the average across all occupations.
5. Learn Easily: HTML is beginner-friendly, making it a great first step into the
world of coding and technology
Features of HTML
It is easy to learn and easy to use.
It is platform-independent.
Images, videos, and audio can be added to a web page.
Hypertext can be added to the text.
It is a markup language.
HTML Element and HTML Tag
HTML Element and HTML Tags are related but distinct. An HTML element is
the complete structure, including the opening tag, content (if any), and the closing
tag (if applicable).
On the other hand, A tag is the actual keyword or name enclosed in angle
brackets (< >) that tells the browser what kind of content to expect.
HTML Page Structure
The basic structure of an HTML page is shown below. It contains the essential
building-block elements (i.e. doctype declaration, HTML, head, title, and body
elements) upon which all web pages are created.
<!DOCTYPE html> – This is the document type declaration, not a tag. It
declares that the document is an HTML5 document.
<html> – This is called the HTML root element. All other elements are
contained within it.
<head> – The head tag contains the “behind the scenes” elements for a
webpage. Elements within the head aren’t visible on the front end of a
webpage. Typical elements inside the <head> include:
o <title>: Defines the title displayed on the browser tab.
o <meta>: Provides information like the character set or viewport
settings.
o <link>: Links external stylesheets or resources.
o <style>: Embeds internal CSS styles.
o <script>: Embeds JavaScript for functionality.
<title> – The title is what is displayed on the top of your browser when you
visit a website and contains the title of the webpage that you are viewing.
<h2> – The <h2> tag is a second-level heading tag.
<p>– The <p> tag represents a paragraph of text.
<body> – The body tag is used to enclose all the visible content of a webpage.
In other words, the body content is what the browser will show on the front
end.
An HTML document can be created using an HTML text editor. Save the text
file using the “.html” or “.htm” extension. Once saved as an HTML document,
the file can be opened as a webpage in the browser.
Advantages of HTML
HTML is used to build websites.
It is supported by all browsers.
It can be integrated with other languages like CSS, JavaScript, etc.
Disadvantages of HTML
HTML can only create static web pages. For dynamic web pages and logic,
we need JavaScript.
A large amount of code has to be written to create a simple web page.
