Learning: Introduction to HTML

A. What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language


B. More about HTML

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is use for creating the basic structure of a website. HTML consist of a series of element. HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content. HTML elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.


C. It include tags like:

  1. The < !DOCTYPE html> declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document
  2. The < /html> element is the root element of an HTML page
  3. The < /head> element contains meta information about the HTML page
  4. The < /title> element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab)
  5. The < /body> element defines the document's body, and is a container for all the visible contents, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.
  6. The < /h1> element defines a large heading
  7. The < /p> element defines to create a paragraph
  8. The < /span> element defines to select specifies part/element