Learn basic fundamentals of html
HTML is a term you may have come across quite a times as a budding programmer. Did you know that HTML is an acronym for HyperText Markup Language?
It is the code that is used to structure a web page and its content. This is a very important topic in web design and development because HTML is what makes up the basic interface of the internet.
The basic fundamental of html is made up of the following parts: Headings, paragraphs, links, images, videos, and forms. It also has a lot of other features that are used to make websites interactive.
While we are on the subject of creating interactive websites, JavaScript is another programming language that is used to create interactive websites and web pages. We have discussed briefly about the basics of JavaScript in the blog.
What is HTML?
HTML is a language designed for web page creation. HTML is considered a standard markup language for website creation. HTML was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee. HTML was an early hypertext system, which is what gave birth to the WWW. HTML allows web pages to be written in a text-based language that is readable by both humans and computers.
It is a hierarchical set of rules for adding formatting, layout, and semantics to text. It is designed to be readable by humans and machines, and it is the foundation of the WWW.
HTML has a set of use cases which constitutes the essence of HTML, let's have a look:
Web development: HTML is the most common language for creating websites and web pages. It is a markup language that uses tags to define the structure and appearance of a document in a text file.
Internet navigation: The Internet is made up of various websites, each of which is connected to other websites. As a result, it can be difficult to know how to go from one website to another.
With the use of HTML, users can easily insert links and navigate between the related websites and pages.
Web documentation: HTML is a language that specifies the document structure and layout of a document and provides instructions for formatting text. HTML documents are written in either HTML 4.01 Transitional or XHTML 1.0 Strict. They also use CSS to control the appearance of web pages.
From web development to internet navigation, HTML created a revolution in the space of internet surfing and the creation of the WWW.
So would you like to learn how exactly HTML works? Let us find out in the following section.
What is the working process of HTML?
HTML elements are the building blocks of a webpage, and they consist of a set of attributes and tags. The HTML tags are used to tell the browser what content should be displayed on the webpage.
Take a look at the three major elements that are central to HTML:
Opening tag: The tag is used to specify where an element begins to take effect. The tag is composed of closing and opening tags.
Content: This is the output that the users will see after generation of the content.
Closing tag: This is similar to your opening tag with the only difference that the forward slash is used for closing the tag.
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