Introduction to HTML

Introduction to HTML

HTML was first created by Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, and others starting in 1989. It stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is used to design web pages using a markup language. HTML is the combination of Hypertext and Markup language. Hypertext defines the link between the web pages. A markup language is used to define the text document within tag which defines the structure of web pages.

• HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
• HTML is used to create web pages and web applications.
• HTML describes the structure of a Web page.
• HTML is widely used language on the web.
• HTML consists of a series of elements.
• HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content.
• We can create a static website by HTML only.
• Technically, HTML is a Markup language rather than a programming language.

What You Can Do with HTML...?

There are lot more things you can do with HTML.

1. You can publish documents online with text, images, lists, tables, etc.
2. You can access web resources such as images, videos or other HTML document via hyperlinks.
3. You can create forms to collect user inputs like name, e-mail address, comments, etc.
4. You can include images, videos, sound clips, flash movies, applications and other HTML documents directly inside an HTML document.
5. You can create offline version of your website that work without internet.
6. You can store data in the user's web browser and access later on.
7. You can find the current location of your website's visitor.
8. etc......