HTML Introduction
What is HTML?
- HTML is short for HyperText Markup Language.
- It is a markup language used to create web pages and other documents that are displayed in web browsers.
- HTML consists of a series of tags used in an HTML document, and files are often saved using the ".html" or ".htm" extension.
Features of HTML
- It is simple to learn and operate.
- It is platform-independent.
- Images, videos, and audio can be added to a web page.
- It is a markup language.
Why to Learn HTML?
HTML is the backbone of any website. It offers the basic building blocks and framework needed to build web pages. Understanding HTML offers numerous career opportunities in content writing, web development, and web design.
A lovely illustration to understand HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
The structure of a webpage is like the structure of a human body. Just like bones provide the structure of a body and give it shape, HTML provides the fundamental structure of the webpage and gives it shape. A person's attire and looks are that of CSS. Attire modifies or enhances the appearance of a person, similarly does CSS. Clothing enhances the CSS aesthetic of the HTML content. JavaScript is comparable to the brain and nervous system of the human body. It imbues a web page with functionality and movement to make it interactive and dynamic.