Introduction to HTML
Imagine a web page as a house. HTML builds the rooms and puts things in the right places. CSS can paint the house later, and JavaScript can make things move, but HTML gives the page its basic structure. HTML means HyperText Markup Language. It is a markup language, not a programming language. HTML uses tags to tell the browser what each piece of content is. A paragraph uses <p>, a heading uses <h1>, and an image uses <img>. Most HTML elements have an opening tag and a closing tag. The text goes between them. For example: <p>Hello!</p>. Every modern page starts with a simple document structure. <!DOCTYPE html> tells the browser to use modern HTML rules. <html> wraps the whole document. <head> contains page information. <body> contains the content people see.
Why this matters
- ·HTML gives a page a clear structure.
- ·Browsers can understand what each piece of content means.
- ·Good HTML gives CSS and JavaScript a strong foundation.
Common mistakes
- ·HTML does not make a page beautiful by itself.
- ·A missing closing tag can create confusing results.
- ·Mixing tags in the wrong order can make the document harder to understand.
Frequently asked questions
No. HTML is a markup language that describes the structure and meaning of content.
Practice questions
Question 1
Create a HTML skeleton with one heading and one paragraph.
Question 2
Create a full HTML skeleton with a title.
Quick check
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