What is HTML?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. It provides the structure of a webpage using a system of elements and tags.

  • HyperText: Links that connect different web pages.
  • Markup Language: Uses tags to define elements within a document.

Basic Structure of an HTML Document

An HTML document consists of a set of nested elements. Below is a simple example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>My First HTML Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Welcome to HTML</h1>
    <p>This is a basic HTML page.</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

  • <!DOCTYPE html>: Declares the document type (HTML5).
  • <html lang="en">: The root element with the language attribute.
  • <head>: Contains metadata like the page title and character encoding.
  • <title>: Defines the webpage title shown on the browser tab.
  • <body>: Contains all the visible content of the page.