What is HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

What is an HTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. HTML is a set of specifications for creating documents that a browser can display as a Web page.

HyperText means a document that is linked to a related material using a hyperlink.

HTML is called a Markup Language because the author leaves its marks called HTML tags to specify how the document should look like.

So for example, an H1 tag is used for headers, the title tag is used for a title, p tag is used for paragraphs. To see all the tags that you can possibly use, go to W3schools.com under HTML Tag List.

Ultimately, HTML is the language of the Web. This is what the browser reads and understands so it can display the creative designs of each webpage.

Let us talk about what an HTML document is. An HTML document is just like a word document with texts. However, in an HTML document, the author can specify the color, size, position, of every single word or element in the document to customize it.

There are a few ways to create an HTML document… you can use Word, notepad, an online tool such as Weebly, word-press, and Google website or you can also use local software for costs such as Adobe Dreamweaver or free software such as kompozer and Amaya.

For the purpose of demonstrations, I will be using a notepad. If you are all ready, let’s begin.