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What is HTML? Beginner’s Guide to the Language That Builds the Web

HTML is everywhere, yet most people don’t realize it.

Every website you visit, from Google to Instagram, uses HTML at its core. If you’re curious about how websites are built, learning HTML is the perfect first step.

📌 What is HTML?

  • HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language used to create the structure of web pages.

  • HTML is not a programming language but a markup language, which means it uses tags to structure and display content on the web.

Think of HTML as the skeleton of a website—defining headings, paragraphs, links, images, and more.

It doesn’t “style” the website—that’s where CSS comes in. And it doesn’t handle logic—that’s JavaScript’s job.

At its core, HTML uses tags to define different parts of a webpage.

Example:

<h1>This is a Heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
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🛠️ How Does HTML Work?

Write HTML Code: Using any text editor (like VS Code).

  • Save as file with extension.html file.

  • Open in Browser: Double-click the file to preview your page.

When browsers read your HTML file, they render the structure visually—headings, paragraphs, images, etc.

Note

👉In simple words, HTML provides the structure, CSS adds design, and JavaScript brings functionality.

Reference:
https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML

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