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Day-8 of Learning HTML

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Today, I learned about the Basic things in HTML like who created HTML? , Why HTML is introduced?

Who Invented HTML?

Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML in 1991 while working at CERN in Switzerland.

He also invented:

  • World Wide Web (WWW)
  • HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
  • URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

His goal was to help researchers share information easily through connected documents.

Why Was HTML Created?

Before HTML:

  • Information was stored in separate computers.
  • Sharing documents was difficult.

HTML introduced:

  • Hyperlinks (clickable links)
  • Structured documents
  • Easy information sharing over the internet

This became the foundation of modern websites.

Uses of HTML:

HTML is used to:

Create Web Pages

<h1>Welcome</h1>
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Display Text

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
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Add Images

<img src="flower.jpg">
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Create Links

<a href="https://www.google.com">Google</a>
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Create Forms

<form>
    <input type="text">
</form>
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Create Tables

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Data</td>
    </tr>
</table>
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Embed Videos and Audio

<video></video>
<audio></audio>
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What is a Tag?

A tag is a keyword enclosed within angle brackets < >.

Tags tell the browser how to display content.

Examples

<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>Paragraph</p>
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Here:

<h1> = Opening tag
</h1> = Closing tag

Stay tuned for more updates and exciting web development concepts!

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