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HTML Introduction

What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is the standard markup language for creating Web pages.

  • HTML describes the structure of a Web page
  • HTML consists of a series of elements
  • HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
  • HTML elements label pieces of content such as heading, paragraph, link, etc.

A Simple HTML Document

The code below is a simple HTML document. Click Try it Yourself to see the result in your browser.

HTML Page Structure

Below is a visualization of an HTML page structure. Only the content inside the body section is displayed in a browser.

Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>

<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>
Result
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