What is HTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the standard language used to create webpages.

Think of HTML as the skeleton of a webpage. It tells the browser what content to display — like text, images, links, headings, and more.


Key Points:

  • HyperText means text that contains links to other pages.
  • Markup Language means it's not a programming language — it's a way to "mark" content so browsers understand how to display it.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>My First Webpage</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello World!</h1>
    <p>This is my first webpage using HTML.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Breakdown

  • <html> = starts the HTML document.
  • <head> = contains info about the page (not visible on screen).
  • <body> = contains visible content.
  • <h1> = main heading.
  • <p>= paragraph.