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01 HTML Intro Notes

HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the standard language for creating web pages, combining hypertext and markup to define page structure. It is user-friendly, platform-independent, and supports multimedia elements while utilizing tags to structure content. The basic structure of an HTML document includes a doctype declaration, a head for meta information, and a body for visible content.

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01 HTML Intro Notes

HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the standard language for creating web pages, combining hypertext and markup to define page structure. It is user-friendly, platform-independent, and supports multimedia elements while utilizing tags to structure content. The basic structure of an HTML document includes a doctype declaration, a head for meta information, and a body for visible content.

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Introduction to html

What is HTML?

 HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.


 It is the standard markup language used to create web pages.
 HTML combines hypertext (which defines links between web pages) and markup language (used
to define the structure of web pages).

Features of HTML:

 Easy to Learn and Use: HTML is beginner-friendly.


 Platform-Independent: Works across various devices and browsers.
 Supports Multimedia: You can add images, videos, and audio.
 Hypertext: Allows linking between pages.
 Markup Language: Annotates text for machine understanding.

HTML Elements and Tags:

 HTML elements consist of an opening tag, content, and a closing tag.


 Always include closing tags (except for empty elements like <br>).
 Examples: <h1>, <p>, <a>, etc.

Basic structure:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<title>Page Title</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>This is a heading</h1>

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

</body>

</html>
 The <head> contains meta information (not visible on the page).
 The <body> contains visible content.

Web Browsers:

 Browsers read HTML documents and display them correctly.


 They interpret HTML tags to render the content.

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