What is HTML ?

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is the standard markup language for creating web pages. Think of it as the skeleton or the foundation of a web page. It defines the structure and content of a web page, telling the web browser how to display text, images, videos, and other elements.

Here’s an analogy: Imagine you’re building a house. The bricks and mortar are like the HTML code, while the windows, doors, and roof are like the different HTML elements. Just like you wouldn’t build a house without a plan, you wouldn’t create a web page without HTML.

Here are some key things to know about HTML:

It’s made up of elements, which are like building blocks that define different parts of a web page. For example, the <h1> element defines a heading, the <p> element defines a paragraph, and the <img> element defines an image.
Each element has a starting tag (e.g., <h1>) and an ending tag (e.g., </h1>). The content of the element goes between the tags.
HTML is a declarative language, meaning you tell the browser what you want to see on the page, but you don’t tell it how to style it. That’s where CSS comes in.
HTML is relatively easy to learn, even for people with no coding experience.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My First Web Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>This is my first heading</h1>
  <p>This is a paragraph of text.</p>
  <img src="image.jpg" alt="My image">
</body>
</html>

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