What is HTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language — the standard language used to create and structure web pages.

When you open a web page in your browser, you're seeing the result of HTML code that tells the browser what to display — headings, paragraphs, images, links, and more.

HTML was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 and has evolved through multiple versions. The latest version is HTML5, which includes many new features for modern web development.

HyperText means text that links to other text or documents
Markup means HTML uses tags to mark or define different elements on a page
Language refers to the syntax and rules for writing HTML code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My First Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello World!</h1>
</body>
</html>

Try It Yourself

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My First Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello World!</h1>
  <p>Welcome to my first webpage.</p>
</body>
</html>

Note: HTML is the building block of the web and works together with CSS (styling) and JavaScript (interactivity).

HTML Introduction

What is HTML?

Try It Yourself