Tutorials HTML What is HTML?

Introduction to HTML

What is HTML? Your First HTML Page

HTML Elements & Tags

HTML Elements HTML Attributes

Headings & Text

HTML Headings Paragraphs & Line Breaks Text Formatting

Links & Images

HTML Links HTML Images

HTML Lists

Lists in HTML

HTML Tables

HTML Forms

Forms & Inputs Form Elements

Semantic HTML

Semantic Elements

HTML5 Media

Audio & Video

Best Practices

HTML Best Practices

HTML Beginner FREE

What is HTML?

Lesson 1 of 16 Beginner Interactive

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the standard language used to create and structure content on the web.

Every website you visit is built with HTML. It tells the browser what to display — headings, paragraphs, images, links, forms, and more.

Think of HTML as the skeleton of a web page. Just like a skeleton gives shape to a body, HTML gives structure to a website.

Key Points

HTML is NOT a programming language — it is a markup language
HTML uses tags to define elements
HTML files end with .html extension
All modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) understand HTML

Syntax

HTML

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

Your First HTML Element

HTML

<h1>Hello World</h1>

Output

Hello World

Try It Yourself

Practice

Exercise

What does HTML stand for?

It's an abbreviation for 4 words.

Answer

HyperText Markup Language

Exercise

What is the correct file extension for HTML files?

Answer

.html