Understanding HTML
The internet has become a vital part of our lives. By use of the internet, we can share data and
information across the world instantly. It is worldwide network of computers. A
computer on the internet that shares available data and information is called server.
A computer on the internet that accesses data and information from the server
is called client.
A server stores files and information in the form of
websites. These websites consists of millions of webpages. A webpage is a page
that carries text, graphics, video, audio and links to other web pages. These webpages
are written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
What is HTML?
HyperText MarkUp Language (HTML) is a computer language used
to create webpages. Tim Berners-Lee and his team developed this language at
CERN, an European Scientific Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
HTML describes the content, format and layout in which a web
page should be displayed over the World Wide Web. Let us analyse the word HTML.
HyperText: HyperText is the text on a webpage, which on
clicking opens a new web page.
MarkUp: MarkUp means highlighting the text either by
underlining or displaying it in different colours, or both.
Language: Language is the mode of communication between web
pages. HTML has its own syntax and rules.
HTML Tags
HTML is a tag based language. A tag is a command used to
indicate how your web page should be displayed on the browser. A tag comprised
of text enclosed in angle bracket (< >)
For Example <HTML>, <BODY>, <P>, etc.
Html Tags are of two types:
- Container tag
- Empty Tag
Container Tag
A tag that requires and opening tag and a closing tag is
known as a container tag. The tag is opened using the opening bracket <
>, and closed using the closing brackets </>. These tags are always
used in pairs.
E.g. <H1>Welcome
to the world of HTML</H1>
<H1>
and </H1> are container tags, where <H1> is the opening tag and
</H1> is the closing tag.
Empty Tag
A tag that doesn’t require a closing tag is known as empty
tag.
E.g. <br>, <hr>, etc.
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