HTML Introduction

What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is the standard markup language for creating web pages.

• HTML describes the structure of a Web page
• HTML consists of a series of elements
• HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content

Basic HTML Document

Here's an example of a simple HTML document:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>My First Heading</h1>
  <p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

HTML Elements

An HTML element is defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag:

<tagname>Content goes here...</tagname>

Examples of HTML elements:

HTML Attributes

HTML attributes provide additional information about HTML elements:

<a href="https://www.example.com">Visit Example.com</a>

In this example, href is an attribute that specifies the URL of the page the link goes to.

Common HTML Tags

<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<h2>Heading 2</h2>
<h3>Heading 3</h3>
<h4>Heading 4</h4>
<h5>Heading 5</h5>
<h6>Heading 6</h6>

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<b>Bold text</b>
<i>Italic text</i>
<strong>Important text</strong>
<em>Emphasized text</em>

<a href="https://example.com">This is a link</a>
<img src="image.jpg" alt="Description of image">

Try It Yourself

The best way to learn HTML is by practicing. Try editing the code below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello World!</h1>
  <p>This is my first HTML page.</p>
</body>
</html>