HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages. ## What is HTML? * **HTML** stands for Hyper Text Markup Language * **HTML** 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 * **HTML** elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc. ## A Simple HTML Document Nextsem Academy

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## Example Explained * The `` declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document * The `` element is the root element of an HTML page * The `` element contains meta information about the HTML page * The `` element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab) * The `<body>` element defines the document's body, and is a container for all the visible contents, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc. * The `<h1>` element defines a large heading * The `<p>` element defines a paragraph ## What is an HTML Element? An HTML element is defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag: `<tagname>` Content goes here... `</tagname>` The HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag: `<h1>`My First Heading`</h1>` `<p>`My first paragraph.`<p>` Note: Some HTML elements have no content (like the `<br>` element). These elements are called empty elements. Empty elements do not have an end tag!</article></body></html>