What is HTML?
✅ Description:
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
📘 Explanation:
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It’s the basic language used to create web pages.
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HTML uses tags to structure content like text, images, and links.
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>
💻 Code Example:
Example Explained
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<!DOCTYPE html>declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document - The
<html>element is the root element of an HTML page - The
<head>element contains meta information about the HTML page - The
<title>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
🛠️ Exercise:
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Create a basic web page with a title, heading, and paragraph using the structure above.
