Learn The Basics Of HTML With Just This Article

Web Development is a rapidly growing industry, and there is a high demand for web developers and designers. In fact, thousands of websites are created every day.

There are a couple of languages you must know if you aspire to become a web developer: HTML, CSS, and Javascript. HTML is a markup language used to structure and present content on a web page. Used with CSS and Javascript, you can build beautiful and interactive websites.

HTML is the foundation of the web and is used on every website you visit. It is essential you know HTML if you want to lead a Web Development career. In this article, you’ll learn all the basics of HTML.

For more information on Web Development, check out my article on the subject.

What is HTML?

In the year 1989/1990, people were exchanging scientific papers, scientific reports, and technical documents. All these papers had specific formatting, some of the elements were bolded or italicized, and in the exchange of these papers, there was no way to send the paper with the correct format. That is when Tim Berners-Lee created HTML. It was a revolutionary technology allowing people to share documents with the formatting they desired.

Often referred to the “nouns” of a web page, HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is the most basic building block of the web. It defines the layout and structure of a web page. HTML is not a programming language as it doesn’t understand logic. It is a markup language and only used to display elements on a web page.

Creating Your First HTML Document

You’ll need to create an HTML document to write HTML. An HTML file is just a text document with an .html extension. Watch the short clip below if you have trouble creating the file.

Embed Showing You How To Create An HTML Document

It doesn’t matter which code editor you use, but the most popular ones are Sublime Text, Atom and Visual Studio Code. I personally use Brackets.

Now that you know how to create an HTML document create one and call it index.html. Next, write Hello world! in it. Finally, open the HTML document in google chrome by right-clicking it. If you did…