What is HTML?

Let's take a closer look at what HTML is, using the "About Me" page on this website as an example.

screenshot of the aboutme page

Here we can see the site's title, the menu, and the text where I share a little bit about myself.

All of this text is created using the HTML markup language. However, it's not just plain text written in a text editor. Like programming languages (although HTML itself is not a programming language), it has its own syntax.

Here's what a typical basic HTML page layout looks like: 


            <!DOCTYPE html>
            <html>
                <head>
            
                </head>

                <body>
                    
                

                
                </body>
            </html>
The main building block of any HTML page is the tag. Tags are used to define the structure and content of a page - such as headings, paragraphs, images, and links. Each tag has its own purpose and is usually opened and closed with matching angle brackets - for example, <p> and </p> for paragraphs.

We'll talk more about how it works in the next articles.