HTML is the standard markup language for creating web pages. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. HTML describes the structure of a Web page. HTML consists of a series of elements called tags. Tags are surrounded by angle brackets: <>
HTML5 is the latest version of HTML.
HTML is easy to learn – You will enjoy it!
This tutorial will teach you the basics of HTML. After completing this tutorial, you will find yourself at a moderate level of expertise in HTML from where you can take yourself to higher levels of expertise.
Before you start learning HTML, it is important to have a basic understanding of functions of World Wide Web (WWW) i.e., how information is transferred from one place to another on the Internet and how web pages are displayed in your browser. When you enter a URL in your browser, your computer contacts the server associated with that URL. The server then sends back the requested page to your computer which is displayed on your monitor screen.
To understand how this works, let us consider an example:
Suppose you want to view www.tutorialspointpoints.com in your browser. This will be done using Client (your Computer) and Server (website’s computer). Here, your computer acts as a ‘client’ and contacts our server i.e., www.tutorialspointpoints.com to request for www.tutorialspointpoints.com webpage. Once we receive this request, our server sends the webpage www.tutorialspointpoints.com back to your computer which then gets displayed on your monitor screen as shown below −
Browser Server
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| Enter URL: www.tutorialspointpoints… | | Contacts www… (our server) | |
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| Request for page | | Sends page back to client | |
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Client (Your Computer) Our Server
