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+ +The Basic Language of the Web: HTML
+ + Posted by Laura Jones on Monday, June 21st 2027 All modern websites and web + applications are built using three fundamental technologies: HTML, CSS and + JavaScript. These are the languages of the web. In this post, let's focus on + HTML. We will learn what HTML is all about, and why you too should learn it. + +
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+ What is HTML?
+ ++ HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It's a markup language that web + developers use to structure and describe the content of a webpage (not a + programming language). +
+ ++ HTML consists of elements that describe different types of content: + paragraphs, links, headings, images, video, etc. Web browsers understand + HTML and render HTML code as websites. +
+ +In HTML, each element is made up of 3 parts:
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- The opening tag +
- The closing tag +
- The actual element +
- You can learn more at the MDN Web Docs. +
Why should you learn HTML?
+ ++ There are countless reasons for learning the fundamental language of the + web. Here are 5 of them: +
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- To be able to use the fundamental web dev language +
- + To hand-craft beautiful websites instead of relying on tools like + Wordpress or Wix + +
- To build web applications +
- To impress friends +
- To have fun 😃 +
Hopefully you learned something new here. See you next time!
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