The Basic Language of the Web: HTML
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+ Posted by Laura Jones on Monday, June 21st 2027
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+ + 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. +
+ +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 + 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 + Worpress 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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