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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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1. The opening tag
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2. The closing tag
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3. The actual element
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+ 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
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• + To hand-craft beautiful websites instead of relying on tools like + Worpress or Wix +
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• To build web applications
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• To impress friends
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• To have fun 😃
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Hopefully you learned something new here. See you next time!