HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.
It is the standard markup language used to create web pages.
HTML allows you to customise the visual design of a website.
Understanding basic HTML structure is essential when writing in this code language. Your HTML will not function properly without formatting your HTML document correctly.
Every HTML document starts with a <!DOCTYPE>
declaration, followed by an <html>
element: <!DOCTYPE html
>
.
Within this declaration, two main sections follow: <head>
and <body>
. Here’s a basic example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>My First Web Page</title>
<style>
Insert Styling
</style>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>Welcome to My Web Page</h1>
</header>
<p>Hello World</p>
</body>
</html>