HTML

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a standardised system for marking up text files to create font, colour, graphic and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages. HTML is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in angle brackets (like ). HTML tags most commonly occur in pairs such as h1 and , although some tags known as empty elements are not paired, for example . The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag (they are also known as opening tags and closing tags).

HTML is used to create structured documents by specifying structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists, links, quotations and other elements. It allows images and objects to be embedded and can be used to create interactive forms. It is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in angle brackets (like ). HTML can also be used to embed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripts written in languages such as JavaScript.

HTML is used to create the structure and layout of web pages. It is used in conjunction with CSS and JavaScript to create dynamic and interactive web experiences for users.

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