What is HTML?
Introduction
In this lesson, we will explore HTML, the nearly universal language of the web. We will cover how HTML is used to create webpages, its specific functions, and the skills you will be learning throughout the course.
Overview
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Understand how HTML is used on the web
- Understand what exactly HTML is
- Understand what you will learn throughout this course
HTML?
How is it relevant?
The average person will visit around 100 websites every single day. These websites, which can be big company sites to small personal sites most likely contain links, images, text, headers, and much more. All of those attributes or what we like to call elements can all be linked to HTML in some way or another. Even this website you see right now was made using HTML.
Go to any website and right-click and click “inspect”. You will most likely see a side-page popup with a bunch of gibberish. But that is not gibberish, that is HTML.
So what is it exactly?
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It’s not considered an actual scripting language, but rather a markup language which is used to control the structure and formatting of a text document. HTML is used to define the structure and content of webpages, including the text, images, forms and tables. It also provides the means to add interactivity, such as clickable buttons and links, as well as styling and design elements. HTML is the basis of the web and is essential to creating websites and web applications. Put simply, it’s the language of the internet and what makes webpages work.
What will you learn?
Throughout the next 11 lessons, you will learn the basics of HTML. This includes everything from text, lists, images, links, and much more. By the end of the course, you will have understood what it really means to code in HTML and have created multiple portfolio-worthy websites.
And the journey does not stop there, other languages like CSS and Javascript are used in sync with HTML. By learning HTML, you are effectively learning the foundation for other web languages.
In the next lesson, you will setup a code editor of your choice to begin your coding adventure!