What is HTML?
HTML is a Markup Language. It stands for "Hyper Text Markup Language" which is used to design the structure of web-pages. It was developed by "Tim Berners-Lee" in 1993 and published as HTML version 2.0 in 1995 and very soon as HTML 4.01 in 1999. HTML 5.0 was released in 2021 and we can say that it is currently used worldwide. HTML allows you native API, easily browse internet, create web documents, offline storage, game development, web development and it also supports data entry.
Important Points
- HTML is a Markup Language.
- HTML stands for "Hyper Text Markup Language".
- HTML it is used to design the structure of Web-Pages.
- HTML was developed by "Tim Berners-Lee".
- HTML was published in 1993.
- HTML is used to display our content using Paragraphs, Headings, etc.
HTML History
| Years | Versions |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Tim Berners-Lee invented www |
| 1991 | Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML |
| 1993 | Dave Raggett drafted HTML+ |
| 1995 | HTML Working Group defined HTML 2.0 |
| 1997 | HTML 3.2 |
| 1999 | HTML 4.01 |
| 2000 | XHTML 1.0 |
| 2008 | WHATWG HTML 5.0 First Public Draft |
| 2012 | WHATWG HTML 5.0 Living Standard |
| 2014 | HTML 5.0 |
| 2016 | HTML 5.1 |
| 2017 | HTML 5.1 2nd Edition |
| 2017 | HTML 5.2 |
A Simple Document of HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Welcome to Codingwith Anas</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Codingwith Anas Heading</h1>
<p>Codingwith Anas Paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
Explaination of given code
- The Declaration <!DOCTYPE html> is used to define that you are using the document of HTML-5.
- The Element <html> is the root of the HTML page.
- The Element <head> contains meta and title.
- The Element <title> is used to specify the page title.
- The Element <body> defines the body document, It is a container for all visible contents Ex: Headings, Paragraphs, Links, Images and many more.
- The Element <h1> is defined to display Heading.
- The Element <p> is defined to display Paragraph.