HTML Defined

HTML stands for Hyper-Text Markup Language and is the  Worldwide Web’s primary language. HTML allows web developers to design the look and elements of a web page. These elements can include:

• Text
• Hyperlinks
• Multimedia files

This language is made up of two sections:

• HyperText  – is the method by which a user moves around on a website
• Markup –  is what HTML tags do to the text

These tags are a series of short codes typed into a text-file by the website developer.  The text is then saved as a html file, and viewed through a browser. This browser reads the file and translates the text into a visible form.

To build an interactive website, HTML needs to be combined with  at least two front-end languages:

• Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
• JavaScript