HTML introduction(1)

Ready to dive into web development? We'll introduce you to HTML and its basic tags, the building blocks for every webpage you see.HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is how we develop web pages. Hypertext links documents, while markup language structures text with tags.HTML is built on SGML, with its first version released in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee. We've come a long way since, with version 5.2 published in 2017.When creating HTML, we often use 'WYSIWYG' editors. Popular examples include Dreamweaver, Notepad++, and Microsoft Visual Studio Code.HTML tags are enclosed in angle braces. We categorize them into paired tags, which have both opening and closing tags, like .Then there are non-paired tags, which only have an opening tag. Examples include
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, and for line breaks, horizontal rules, and images.We use comment tags in HTML documents to add notes that aren't displayed in the browser. It's a great way to leave explanations for yourself or other developers.The declaration defines that this is an HTML5 document. It helps browsers render the page correctly based on the latest standards.The element is the root of every HTML page. It's where all other content elements are nested, marking the beginning and end of our document.Within the element, we include meta-information about the HTML page. This 'meta-data' isn't visible on the page but is crucial for browsers and search engines.