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HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages.
What is HTML?
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
1. HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages
2. HTML describes the structure of a Web page
3. HTML consists of a series of elements
4. HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
5. HTML elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.
A Simple HTML Document
Example
```
Homepage
Heading one
Hello, my name is
dhirajkhadka
```
Example Explained
The `````` declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document.
The ``` ``` element is the root element of an HTML page.
The ``` ```element contains meta information about the HTML page.
The `````` element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab).
The``` <body>``` element defines the document's body, and is a container for all the visible contents, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.
The``` <h1>``` element defines a large heading.
The ```<p>``` element defines a paragraph.
<h4>What is an HTML Element?</h4>
An HTML element is defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag:
```<tagname>Content goes here...</tagname>```
The HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:
<h4>Thanks for reading 🤝🤝</h4>
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