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Hypertext
Hypertext is a piece of text that has special feature of linking to other documents or web pages.
Markup Language
It is a language that uses special symbols called Tags to mark up a text document and instructs the
browser how to display the text.
Key Features of HTML
Some of the important features of HTML are:
It is a platform-independent language.
It allows us to build tables.
It allows us to add a link to the web page.
It is not a case-sensitive language.
It is a very easy and simple language.
It provides a flexible way to design web pages along with the text.
Types of HTML Editor
There are mainly two types of HTML editors named WYSIWYG editor and Text editor. Let us now
discuss these editors.
WYSIWYG Editor
WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. This type of editor allows the developer to
see what the end result will look like when the document is created. These editors provide various
tools and graphical interfaces where the web pages are designed. Examples of WYSIWYG editors are
Adobe Dreamweaver, Amaya and Google Web Designer.
Text Editor
We can create HTML documents using normal text editors like Notepad or Wordpad. The user should
have a proper knowledge of the HTML commands to develop a web page.
HTML TAGS AND ATTRIBUTES
As we know that HTML is a markup language. It uses tags to markup the content of the web pages.
These tags also have their attributes. Let us learn more about tags and attributes.
Tags
Tags are the basic building blocks of a web page. They tell the browser how the information is to be
displayed on the web page. Tags do not appear in the browser window but they affect the display of
the text and non-text items in it. Each tag in HTML follows specific rules and syntax. HTML tags are not
case sensitive.
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