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HISTORY OF HTML
Tim Berners-Lee, a CERN scientist, invented the first version of HTML to help scientists share
research. He also laid the foundation for the World Wide Web.
HTML 1.0 HTML 2.0 HTML 3.2 HTML 4.01 HTML5
1993 1995 1997 1999 2014
FEATURES OF HTML5
Have you ever visited a website to read a story or watch a video? Those websites are made using
a special language called HTML. It helps you create simple web pages that show text, pictures and The main features of HTML5 are:
more.
It works on any device—computer, tablet or phone.
It is easy to learn and doesn’t need complicated skills.
HTML It lets you create links to other web pages. In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee made
It is not case-sensitive. Tags work the same in uppercase or the first web browser.
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web content like text, lowercase.
images, links, videos and audio. HTML5, released in 2014, is the latest version. To work with it, you It can be used to create all kinds of web pages, from simple to complex ones.
need a web browser and an HTML editor. It lets you add pictures, videos and music to your web page.
A web page is a single page on the Internet with text, images, videos or links. A website is a
collection of linked web pages under one address, written in HTML. HTML EDITOR
HTML files are generally called HTML documents. They are created in an HTML editor and saved
HYPERTEXT with the extension .html.
HyperText is text with links (hyperlinks) that take you to another HTML editors can be of two types: WYSIWYG editors and Text editors.
page, resource or section when clicked. The term HyperText was coined
by Ted Nelson around 1965. WYSIWYG EDITOR
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors let developers see the final appearance while
creating a page. They offer graphical tools for design. Examples include Adobe Dreamweaver,
CKEditor and Google Web Designer.
The default colour of a hyperlink is blue. If you click on it once, it changes to purple by default.
TEXT EDITOR
HTML documents can be created with text editors like Notepad or WordPad, but you must know
MARKUP LANGUAGE HTML tags and their usage.
A markup language controls how text, images and elements appear on a page. It uses special
tags to define formatting, layout and display in a web browser. RAPID RECALL Tick ( ) if you know this.
1. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Suppose, writing HTML5 code was like casting a spell. What kind of digital spells would
you create and what effects would they have on your web page? 2. HTML lets you add pictures, videos and music to your web page.
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HTML5–Getting Started
