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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.
Tools Needed
We require two basic tools for working with HTML:
• HTML editor for creating and saving the HTML documents.
• A web browser for viewing the HTML documents. A web browser is an application software
that allows us to access the web pages on our computer. Some commonly used web browsers
are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.
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.
i + 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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