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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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