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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 HTML5


            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.

                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.
            In HTML document, a tag name begins with an opening angular bracket (<) and  ends with
            closing angular bracket (>). For example,







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