Discover the fundamentals of HTML in this introductory lesson! Learn what HTML is, how it forms the backbone of websites, and the difference between a webpage, an HTML document, and a file on your computer. Perfect for beginners looking to build a strong foundation in web development.
HTML is short for Hyper Text Markup Language.
I know, that explanation doesn’t help.
Let’s say HTML is a tool we use to create websites.
A Website
What is a website?
A website is a collection of webpages. Technically a website can only have one webpage.
But we don’t usually create a website with only 1 webpage.
A Webpage
What is a webpage?
A webpage is an HTML document.
An HTML Document
What is an HTML document?
An HTML document is just a file on your computer. We will talk about different types of files on your computer, in the next chapters.