What is HTML?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language used to create and structure content on the web. Every website you visit is built with HTML at its core.

HTML uses a system of tags and elements to define the structure and meaning of web content — headings, paragraphs, links, images, forms, and more. Browsers read HTML documents and render them into the visible web pages you interact with every day.

Getting Started

A basic HTML document looks like this:

Basic HTML Document
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>My First Web Page</title> </head> <body> <h1>Hello, World!</h1> <p>This is my first web page.</p> </body> </html>

You can try this right now on HTML Save — paste the code above, submit, and see your first web page live on the internet!

Topics

HTML Tags Reference
Global Attributes
Event Handler Attributes
Document Object Model

Popular Tags

<html>
The root element of an HTML document.
Document Structure
<head>
Contains machine-readable information (metadata) about the document.
Document Structure
<title>
Defines the document's title that is shown in a browser's title bar or tab.
Document Structure
<body>
Represents the content of an HTML document.
Document Structure
<a>
Creates hyperlinks to other pages, files, or locations.
Inline Text
<div>
Generic container for grouping block-level content.
Content Sectioning
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