You probably heard of HTML when you tried to save a photo from a website but downloaded the link instead. That’s fine, we’ve all been there at some point.
The reason that happens is because HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is basically the skeleton of every site on the web, so essentially instead of downloading the image file, you might have downloaded the whole webpage’s information.
So why should we pay attention to it?
If you ever want to start in software development, or specifically web development, you will be taking a class about HTML and learn how to build websites from a blank .html file since it is pretty standard. You’ll be taught its anatomy and learn different elements you can use to tell your website what to do.
What are some important things to keep in mind about HTML?
To start, it is important to understand how to work with elements, which consists of tags that surround certain content. Tags are pretty much the keywords that indicate what will be done to certain content, and they are pretty easy to distinguish in code since they are contained in delimiter symbols < >.
For example, if you wanted to display a text, you would use the <p> tag, which stands for paragraph. That would look a little something like this:
<p>This is an example text.</p>And voila! You know how to do HTML! Of course, there are a lot more things to do with it that that, which you will learn in class or online resources.
Can I learn how to do HTML now?
If you want to learn more right away then of course you can! With starting out and understanding basic elements and syntax, W3Schools provides clear and concise explanations with examples to guide you through the process.
Worked with HTML before? How was it?
Beginner or advanced, let us know if you liked using HTML and share tips or mistakes that would be best to avoid!
