Web Design - Web Authoring / Intro to HTML: HTML Basics
Sections:  Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3
Section One:  Part A  |  Part B  |  Part C  |  Part D  |  Part E  |  Part F  |  Part G  |  Part H

What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. Hypertext refers to a web page’s ability to link to other web pages. Markup Language refers to the system of modifying text through the use of <tags>.

HTML relies on the use of <tags> to change common text into a visually appealing web page. To view the visual changes made to text through the use of HTML <tags> requires a web browser. Common web browsers include: Internet Explorer and Edge, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera.

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Stop and think icon. Stop and Think

  • What browser do you commonly use at home / at school?
  • Are any of the browsers mentioned unfamiliar to you?

Further investigation Extend Your Understanding

You can view the HTML <tags>, or source code, used to format most web sites. To view the HTML source code of a web page in...

  • Internet Explorer, click View > Source.
  • Google Chrome, right-click anywhere in the page and select View page source.
  • Mozilla Firefox, click the Firefox tab > Web Developer > View Page Source.

Reality Check Try it Now: Viewing HTML Source Code

  • What do you think?

Although it may look like a garbled mess right now, you will begin to be able to understand some of it here in the very near future.

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