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What is HTML? — HTML and CSS for kids

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the language used to build web pages: we mark up text with tags to say “this is a heading”, “this is a paragraph”, “this is a link”. We type HTML in a plain text editor or a code editor, save it as a .html file, and a web browser reads it and shows the page. Websites live on web servers, which send their pages to your browser.

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Build, then show — “we write HTML in an editor; a web browser turns it into a page”

  1. HTML = HyperText Markup Language: text marked up with tags, saved as a .html file.
  2. A code editor is where we write it; a web browser shows it; a web server stores and sends it.
  3. HTML builds the content (headings, text, pictures, links, lists, tables, forms) — sums and scores need JavaScript.

Use it for: First steps in web design, computer lessons on the internet, and HTML coding for Class 6 and above.

Worked example: 🌐 Which one opens web pages for us? → a web browser

  1. A code editor is for writing code; a server stores and sends pages.
  2. The program that opens and shows pages is the web browser.

Check: Editor → write, browser → show, server → store and send ✓

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