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Create Your First HTML Page

In this article, we will create a basic HTML page. But before that, let us see some of the basic concepts.

Web Page

A web page is a document that is accessible using the internet (or intranet). In this article or the subsequent article, we will use the word ‘web page’ or ’web document’ interchangeably.

Hyperlink

A hyperlink is a link between two web pages that are activated by clicking on a text or an image.

Hypertext Pages

Hypertext pages are those pages that are interconnected by hyperlinks.

Markups

Markups (or tags) are rules used for structuring and describing data. The definition looks a little confusing isn’t, but trust me things will be clearer when you read the subsequent articles on HTML.

What Is HTML?

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is a language used to create web pages using markups.

Software Required

For creating the HTML, you require: -

An editor (like notepad)
Browser

Create Your First Web Page

Open notepad and paste the following code: -

<html>
<head>
    <title>My first page</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Try It

Save this file with a ".htm" or ".html" extension. Before we run the application, let me explain the code.

Html → Each HTML document starts with an ‘HTML’ markup (or tags). This tag signifies the start of an HTML document.
Title → This markup sets the title of the web page i.e., the text that you see on the top left-hand side of the web browser (if your browser does not support multi-tab) or else text displayed on the tab.
Head and body → I can explain the head and body section using the output of the preceding code.

To see the output, double-click on the file and you see the following output

Picture showing the output of your first html program

Click to Enlarge

In the preceding image head, title and body are highlighted.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Sunday, October 4, 2015

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