What is HTML?

What is HTML ?

HTML stands for HyperText MarkUp Language and  is a language used to build web pages.By convention,files in HTML format use the extension .html or .htm.It gives structure to a regular text file that a browser would otherwise not be able to read .

We can create a web page by writing in this code in any text editor and saving it with the correct extension (.html or .htm ), but this is usually only done for educational purposes . In practice, designers use HTML editors , wich allow them to design websites simply and intuitively .

Follow this simples instructions to find out languages a web page is written in :
1. Position your mouse anywhere on the website thet is not a image or a link and right-click .A pop-up will appear with several obtions .
2.Select Ver código fuente (View page source)
3.This opens a new screen where you can see the HTML code that my  page is written in .
You can follow this  instruction in other web pages .