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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Fundamental of HTML HTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup language. It is the primary language used to encode documents containing hyperlinks. It provides simple mechanisms for formulating text, creating links and lists inserting images, embedding audio and video etc. Its first version was released in 1991 by Tim Burners Lee, the founder of WWW.  It is an application of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which is a standard that specifies a formal mete-language for markup documents.  Any simple text editor such as notepad in Windows or simple Text in Macintosh can be used to create and edit HTML files. §   HTML documents are written using HTML “Tags”. §   Tags are embedded in angular brackets. §   HTML tags are case-insensitive. §   Tags are organized in hierarchical order. §   Documents are linked by special tag called anchor tags. §   Anchor tags are also called hyperlinks. §   HTML documents are viewed by software called ‘browser’. ELEMENT