HTML
Our Definition
The language that is used to define the structure and layout of documents that are viewed via the World Wide Web (web pages), usually using Web Browsers.
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Sources and Online Definitions
HTML is "short for HyperText Markup Language, the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. HTML is similar to SGML, although it is not a strict subset.
HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags and attributes. The correct structure for an HTML document starts with <HTML><HEAD>(enter here what document is about)<BODY> and ends with </BODY></HTML>. All the information you'd like to include in your Web page fits in between the <BODY> and </BODY> tags.
There are hundreds of other tags used to format and layout the information in a Web page. Tags are also used to specify hypertext links. These allow Web developers to direct users to other Web pages with only a click of the mouse on either an image or word(s). For a more complete list of tags, check out some of the URLs below."
HTML (hypertext markup language) is the language used to design content for the World Wide Web. Thus, HTML files are mostly associated with Web pages.
Free Resources on the Web
www.htmlprimer.com
www.htmltutorials.ca
Comments (7)
Anonymous said
at 10:47 pm on Jan 28, 2008
HTML5 draft has been released, let's welcome the new, exciting standard.
Anonymous said
at 4:20 pm on Jan 31, 2008
I'm curious about the possibility of XML or other languages which provide a more flexible tagging structure supplanting the more rigidly-defined language of HTML. What do others think?
Anonymous said
at 8:06 pm on Jan 31, 2008
I'm not sure-- I hear mutterings that XML may in turn be superseded eventually. Maybe that's inevitable?
Anonymous said
at 10:04 am on Apr 15, 2008
I think this page would benefit from some examples, rather than just definitions. But I know this is outside the scope of the project, so I'm doubtful this will get done any time soon!
Anonymous said
at 3:10 pm on Apr 18, 2008
Regarding the difference between XML and HTML, I'm interested in the point that Bob Boiko made: that XML tags explain what the content IS, whereas HTML tags indicate how it should LOOK (and in so doing, add meaning in the form of context).
Anonymous said
at 1:43 pm on Apr 19, 2008
I think the difference Elizabeth points out is important for answering questions like Leela's above. As I understand them, it doesn't make sense to talk of XML supplanting HTML, because they perform two distinct functions. XML isn't interested in display, and HTML isn't interested in logical relationships.
Anonymous said
at 7:58 pm on May 15, 2008
It might be useful to link or reference the W3C, as it generally set the standards that people should use when writing HTML.
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