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HTML Introduction

What HTML is, why it exists, and what browser does with it.

David Miller
January 5, 2026
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HTML means HyperText Markup Language.

Why HTML exists

Browsers need a standard way to understand:

  • headings
  • paragraphs
  • images
  • links
  • forms

HTML tells the browser: “this is a heading”, “this is a link”, “this is an image”.

HTML is not programming

HTML does not do calculations or logic.
It only describes structure.

Simple example

Try editing the HTML below:

<h1>Shop</h1>
<p>Buy quality products.</p>

Preview

Shop
Buy quality products.

Remember

If you want design, you use CSS.
If you want action (click, fetch data), you use JavaScript.

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