HTML foundations · 15 MIN

How the web and HTML work

HTML describes the structure and meaning of content. A browser downloads a document, parses its elements, builds a document tree and displays it. HTML is not a programming language: it marks up headings, paragraphs, links, images, forms and other content.

Try it yourself

Change the example, run it, and explain the result in your own words. Then create one variation of your own.

Key idea

Use the example as a starting point, not something to memorize. Practise, inspect the result and make small improvements.

Code example

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>My page</title></head>
<body><h1>Hello, web!</h1></body>
</html>

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