HTML

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language.

HTML files are basically special text files:

• Contain special control sequences or tags that control how text is to be formatted.
• HTML files are the ``source code'' for Web Browsers
  • A browser reads the HTML file and
  • Tries to display it using the tags to control layout.

Tags exist to control various display items:

• Titles
• Heading Levels
• Styles of font (e.g Bold, Italic)
• Lists and list items
• Hypertext links to other URLs and files.