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HTML

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History

- **How**:
	- Developed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 as the foundational markup language for the World Wide Web.
	- HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, was designed to structure content on the web.
	- Initially intended to display documents with text, links, images, and forms, HTML has evolved to support multimedia and dynamic content.
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- **Who**:
	- Tim Berners-Lee, British computer scientist, and the creator of HTML.
	- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees HTML's development and standardization.
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- **Why**:
	- To create a universal and standardized way to structure documents on the web.
	- HTML provides a way to represent and link content on the web, enabling the interconnected nature of the internet.

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  • Introduction

    • Advantages:

      • Simple to learn and widely adopted as the standard for web content.
      • Platform-independent, supported by all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.).
      • Allows for the creation of multimedia-rich web pages through embedding images, videos, and interactive content.
      • Semantic elements (like <header>, <footer>, <article>, etc.) improve web accessibility and SEO.
      • Easily extensible through integration with CSS (for styling) and JavaScript (for interactivity).

    • Disadvantages:

      • Limited interactivity compared to languages like JavaScript or server-side technologies.
      • No logic capabilities on its own (requires integration with JavaScript or other programming languages for dynamic behavior).
      • Basic HTML lacks built-in support for complex layouts (requires CSS).
      • Dependent on external technologies (CSS, JavaScript) to fully realize modern web functionality.

    • Key Features

      • Markup Language: HTML is a markup language, meaning it uses tags to define the structure and content of web pages.
      • Hyperlinks: HTML’s <a> tag allows the creation of links, making the web navigable by connecting different documents.
      • Text Formatting: HTML provides various tags for text styling and formatting (e.g., <h1>, <p>, <strong>, <em>).
      • Multimedia Integration: HTML supports embedding images, videos, audio, and interactive elements via tags like <img>, <video>, and <audio>.
      • Forms and Inputs: HTML allows the creation of interactive forms for user input through <form>, <input>, <select>, and other form elements.
      • Responsive Design: With the help of CSS, HTML can be used to create responsive designs that adapt to different screen sizes (mobile, tablet, desktop).
      • Semantic HTML: The introduction of semantic elements improves the meaning of content for accessibility tools and search engines (e.g., <section>, <nav>, <article>).

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