What is HTML5?

Every story has a beginning, and this does not exempt HTML5. Before we understand HTML5, we need to understand HTML first. If you want to be a high-performance software engineer, understanding core concepts and details will groom you for that role.

HTML is an acronym for HyperText Markup Language, which is used to build high-performance web pages and web applications. Let’s break down every nuance of HyperText Markup Language and web pages before we move to the core concepts.

HyperText

HyperText basically means “Text within Text.” A text that has a link within it is called hypertext. Whenever you click on a link that brings you to a new webpage, you have clicked on hypertext. HyperText, in simple words, is just a way to link two or more web pages (HTML documents) with each other.

Markup Language

A markup language is a computer language used to apply layout and formatting conventions to a text document. Markup language makes text more interactive and dynamic. It can turn text into images, tables, links, etc.

Web Page

A web page is a document commonly written in HTML and translated by a web browser. A web page can be identified by entering a URL (which stands for Universal Resource Locator).

I know your next question is, “What does URL mean in detail?” This is the right way to think because it shows that you are about to be a high-performance engineer. But we will talk about this later on; let’s get back to Web Pages.

A web page can be of static and dynamic types. Note that with the help of HTML only, we can create static web pages.

Hence, HTML is a markup language used for creating attractive web pages with the help of styling, which look nice on a web browser. An HTML document is made of many HTML tags, and each HTML tag contains different content.