HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the standard markup language for creating web pages. It provides the structure for content on the web, using tags and elements to define headings, paragraphs, links, images, and other multimedia. Web browsers interpret HTML documents to display text, images, and other elements of a webpage. HTML is often used in conjunction with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for styling and JavaScript for interactivity to create modern websites.
Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML in 1991, and the first version was released in 1993. HTML has evolved through various versions, with HTML5 being the latest. HTML5 introduced new features for displaying video and audio, primarily using the <canvas> element, often in conjunction with JavaScript. HTML is easy to learn, widely supported by browsers, and allows for linking between web pages through hypertext. While HTML provides the structure and content of a webpage, it is generally not considered a programming language because it lacks the ability to perform computational logic or create dynamic functionality on its own.
