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What is HTML? HTML in 180 Seconds - Episode 2

Hello, I'm Renato Junior, and you're here to learn HTML in 180-second videos. In this video, you'll learn what HTML is and how you can code in HTML.

What is HTML? Any requirements?

You've probably visited Google's, YouTube's, or Amazon's websites at some point in your life. These amazing sites you see on the internet are built using various technologies, and HTML is one of them.

HTML is one of the technologies used to develop a Website, nowadays there are many different technologies such as CSS and JS for instance

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It's like a big instruction book that tells the computer how to display things on the screen. For example, it tells where to place text, images, videos, and everything else you see when you open a website.

It's like a big instruction book that tells the computer how to display things on the screen.

HTML uses special words called tags. Think of tags like Lego pieces. Each tag has a specific function, such as creating a title, a paragraph, or even inserting an image. And you'll combine all these pieces to build a website.

The button tag

If you're still a bit confused about what you can do with HTML, don't worry. Once you start practicing, you'll definitely understand.

So, how do you start coding in HTML? It's very simple, all you need is a text editor.

You can edit HTML with any text editor in your computer, but please, do not use Word for that

You can use Notepad++, VS Code, or even your computer's basic Notepad to write HTML.

We'll start with Notepad++. If you want to know how to download it or another text editor, check this out:

In the next video, you'll write your first HTML file.

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