HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, and is the language of the Internet. HTML is written in a way that a Web browser like Internet Explorer can understand its syntax. It contains punctuation, inflection, and sentence structure just like any written language and is referred to as “marked up” because it is filled with reference tags of some sort.

 

For example, all Web browsers know that in order to make text bold, there must be a tag to specify when to make text bold and another tag to specify when to stop making text bold.

 

To make the following in a Web page: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Web Browser

 

The corresponding HTML code would be: Microsoft <B> Internet Explorer 6 </B> Web Browser

 

Everything between the start bold tag <B> and the end bold tag </B> will be displayed in bold text.