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HTML Basics: Getting Started with Web Development

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What is HTML?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for creating web pages. It describes the structure of a web page using elements and tags.

HTML Document Structure

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>My First Web Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Welcome to HTML!</h1>
    <p>This is my first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Key Components

<!DOCTYPE html> - Declares the document type
<html> - Root element of the page
<head> - Contains metadata about the document
<body> - Contains the visible content

Practice Exercise

Create your first HTML page with a title, heading, and paragraph. Save it as index.html and open it in your browser.

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