What is HTML?

HTML or HyperText Markup Language is the most basic coding language for the web. HTML is known as a client side language, compared to PHP for example which is a server side language.

HTML is a mark-up language, this means is not used to manipulate data or provide complex instructions for a website but rather it is used to simply change the look and feel of text and images on a website.

HTML provides a way of structuring a web page's images and text using HTML tags. These tags work as a pre-set list of instructions that are interpreted by your web browser. The tags can 'mark-up' text to provide formatting, spacing, size and distribution on the page. Along with CSS, HTML is used to give each and every website its look and feel.