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'''HyperText Markup Language''' ('''HTML''') is a [[markup language]] and is the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] standard used for creating [[World Wide Web]] pages. HTML conforms to, and is a subset of, Standard Generalized Markup Language ([[SGML]]). [[Web browser]] programs such as [[Internet Explorer]], [[Firefox]], [[Opera]] or [[Safari]] consume HTML documents by interpreting their marked-up contents and then displaying them, according to the markup rules, for people to read. | |||
HTML resembles old-fashioned typesetting code, where a block of text is surrounded by ''tags'' that indicate how it should appear. HTML allows text to be ''linked'' to another file on the [[Internet]], similar to Vannevar Bush's proposed [[Memex|Memory Extender]] (Memex). | |||
[[Tim Berners-Lee]] created the original HTML (and many associated protocols such as [[HTTP]]) on a [[NeXTcube]] workstation using the [[NeXTSTEP]] development environment. | |||
==Tags== | |||
Like most markup languages, HTML uses tags to convey information. | |||
==Current Version== | |||
The HTML standard is maintained by the [[World Wide Web Consortium]] (commonly shortened to [http://www.w3.org W3C]). The current official version of HTML is [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/ 4.01] which was ratified in December [[1999]]. 4.01 is a [[version numbering|minor step]] from 1997's 4.0 standard. | |||
==XHTML== | |||
HTML has been partially replaced by Extensible HyperText Markup Language ([[XHTML]]), which is a reformulation of HTML using Extensible Markup Language ([[XML]]). The current version of XHTML is [http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/], which was released in [[2001]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Body text]] | |||
==External links== | |||
===Tutorials and guides=== | |||
*[http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/ HTML Source: HTML Tutorials] | |||
*[http://htmldog.com/ HTML Dog] | |||
*[http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp HTML.net] | |||
*[http://www.htmlquick.com/tutorials.html HTMLQuick.com tutorials] | |||
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===HTML Markup Validators=== | |||
*[http://validator.w3.org/ W3C's Markup Validator] | |||
*[http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/ WDG HTML Validator] | |||
*[http://uitest.com/en/analysis/ Validators and checkers] ([http://uitest.com/en/check/ Site Check]) | |||
*[http://kzone.host.sk/download/item4.htm Off-line HTML Validator v1.0] for Windows | |||
===Other specifications=== | |||
*[http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/ Web Applications 1.0] A specification generally referred to as "HTML 5". The Web Hypertext Application Technology working group are an independent initiative who cooperate with the W3C. | |||
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Revision as of 14:07, 23 April 2007
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language and is the W3C standard used for creating World Wide Web pages. HTML conforms to, and is a subset of, Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). Web browser programs such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Safari consume HTML documents by interpreting their marked-up contents and then displaying them, according to the markup rules, for people to read.
HTML resembles old-fashioned typesetting code, where a block of text is surrounded by tags that indicate how it should appear. HTML allows text to be linked to another file on the Internet, similar to Vannevar Bush's proposed Memory Extender (Memex).
Tim Berners-Lee created the original HTML (and many associated protocols such as HTTP) on a NeXTcube workstation using the NeXTSTEP development environment.
Tags
Like most markup languages, HTML uses tags to convey information.
Current Version
The HTML standard is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (commonly shortened to W3C). The current official version of HTML is 4.01 which was ratified in December 1999. 4.01 is a minor step from 1997's 4.0 standard.
XHTML
HTML has been partially replaced by Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML), which is a reformulation of HTML using Extensible Markup Language (XML). The current version of XHTML is [1], which was released in 2001.
See also
External links
Tutorials and guides
HTML Markup Validators
- W3C's Markup Validator
- WDG HTML Validator
- Validators and checkers (Site Check)
- Off-line HTML Validator v1.0 for Windows
Other specifications
- Web Applications 1.0 A specification generally referred to as "HTML 5". The Web Hypertext Application Technology working group are an independent initiative who cooperate with the W3C.