HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the standard language used to create and design the structure of web pages. It defines the content of a web page using a series of elements, represented by tags enclosed in angle brackets (e.g., <h1> for headings or <p> for paragraphs). HTML provides the foundation for text, images, links, tables, forms, and other multimedia on websites.
Developers combine HTML with CSS (for styling) and JavaScript (for interactivity) to build fully functional and visually appealing web pages. As a markup language, it’s not a programming language but a tool for organizing content for browsers to display.