You’ve probably heard of HTML, the programming language that’s responsible for all of those tabs you have open in your browser. HTML is the structure of every webpage; it’s like the floorplan for an apartment or the outline for a blog post. But did you know that it can also give you the power to see into the future?
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No, unfortunately not really. So how did I do this? In this post I’ll walk you through what HTML is, how it works and what it looks like, and most importantly, how you, too, can get the WSJ homepage to say whatever you want (no design tools required).
The TL;DR
HTML is a programming language that developers use to build web pages.
- Every webpage is made up of 3 elements: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- HTML is the structure of the page: the text, the shapes, the ordering
- HTML is written in almost-human-readable elements called tags, of which there are many
- You can easily edit HTML directly in your browser. Which can be funny
Let’s get started with the basics.
