Documentation Reference Number: #0011

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

I. Introduction

Description

The Hypertext Markup Language, abbreviated as HTML, is used to create web pages. HTML has 'elements' which encapsulate text, and/or other elements. These elements have different functions and uses, some elements are used to create buttons which users may click on, other elements are used to create tables of information for users to look at. A complete list of all HTML elements can be found here.

This page will provide a basic overview of how HTML works, with some limited examples and links to further reading.

Sample HTML Document

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Example Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Example HTML Page</h1>
        <p>This is an example of an html page.</p>
    </body>
</html>

II. Elements

HTML 5, which is the version of HTML all modern web browsers use, defines 113 different elements. Click the link below to view a complete list of all HTML elements.

Complete HTML Element List

III. Entities

HTML also defines things called entities. Entities are used to encode special characters into HTML pages. A few examples of HTML entities are the Euro symbol (€), the Heart symbol (♥), and the Trademark symbol (™).

To see a complete list of all HTML entities click on the link below.

Complete HTML Entities List