HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted into a file intended for display on the Internet

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HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted into a file intended for display on the Internet. The markup tells web browsers how to display a web page's words and images.

HyperText Markup Language (HTML): What It Is, How It Works