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Hypertext

Hypertext means text which contains link to other text. So, when you click on the hypertext,
it opens a new web page.

Markup Language

Markup language represents the style of writing and presentation. It is used for designing
web pages on the world wide web and it uses special symbols called Tags to mark up a text
document that instructs the browser how to display the text. This language is solely concerned
with classifying the parts of a document according to their functions like indicating the part
that represents the title of the document, the part that represents heading or subheading and
so on.

Learn More

• HTML was developed with an intent of defi ning the structure of documents to facilitate the sharing
of scientifi c information between researchers.

• Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML in 1990. He invented many versions of HTML in 2011.

Features of HTML
• It provides special features through which attractive web pages can be designed.

• Special formatting options are also available in this language.
• It allows creation of hyperlinks in web pages.
• It has its own syntax which has to be followed while writing a program.

HTML Editors

HTML Editors are the programs that are used for creating and saving the documents. There are
mainly two types of editors.

WYSIWYG Editor

WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. This type of web editor allows a developer
to see how the end result will look like while the document is being created. These editors
provide various tools and graphical interfaces using which the web pages are designed. While
using a WYSIWYG editor, users may not require the knowledge of HTML commands as the
elements like images, tables and lists can be placed on the interface and the required HTML
code will be added automatically.
Adobe Dreamweaver, Amaya and Google Web Designer are some examples of WYSIWYG
editors.

Text Editor

You can also create HTML documents using normal text editors like Notepad and WordPad.
Unlike WYSIWYG editors, here, one is required to have proper knowledge of HTML commands
to develop web pages.

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