HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a widely used markup language for creating web pages. It is basically a text based programming language. To become a web developer, this language is the first to master well. Around 1990, Tim Berners Lee provided the basic form of the language.
Webpages can be easily designed using HTML. HTML files can be written (text) and linked to audio, video, graphics, animation etc. HTML is a collection of mark-up tags that specify how to display various elements on a webpage.
Originally, the purpose of creating HTML was to facilitate the rapid exchange of scientific research information/data to different parts of the world. HTML became popular in the 1990s with the Mosaic browser developed by NCSA. HTML3.2, first developed by the W3C, was published in January 1997. At the end of the same year in December, the W3C released the new version of HTML, HTML4.2. HTML5 became public in 2010. Currently working on HTML5 version. Many features of HTML5 are built with devices like smartphones and tablets in mind. HTML files for webpages can be created using a text editor and the HTML file extension is .html or .htm.
## Advantage of HTML
HTML is the most widely used markup language for writing webpages. It is easy to use. Its advantages are described below:
1. HTML language and formatting are easy to learn. Plain text is easy to edit.
2. Free editor with Windows and supports almost all browsers.
3. Web forms can be designed, audio, video and animation can be easily added to webpages.
4. It is user friendly. Even users with no knowledge of programming can learn easily.
5. It is an open technology interoperable with CSS and JavaScript and some applets.
6. Any site built in HTML is easy to maintain and update.
7. Webpages created in HTML take less time to load.
8. With the help of HTML validator, syntax errors can be found in pages created in HTML.
9. Search engine optimized friendly site can be created.
## Disadvantages of HTML
1. Creating a simple webpage requires writing a lot of code.
2. Only static and plain pages can be created. Used to create dynamic pages
3. HTML's security system is very weak. Running pages written in large code creates complexity.
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