HTML Introduction:

• HTML Stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
• It is used to build the Webpages.
• It’s the foundation of web pages, like the bones in your body or the metal frame of a building.
• It provides the structure and basic content of a web page, like headings, paragraphs, images, and links.
• It doesn’t control how it actually looks, that’s the job of another language called CSS.

History of HTML:

• 1980: Tim Berners-Lee, a physicist at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), starts tinkering with a system called ENQUIRE for sharing research documents.
• 1989: Berners-Lee proposes a revolutionary idea: an interconnected system of hypertext documents accessible through the internet. He names it the World Wide Web.
• 1991: Berners-Lee invents HTML! It’s initially a simple language with 18 basic tags like heading, paragraph, and hyperlink.

• 1993: HTML 1.0 is officially released. Developers start building simple websites, but the language is still limited.
• 1995: HTML 2.0 arrives, adding new features like tables and forms. This version becomes the standard for several years.
• 1997: Enter HTML 3.0, a more ambitious version with advanced features like frames and applets. However, it faces compatibility issues and doesn’t gain widespread adoption.
• 1999: HTML 4.01 enters the scene, streamlining features and achieving wider acceptance. It becomes the dominant version for years to come.

• 2000s: XHTML, a stricter version of HTML based on XML, gains some traction but fails to replace HTML 4.01.
• 2007: HTML 5 is announced, promising rich media capabilities like video, audio, and canvas.
• 2014: HTML 5 is officially released, ushering in a new era of interactive and multimedia web experiences.

Today: HTML 5 continues to evolve with new features and improvements. Other markup languages like Web Components and Shadow DOM emerge, building upon the foundation of HTML.