What is Hypertext markup language (HTML)?

HTML is like the instructions that tell your browser how to display a webpage.

Imagine you're building a toy house. You have blocks for walls, doors, and windows. Each block has a special label that tells the toy car what it should do, like "this is a door" or "this is a window." That’s kind of like HTML.

Think of HTML as a list of labels you put on your blocks. You write something like <h1>This is a big title</h1>, and the browser knows to make that text really big and important, just like how you might say, "Look at this!" when showing off your toy house.

You can also use HTML to tell the browser where to put pictures, links, or even buttons. It’s like having a map of where everything goes in your toy house.

HTML is used everywhere on the internet, from your favorite game websites to videos you watch online. When you click on a link or see a picture pop up, that's HTML working behind the scenes, just like how your toy house comes to life with all its blocks and labels.