## What is HTML? HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. Every website you visit is built with HTML - it defines the structure and content. HTML uses tags to mark up content: headings, paragraphs, images, links, forms. Browsers read HTML and render it visually. ## How HTML Works You write HTML using tags wrapped in angle brackets: ```html

Welcome to My Site

This is a paragraph.

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My First Heading

My first paragraph.

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