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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Review: Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Stellah Avanthi
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Stellah Avanthi
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What is HTML used for? As per my understanding, it's used to add interaction to the website.

As per my understanding, it's used to add interaction to the website,

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Jamie Reardon
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Hey there!

You are incorrect sorry, HTML is not used to add interactivity to websites, that would be JavaScript. HTML is a markup language that is used to structure your webpage and the content that webpage will hold. It is the core language that basically creates a webpage. Without CSS, web pages would look pretty dull and boring.

To summarise:

  • HTML (HyperText Markup Language) structures the page.
  • CSS (Cascading Stylesheets) defines the presentation of the page (the appearance)
  • JavaScript adds interactivity to the page.
Stellah Avanthi
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Thank you so much, @Jamie Reardon, I am pretty new to this course and just got confused between the interaction and structures, this answer is very understandable and is of great help.