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Every website is built on HTML. Here is the basic skeleton you need to start.

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The Basic Template

Create a file named index.html and paste this code: 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>My First Site</title>
</head>
<body>

    <h1>Hello World!</h1>
    <p>This is my first paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>

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Explanation

  • <!DOCTYPE html>: Tells the browser “This is an HTML5 document”.
  • <html>: The container for everything.
  • <head>: Contains “invisible” info for the browser.
    • <title>: The text you see in the browser tab.
    • <meta>: Settings for characters and mobile scaling.
  • <body>: Contains everything you see on the page.
    • <h1>: A main heading (Header 1).
    • <p>: A paragraph of text.

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How to View It

  1. Save the file as index.html.
  2. Double-click it.
  3. It will open in your browser showing your text!
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