HTML has been around since 1989, and received a major update a few years ago in the form of HTML5. If you're looking to build your own website, you should know how to use HTML.

HTML, which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, is the language used to create Web pages. Don’t let the angle brackets intimidate you. Here is a guide to getting started with HTML: ...

Unlike older versions of HTML, this new one is designed to do more things, explains Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web Standards. "For instance, under HTML5, video and audio are handled ...