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# [Understanding HTML Tags and Elements](https://understanding-html-with-tags.hashnode.dev/understanding-html-tags-and-elements?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What is HTML and why do we use it? Think of HTML as the skeleton of a webpage. It gives structure to our content Tells the browser what goes where Without HTML, a webpage is just a blank screen Example: <h1>Hello, World!</h1> <p>Welcome to our f...

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