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

What HTML is and why we use it? HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language but don't let the fancy name scare you. It's simply the skeleton of a webpage. It tells the browser "here's a heading, here's a paragraph, here's an image." Without HTML, a we...

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