.HTML or .HTM - File Extension for Web Pages

Q

File extension HTML or HTM is used for Web pages. An HTML sample file is provided. Free Web page servers to host HTML files are listed.

✍: FYIcenter.com

A

File Extension: .HTML or .HTM

MIME Type: text/html

File Content: Web pages.

What is HTML? HTML is a short name for Hyper-Text Markup Language, published by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 working at CERN.

HTML is a simple markup language using special tags mixed with document contents to provide:

  • Structural Information - To organizing contents into structures like headings, paragraphs, lists, etc.
  • Presentation Information - To request contents to be presented in different styles, colors, sizes, etc.
  • Hypertext Information - To provide links to other Web pages and resources.

HTM or HTML is the file extension for HTML files.

HTML files are text files. You can use any text editor to create HTML files. Here is a sample HTML file:

<html>
<title>Welcome</title>
<body>
Welcome to FYIcenter.com!
</body>
</html>

HTML sample file: Click sample.html to download.

Web pages stored in HTML files can be served by some free Web servers:

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