HTML tags turn 35: the first 18 elements that built the web
On October 29, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee published the HTML Tags document, describing the first 18 tags that became the foundation of modern web markup.
HTML tags turn 35
On October 29, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, one of the founders of the World Wide Web, published a document called HTML Tags.
The document described the first 18 HTML tags: <title>, <nextid>, <a>, <isindex>, <plaintext>, <listing>, <p>, <h1> and other headings, <address>, <hp1> and other emphasis tags, <dl>, <dt>, <dd>, <ul>, <li>, <menu> and <dir>.
It was from these simple elements that the history of the markup language began, on which practically the entire internet is built today.
Why it matters
AnalysisThe anniversary shows how a minimal open standard helped the web scale, reinforcing the value of simple and interoperable markup.
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