Eli5:What does “Markup” in HTML mean?

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Hi there,

Marking something up in a book would mean underlining or highlighting a text. In that sense I am finding it difficult to grasp the reasoning behind the name HTML(Markup).

As a side note, I am puzzled that, isn’t CSS the language that actually marks up the texts and other items in a webpage? Then why would HTML, the language of tags, be called a markup language.

I appreciate your time for reading this, feel free to point me towards resources where more information about this reasoning can be found.

have a good time!

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Html is just like using a text editor like Microsoft Word to make text different fonts and sizes, and also include images.

Except you have to type the commands instead of selecting text and using a button to edit it.

Kinda like how you can edit text on reddit so that *this* becomes *this* or [this](https://www.reddit.com/) becomes [this](https://www.reddit.com/)

Html is slightly more in depth. But overall that’s the general idea. You’re marking up text.

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