- Who created HTML?
HTML was created by Tim Berners-Lee after his work at CERN inspired his idea for the web, which, with the growth of the internet, hypertext, and the creation of the DNS, went hand in hand with HTML.
- When was HTML created?
Tim Berners-Lee began his idea of HTML in the late 1980's, but it didn't become a reality until 1991, with HTML 1.0 being released in 1993.
- How many version of HTML have there been?
There have been six key HTML versions
HTML Version When and what? HTML 1.0 1991; First HTML version, limited elements and use. HTML 2.0 1995; Addition of more elements, introduction of forms, and it became first HTML version to become the standard in the creation and design of websites. HTML 3.2 1997; Became the new standard, Dave Ragget revised and improved HTML, but was later found to have many issues slowing down browsers with the use of improvements. HTML 4.0 1999; Most successful HTML version up to this point, improving multimedia elements, supporting style sheets through CSS and JavaScript. It became the standard markup language for web development from 2000-2012. HTML 4.01 2012; Improved upon HTML 4.0 and replaced it as the standard markup language for web development until 2014. HTML 5 2014; The curent HTML version and standard markup language for web development.