HTML is:
Simple, Yet Powerful
Incoporates "Tags"
Uses Text Files
Can Create with any Text Editor
Not Platform Specific
By using plain text and "TAGS" and not a binary code that is specific to any kind of computer HTML is easy for non-programmers to learn.
The "TAGS" and like editing marks made by journalists and your english teacher, but not in red ink.
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