A Simple Layout Using HTML 4.0

HTML 4.0 and Cascading Style Sheets Give You Better Control Over Positioning Objects.

HTML is the lingua franca for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web. It is a non-proprietary format based upon SGML, and can be created and processed by a wide range of tools, from simple plain text editors - you type it in from scratch- to sophisticated WYSIWYG authoring tools. HTML uses tags such as <h1> and </h1> to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, hypertext links etc. Here is a 10-minute guide for newcomers to HTML. W3C's statement of direction for HTML is given on the HTML Activity Page.

In May 1998, representatives from a number of companies and organizations met to discuss the subject of the future of HTML. The consensus of opinion was that W3C should start work on the next generation of HTML with the goal of reducing costs and making it easier to repurpose content to a wide variety of browser devices. This work will provide a smooth transition, redefining HTML as an application of XML. You can read more about this in the HTML Activity Statement.