An HTML browser displays web pages created in HTML format, using source code to generate the correct visual representation. It can display pages online or offline, allowing website developers to preview and modify them. Building a website involves testing it on various browsers.
A browser Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a program used to view files saved in the HTML format and display them as web pages. This type of software is available from a number of developers and uses source code created in HTML to generate the correct visual representation of a website. The code used to create a page can indicate anything about that site, from the style and color of the font used on it to the videos and sounds embedded on the page. An HTML browser can display pages online or offline, allowing a website developer to preview it before hosting it on the Internet.
The purpose of an HTML browser is to convert the raw code of a website into something that is more visually interesting and readable. HTML is created through the use of scripts and code written in a document, often as plain text. This means that someone can read what’s in an HTML file, but there’s typically a large amount of excess data, giving information about a page’s layout. An HTML browser is able to use this additional data and then display the relevant information in the file based on it.
For example, a plain text document might indicate that a certain piece of text should appear in a particular size and color. Someone looking at the source code can see the text itself as well as the code, in the form of tags, which is used to specify the extra information. An HTML browser, however, uses this information to ensure that text is displayed in the proper color and size, without displaying the tag itself. Additional scripts can be used to add additional information to a site, for viewing via an HTML browser, including the ability to set background images, embed video clips, and play audio files.
While an HTML browser is typically used to view web pages hosted on an Internet-connected machine, it can also be used offline. This allows website builders to preview it before it’s online, via a browser; errors or other errors in the page can then be viewed via the HTML browser and the source code can be modified to correct these problems. Different versions of these programs include various functions and the ability to run certain scripts that other versions do not. Building a website often involves a great deal of testing to ensure it is viewable on as wide a range of browsers as possible.
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