know your browser funcionality

After studying the definition of HTML in the previous tutorial. At this time learning HTML tutorial we will get to know the function of the web browser, web browser and a sense of connection with the W3C HTML standards.

Understanding Web Browser

Web Browser (or so-called browser) is a software application to receive, display, and interpret information from the World Wide Web (wikipedia). And one of information that is created in HTML format.

HTML code that we make will be translated by the web browser in order to perform as designed. Basically the entire web browsers can display HTML code as good, but when you talk about the design of the page, each browser has a few differences.

HTML was designed and governed by an international standard organization that specialized in web, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). This is because each program web browser translates HTML codes are different, so in need of a similar standard to the entire browser.

But in practice, this standard is only a recommendation. Some web browsers make their own rules.

The famous one is Internet Explorer circa 2000s. Almost 90% of web browsers are used when it is Internet Explorer, and IE does not completely follow the W3C recommendation. While the Opera web browser is trying to implement W3C standards are not too popular. HTML translation differences between the rules of the web browser is what continues to be a challenge for a web programmer.

Now Internet Explorer is no longer as strong as ever. Web Browser Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome has mastered more than 50%, and IE has also been trying to implement W3C standards.

Function Web Browser

To learn HTML, the web browser is the ultimate device that we need. Like the other programming languages, Web Browser is a compiler and HTML intrepreter. You are free to use a web browser like, but in Learning HTML tutorial I will use Mozilla Firefox.

Besides web browsers, the other applications we need to learn HTML is a text editor, for a discussion of this text HTML editor will be discussed in the next tutorial: Choose HTML Editor Application.