Advantages of HTML
The most used language for writing webpages is HTML. It is easy to use. Its advantages are described
below:
1. HTML language and formatting are easy to learn. Plain text is easy to edit.
2. Supports almost all browsers.
3. Free editor with Windows.
4. Web forms can be designed, audio, video and animation can be easily added to webpages. 5. It is user
friendly. Even users with no knowledge of programming can learn easily.
6. It is interactive with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and JavaScript and some applets.
7. It is an open technology.
8. Any site built in HTML is easy to maintain and update.
9. Webpages created in HTML take less time to load.
10. With the help of HTML validator, syntax errors can be found in pages created in HTML.
11. Search engine optimized friendly site can be created.
12. Smaller page size requires less hosting space. So it is cost effective.
Disadvantages of HTML
1. Creating a simple webpage requires writing a lot of code.
2. Only static and plain pages can be created. Not used to generate dynamic pages.
3. HTML's security system is very weak.
4. Running large coded pages creates complexity.