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.html File Extension

File Type Hypertext Markup Language File

Developer N/A
Category Web files
File Format Text

HTML file type

An HTML file is a webpage coded in HTML that can be displayed in a web browser. It is used to format text, tables, images, and other content that is displayed on a webpage. HTML files are widely used on the web as most pages within static websites have an ".html" extension.

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Screenshot of a .html file in Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017

HTML file open in Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017

HTML files are saved in a standard text format and consists of tags used to define the structure of a webpage. The files can be opened and edited with a basic text editor but are typically opened by source code editors that come with features that make it easier for developers to code.

HTML source code is parsed by a web browser and is typically not seen by the user. If you want to view the HTML of a webpage, select "View Source" from the web browser's View menu.

Common HTML Files

index.html - основной или индексный HTML-файл, который загружается, когда клиентский веб-браузер запрашивает каталог веб-сервера. Например, когда запрашивается http://www.sampledomain.com/, веб-сервер по умолчанию загружает http://www.sampledomain.com/index.html, если только он не настроен на использование другого файла.

default.html - индексный файл, часто используемый веб-серверами Windows, такими как Microsoft IIS.

Programs that open HTML files

Windows
Microsoft Notepad
Microsoft WordPad
ACD Systems Canvas
Nuance PaperPort
Nuance OmniPage
CorelDRAW
Mozilla Firefox
Google Drive
Opera
Google Chrome
Notepad++
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Word
Adobe Acrobat
IMSI TurboPDF
Linux
Mozilla Firefox
Google Drive
Opera
Google Chrome
Adobe Acrobat
AbiSource AbiWord
Eclipse
Calibre
Cool Reader
The MathWorks MATLAB
Sublime Text
Richardson EditRocket
Oracle NetBeans
Wolfram Research Mathematica
W3C Amaya
Android
Google Chrome
Cool Reader
Seavus iMindQ
SoftMaker Office PlanMaker Mobile
Macintosh
Apple Safari
Mozilla Firefox
Google Drive
Opera
Google Chrome
Apple TextEdit
Bare Bones BBEdit
Bare Bones TextWrangler
Planamesa NeoOffice
Adobe Acrobat
MacVim
FileMaker Pro
Eclipse
Adobe Flash
Adobe InDesign
iOS
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Good.iWare GoodReader for iOS
Alexander Blach Textastic Code Editor
Seavus iMindQ
Fornace Espresso HTML

About HTML Files

Our goal is to explain what .html file is used for for and how to open it.

File Hypertext Markup Language File usage cases for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS software listed on this page have been individually researched and verified using the FilesWiki team. We strive for 100% accuracy and only publish information about file formats that we have tested and verified.