The basic structure of HTML always starts with a document type declaration: `<!DOCTYPE html>`
You will need to add the `<html>` tag after the document type and close it with a `</html>` tag. This will be your actual HTML document.
The first element you will insert in your HTML will be the `<head>` tag that will contain all metadata from the website such as its title, styles, links and other elements. This element needs to be closed with a `</head>` tag.
The visible part of your HTML lies within the `<body>` tag which will be inside the `<html>` tag, and will also need to be closed with a `</body>` tag.
Below you can see the structure of a basic HTML file:
-`<!DOCTYPE html>` - This is called a declaration, which lets the filereader know which version of HTML running. In this case, it will automatically run HTML5.
-`<html>` - lets the filereader know where the HTML code starts. It is closed with `</html>` located at or near the end of a document.
-`<head></head>` - where you put metadata like `title`, `author`, `keywords`, and `meta` that help the browser and search engines. None of the elements written here will be visible once the code gets read
-`<body></body>` - where the display elements are added to the page, such as `<h1></h1>` or `<p></p>` elements.
