HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is the standard markup language used to create web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser. It provides the structure and content of a web page and allows for the creation of text, images, videos, links, and other types of multimedia content. HTML uses a series of tags and attributes to define the structure and content of a web page. When a web browser requests a page written in HTML, it reads the HTML code and renders the page accordingly, displaying the text, images, and other elements in a way that is visually appealing to the user.