Summary
The file extension for HTML files is .html
.
Details
To create a new HTML file in your text editor, create a new file and then save it. In the dialog that pops up, give it a name and add the .html
file extension at the end.
The home page for your website is usually given the name of index.html
. Other HTML files for a website can have more descriptive names, like about.html
or contact.html
.
If your file name needs to contain multiple words, use hyphens to separate the words, like about-us.html
or contact-us.html
.
Exercises
Using your text editor, try creating two or three HTML files. Give them different names using the naming conventions described in the Details section.
References
Dealing with files on MDN