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Difference between JavaScript and HTML

Last Updated : 06 Apr, 2023
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JavaScript
JavaScript is a programming language that conforms to the ECMAScript specification. It is a high-level scripting language introduced by Netscape to be run on the client-side of the web browser. It can insert dynamic text into HTML. JavaScript is also known as the browser’s language.

HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the most basic building block of the Web. It defines the meaning and structure of web content. It is the combination of Hypertext and Markup language. Hypertext defines the link between the web pages.

Let’s see the difference between JavaScript and HTML.

S.NO. JAVASCRIPT HTML
1 JavaScript is a high-level scripting language introduced by Netscape to be run on the client-side of the web browser. HTML is the most basic building block of the Web. It defines the meaning and structure of web content.
2 JavaScript is an advanced programming language that makes web pages more interactive and dynamic. HTML is a standard markup language that provides the primary structure of a website.
3 JavaScript simply adds dynamic content to websites to make them look good. HTML work on the look of the website without the interactive effects and all.
4 It manipulates content to create dynamic web pages HTML pages are static which means the content cannot be changed.
5 It adds interactivity to web pages to make them look good. It defines the basic structure of a web page.
6 JavaScript is an advanced programming language used to create dynamic web pages. HTML is rendered from all server-side which is different from client-side scripting.
7 JavaScript is not cross-browser compatible (some functions may not work on every browser). HTML is cross-browser compatible (it works well with all versions of the browser).
8 JavaScript can be embedded inside HTML. HTML can not be embedded inside JavaScript.
9 It requires JS engine to run the code. It requires any web browser to display the content.
10 It is maintained by ECMA TC-39 committee. It is maintained by WHATWG and W3C.
11 JavaScript files are saved with .js extension. HTML files are saved with an extension .html or .htm

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