HTML Viewer Online

With the help of an HTML Viewer, you can view an HTML source code of any live URL. The tool instantly fetches and displays the HTML source code of any live web page on your mobile, tablet, or desktop.

What do you mean by source code?

A source code is a group of the codes or programming behind any specific web page or URL. Therefore, a group of programming languages written in a human-readable format that lies behind any live web page or URL is called the source code of that specific web page or URL.

What is meant by HTML?

To be an expert in front-end development, you must have a grip on these three languages, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. The first layer of any web cake helps create structured sections, headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, and links for web pages and applications. It builds the bones of any webpage, which ultimately form a skeleton of that web page. 

One crucial point, HTML is not a programming language. Therefore, you cannot define any logic by using that language. A web structure consists of different pages like home, about us, services, etc. Even though if all the web pages have the same elementary design, you still have to create a separate page for the individual category because you cannot dynamically change the HTML source code for each page.

Why viewing the source code is necessary?

Viewing the source of any web page is quite helpful in many ways, mainly in programming, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and educational purposes.

• The programmers usually view the source code to troubleshoot or solve the problem related to programming.
• The SEO experts can view the source code to check that either the web code meets Google standards or not. Today, Google's primary focus is on user experience. And one of the essential factors that influence the user experience is page speed. That is directly influenced by HTML and CSS minification. You can also verify that the title, description, and other meta tags of a specific webpage are correctly placed or not.
• The students can view the source code for educational purposes, like how the code works? What basic format is adopted to program that specific web page, and what methods are adopted to troubleshoot any problem(s) related to that web page?

How to view the source code of any web page?

For viewing the source code of any web page, perform the following steps.

• Go to that specific web page, and use the simple command "CTRL + U" in your browser window. 
• Or right-click on that specific web page and go to "View Page Source" to view the source code.

The methods mentioned above are helpful on the desktop screen. However, if you have to view the source code on any Andriod or IOS device, you must need an HTML Viewer to View HTML Source Code.

How to view the HTML source code of any specific web page using an online HTML Viewer?

For viewing the HTML source code of any specific web page using an online HTML Viewer, perform the following steps.

• Open the HTML Viewer.
• Enter the URL in the section provided for that purpose, and click on the "Load HTML Source Code" button.
• The tool fetches the HTML source code of that specific web page shows the fetched code in the "Result" section.
• Copy that fetched code, and paste it to your desired location.

Note: It is always better to regularly compare your old source code and with the old one to overcome coding problems.