HTML editors can be something as simple as Notepad which allows you to type your html code by hand, into plain text files, and save them with the .html extension.
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<br>Another type of HTML editor is the &quot;WYSIWYG&quot; editor. This is a pneumonic for &quot;What You See Is What You Get&quot;.  These programs allow you to create websites quickly without prior knowledge of HTML. They are usually template based with several drag and drop elements. Examples of a WYSIWYG editor include DreamWeaver and MS FrontPage.
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<br>One down site of a WYSIWYG html editor is that they product somewhat bloated code and you don't have the complete control that you do with a text based html editor.
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<br>Usually the knowledge of the HTML language is what determines what type of editor a person perfers. Novices might prefer the WYSIWYG editor while most experienced webmasters will chose a text based html editor for more control.
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