HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language while XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. The key differences between HTML and XML are given below:
No. HTML XML
1) HTML is used to display data and focuses on how data looks. XML is a software and hardware independent tool used to transport and store data. It focuses on what data is.
2) HTML is a markup language itself. XML provides a framework to define markup languages.
3) HTML is not case sensitive. XML is case sensitive.
4) HTML is a presentation language. XML is neither a presentation language nor a programming language.