By Maurizio Mauri. These italian notes contain essential information to edit a hypertext. A hypertext is simply a HTML page. Or, better, HTML language was born to support hypertext. Hypertext is a text that can be read in a non linear manner: simply clicking on a link, users may surf through different texts to go more in depth. There are many programs to build a hypertext ( for example, Toolbook ), but today the dominant hypertext is the web page, based on HTML language ( HyperText Markup Language ).