# Calling an HTML file w/o extension?

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**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [January 24, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-an-html-file-w-o-extension/249980 "2008-01-24T03:58:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-an-html-file-w-o-extension/249980/1 "2008-01-24T03:58:28Z")

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I have been looking around on W3C and other sites for an explanation on this but am still unclear.

I am trying to call a file which has a .html extension but without having to enter the file extension. Something like this:

_[http://www.mysite.com/myFile](http://www.mysite.com/myFile)_

Which should call _myFile.html_. From what I have read, it seems .html extension should be default on most http:// address or World Wide Web servers, correct?

I might just be out of my mind. Any help/explanation would be appreciated.

Thanks.