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A microstrip patch antenna is a flat, rectangular piece of metal placed on a dielectric substrate, with a larger metal sheet known as the ground plane beneath it. To ensure impedance matching between the patch and the microstrip line, a notch, referred to as an "inset," is strategically incorporated in the patch design. This project focuses on the design and simulation of a microstrip patch antenna for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) applications, specifically targeting a resonating frequency of 2.4 GHz. The antenna employs direct contact feeding through a microstrip line on an FR-4 Epoxy substrate with a dielectric constant (?r) of 4.4 and a substrate height of 1.6mm. To match impedance, an inset is introduced in the patch, and Ansys High-Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS) software is used for design and analysis of antenna and its parameters. These include reflection coefficient, gain, VSWR, and bandwidth. Fabrication is commonly carried out using the photolithographic technique commonly used in PCB design. Actual fabrication of the antenna is not a part of is study. However, a simple walkthrough into the steps involved in antenna design are highlight.