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HTML Introduction

Start here. What HTML does, what you will build, and how to practice.

David Miller
January 4, 2026
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HTML is the starting point of web development. It builds the structure of a page.

What you will learn in this course

  • How to write a basic HTML page
  • How to add headings, text, links, images
  • How to make tables, lists, buttons
  • How to use class and id for styling and JavaScript

How to practice (simple method)

  1. Make a folder on your PC
  2. Create index.html
  3. Open it in Chrome
  4. Edit and refresh

First mini page

<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>My First Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Welcome</h1>
    <p>This is my first HTML page.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Preview (what it looks like)

Welcome
This is my first HTML page.

Key point

HTML is the skeleton of a website. CSS makes it pretty, JavaScript makes it interactive.

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