Introduction to HTML

If you are an aspiring developer, creating a simple webpage is a great way to take your first steps into the exciting world of programming. The first skill you should learn is HTML.

HTML is the markup language that forms the backbone of the internet. In this course, you will build a clean, stunning webpage using HTML. As you build your page, we will show you how you can use GitHub Pages to host your website free of charge. Your new HTML skills will form an important foundation in your journey as a new developer.

What you'll learn

We'll answer common questions like:

• What is HTML?
• What are tags & headers?
• How do you add lists, images, and links to your HTML page?
• What is a Pull Request?
• How do you use GitHub Pages?

And when you're done you'll be able to:

• Make a simple HTML website
• Use foundational HTML concepts, like tags, headers, lists, images, and links
• Introduce changes with Pull Requests
• Deploy a web page to GitHub pages

What you'll build

• Completed source repository
• Live web page deployed to GitHub Pages.

Prerequisites

None. This course is a great introduction to HTML.

Projects used

This makes use of the following open source projects. Consider exploring these repos and maybe even making contributions!

• Jekyll: a simple, blog-aware, static site generator.

Audience

New developers, new GitHub users, students, managers, teams