Basic HTML Tutorials

Below is a list of basic HTML tutorials which will show you —in plain English— how to write and edit HTML code in order to create a web page from scratch.

Basic HTML Necessities

You won't need any fancy schmancy web page maker to whip up a web page. All you'll need is a web browser (which you already have otherwise you wouldn't be able to see this page) and a simple text editor (Windows Notepad will do fine)...

How to Make a Web Page

This tutorial will walk you through the basics of creating a simple web page starting with a classic 'Hello World! .html test file. This will introduce you to the concept that web pages are simply text files with the .html or the .htm file extension. This file extension tells your computer that the file is a web page and should be opened with your default web browser. Your web browser then reads the HTML coding in the .html file and formats the web page accordingly...

How to Edit a Web Page

After you get the basics down of how HTML code works, you'll need to develop a quick procedure on how to rapidly edit source code and then preview the results...

The Basics of HTML Tags

Here's where we get down to the nitty-gritty. This tutorial will show you how to construct and work with the building blocks of web page source code, i.e., HTML tags...

Basic HTML Web Page Structure

There are some simple rules as to how and where HTML tags are placed in the source code of an .htm file (a.k.a., HTML document) in order for them to be read by a web browser to display a web page. This tutorial will show you what is the bare minimum required to create the framework for a proper HTML document...

The Basics of HTML Attributes

Now that you've got a proper HTML file happening with the proper source code to create the framework for a web page, let's get down to the fun part of applying font styles to the text you wish to show on your web page by adding another kind of code called 'HTML attributes'...