The First Step in Website Building: Mastering HTML

In this lesson you will learn how easy it is to begin adding content within your web browser.

How can I build a website?

You need to understand HTML, CSS, & JAVASCRIPT to build a website and learn other libraries and frameworks.

HTML : Provides the structure for your website the same way you provide structure for an essay.

CSS: Styles your website the same way you dress yourself in the morning.

JAVASCRIPT: Handles the interactions on your website without refreshing the page.

How do I organize my website code?

For the best organization you put your code in separate files. HTML is in a file called index.html. CSS is in a file called style.css. Javascript is in a file called script.js.

Where do I write website code?

You can write code on any text processor. A text editor is tailored to writing code because it comes with extra magic.

Lets do your first HTML. Follow these steps:

Open up any notepad or text editor.

1. Type Hello World!
2. Save the file on your desktop as index.html
3. Double click on the file to open
4. Now right click the browser window and click inspect or click Command Option J. Select the Elements tab and voila. You should see your HTML code.

This code is opening in the browser on your local computer. It is not publicly accessible as you will notice in the search bar that the file path will be your local file and folders. You will need a domain name and hosting provider where you upload your HTML, CSS, & JAVASCRIPT files to make it publicly accessible on the internet.