HTML beginner's tutorial: Build a webpage from scratch with HTML

If you're new to web development and want to jump into the fascinating world of web design, you've definitely heard of HTML, which is the backbone of every web page on the internet. A thorough understanding of HTML is required of every successful web developer or designer.

Today, we'll go over an HTML beginner's tutorial and step-by-step design a web page. Most web development lessons start with CSS and JavaScript, but we want to make sure you grasp HTML first before going on to the following steps.

We'll go over the fundamentals of HTML, which you'll need throughout your web development career. Although no prior programming knowledge is required, a basic understanding of programming will help you get the most out of this HTML tutorial.

What is HTML?

The markup language we use to create webpages is called Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). It is the foundation of any website you come across on the internet. Consider HTML to be the building blocks you'll need to create anything for the web. After we've written our HTML code, we can use other languages like CSS and JavaScript to add interaction, style, and more to the page.

Consider a document you'd write on a word processor. Different font sizes are generally used to denote different areas of the text, such as headers, main content, footers, table of contents, and so on. The process of creating that document and determining the size of our text is known as HTML.

HTML is responsible for the structure and layout of a website. We use a variety of elements to define that framework. However, a browser must be expressly told what each piece of material is in order for it to display the way we want it to. HTML is the language we use to communicate with computers and tell them how to render our content. Our HTML elements can be interpreted by the computer and displayed on the screen.

How to build your own webpage with HTML

Okay, now we understand the fundamentals of HTML and how to correctly construct an HTML file. But how do you go about creating a website? Let's take a look at a step-by-step tutorial to see how it's done. We'll make a simple "About Me" webpage with the following information:

• Your name as a title
• In a paragraph, describe yourself.
• a list of your abilities
• a link to a website you enjoy (or a personal website)
• Table of your job history

1. Get an HTML editor and open it.

HTML editors are used to construct webpages. Consider it a word processor that specialises in HTML file creation. There are a variety of text editors available, each with its own level of sophistication and robustness. I recommend using a simple text editor like TextEdit (Mac), Notepad (PC), or Atom if you're just starting started. The majority of text editors are available for free download.

We'll use Educative's built-in text editor widget to study HTML without having to download anything. You may also use your preferred editor to follow along.

2. Create a simple HTML file

Start a new file in your editor and compose the fundamental structure of an HTML page. Using what we learnt previously, try writing the basic structure in the code widget below. If you get stuck, look below for the answer. Include the following:

• Declaration of Document Type
• "My HTML Webpage: (Your Name)" as a page title
• "About Me: (Your Name)" as a header (h1).
• 1-2 sentences about yourself in a paragraph
• Tags that close properly

3. Provide a link to a website that you enjoy (or personal website)

Let's now add a link to your own website or a website of your choice. Continue adding to the code you typed above in the section below. Before you look up the answer, give it a shot. This will be included directly below your personal information. It should include the following:

• The title of the page to which you're linking
• The link to that site's URL

4. Include a list of your qualifications.

Let's now create an unorganised list of your abilities. Continue adding this following phase of HTML code after copying the code from above. Using what we learnt previously, try writing the code in the code widget below.

If you get stuck, look below for the answer. Include the following:

• "My Skills" is a header (h3).
• A bulleted list of five abilities
• Closing tags for the list that are appropriate

5. Include a table detailing your professional experience.

Let's finish up with a table showing your professional experience. Continue adding this following phase of HTML code after copying the code from above. Using what we learnt previously, try writing the code in the code widget below. If you get stuck, look below for the answer. Include the following:

Employer, Job Title, Years 3 former jobs with each of the above columns filled in Column headers: Employer, Job Title, Years 3 former jobs with each of the above columns filled in

6. Complete your webpage and save it.

After you've completed all of these procedures, save the HTML file to your computer. In Notepad or another text editor, go to File > Save As. Set the encoding to UTF-8 and name the file your name.html (preferred for HTML files).

You may open the file in your browser by right-clicking on it, selecting Open with, and then selecting your browser. You'll see your very first HTML page!

You've successfully created a basic webpage on your own. You've already taken the first steps toward becoming a frontend web developer. There's still a lot to learn, but PHPTPOINT HTML Tutorial is a great place to start.