Welcome to HTML

Welcome to the Interactive HTML Fundamentals course! Master HTML from the ground up with hands-on exercises and live preview.

What is HTML?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. It describes the structure and content of a webpage using elements and tags.

Every website you visit uses HTML as its foundation. Whether it's Google, YouTube, or your favorite blog - they all start with HTML.

How This Course Works

Each lesson contains:

• Explanations of HTML concepts
• Interactive playgrounds to experiment with HTML
• Guided exercises to test your understanding

Your First HTML Playground

Below is an interactive HTML playground. You can edit the HTML and see changes in real-time:

Try making these changes:

• Change "Hello, HTML!" to your name
• Add another paragraph
• Change the <h1> to <h2> and see what happens

What You'll Learn

In this course, you'll master:

1. Document Structure - How HTML documents are organized
2. Text Elements - Headings, paragraphs, and formatting
3. Links - Creating navigation between pages
4. Images & Media - Adding visual content
5. Lists - Ordered, unordered, and definition lists
6. Tables - Displaying tabular data
7. Forms - Collecting user input
8. Semantic HTML5 - Meaningful markup
9. Accessibility - Making content available to everyone
10. Best Practices - Writing clean, maintainable HTML

HTML Elements and Tags

HTML uses tags to mark up content. Most tags come in pairs:

Key concepts:

• Opening tag: <p> starts an element
• Closing tag: </p> ends an element
• Content: What's between the tags
• Self-closing tags: Elements like <br> and <hr> don't need closing tags

Exercise: Your First HTML

Create a simple webpage with a heading and a paragraph:

Let's start building your HTML knowledge!