Basics of HTML: Introduction to Web Development

Every great website starts with a solid foundation. If you want to build websites, understand how the web works, or customize online content, learning HTML is your essential first step. This text-based course guides you from complete beginner to confidently structuring web pages using modern web standards. You will start by understanding basic web terminology, how browsers read files, and the core syntax of HTML. From there, you will learn to organize text, embed media, and link pages together. What you'll learn: Understand core HTML syntax, tags, and document structure; Format text elements, headings, paragraphs, and lists correctly; Create accessible hyperlinks and build structured navigation paths; Organize data clearly using tables and modern semantic layouts; Implement forms to collect basic user input securely; Apply modern web accessibility and SEO best practices to your markup. We begin with foundational concepts and terminology before moving step-by-step through practical page structure and semantic elements. This course is designed specifically for complete beginners who have never written a line of code. Start your web development journey today by mastering the essential language of the internet.