In this course, you will learn the basics of HTML and CSS. HTML is the markup language used to create web pages, and CSS is the style sheet language used to style them. Together, they form the building blocks of the web.
HTML is a simple, text-based markup language. It consists of tags, which are surrounded by angle brackets, and the content between the tags. For example, the following HTML code creates a basic web page:
Hello, world!
CSS is used to style HTML tags, and to define the layout and appearance of a web page. CSS is written in a style sheet, which is a text file that contains the CSS code. The following CSS code defines the font, color, and size of the text on the web page:
body {
font-family: Arial;
color: black;
font-size: 18px;
}
The HTML and CSS code for a web page can be written in a text editor, like Notepad, or in a web development program, like Adobe Dreamweaver.
