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Hello People,

I would like to learn how to write in basic HTML. My question is what are some good websites that have good tutorials to help someone learn HTML, and also what are some good books that I could pick up at my local bookstore. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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Several helpful replies in this thread already point toward online tutorials; to complement those, here are a few maintained, beginner-friendly references and a short learning plan that avoid stale content and focus on practical skills.

A simple, effective learning path: start with page structure and semantic tags, then learn basic CSS and responsive layouts, then forms and simple interactivity. Build small, focused projects (a personal profile page, a one-page landing site, a contact form) and publish them (for example on GitHub Pages) so you can test on multiple devices. Heed the caution from about outdated or inaccurate tutorials: prefer maintained docs and cross-check examples.

Quick starter HTML skeleton to practice with:

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
  <title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <header><h1>Site Title</h1></header>
  <main><p>Start here.</p></main>
  <footer>© 2025</footer>
</body>
</html>

Book suggestions for different needs: "HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites" (Jon Duckett) for visual learners, "Learning Web Design" (Jennifer Niederst Robbins) for a thorough reference, and "Don't Make Me Think" (Steve Krug) for basic usability/UX. Short tips: use browser devtools to inspect and live-edit, run accessibility/performance checks (Lighthouse or similar), and practice by rebuilding small real pages. This complements what earlier posters (for example , , ) recommended but focuses on up-to-date, standards-driven material.

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Member Avatar for Romil797

I agree w3schools is my hero.
Tizag.com is my second hero!
htmlcodetutorial is my reference hero. They have great tips on usage, and clear tutorials if you forget a concept, like tables.

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Hello People,

I would like to learn how to write in basic HTML. My question is what are some good websites that have good tutorials to help someone learn HTML, and also what are some good books that I could pick up at my local bookstore. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hi There,
According to me, while starting your journey with HTML following three links are more than helpful...
http://w3schools.com/html/default.asp
http://tizag.com/htmlT/
http://htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/

Hope the links are useful to you, as it had been to me..

Thanks..

Happy Programming :) !

Member Avatar for cfajohnson

also do visit....www.w3schools.com...


But read their reference sections only; their tutorials are full of mistakes.

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