Basic HTML for Kids

By Jill Gundersen
Every web programmer at some point will need to know the basics of HTML. This course covers the basics of the HTML Language including tags and their attributes.
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Rating
(539)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 30, 2014
Duration
1h 9m
Table of contents
Everyone Eats Lunch
Introduction 0m Everyone Eats Lunch 1m What Is HTML? 1m What Is a Tag? 1m Putting a Tag Together 1m Tag Demo 2m Lettuce on My Sandwich 1m What Is an Attribute? 1m Adding Attributes 1m Global Attributes 2m Attribute Demo 1m Summary 1m
Packing a Lunch
Packing a Lunch 1m Block Level Element vs. Inline Element 1m Tag - span 0m Tag - P 0m Tag - div 0m Demo - span, p, div 3m Tag - sub 0m Tag - sup 0m Demo - sub, sup 5m Tag - u 0m Tag - em 0m Tag - strong 0m Demo - u, em, strong 2m Tag - br 1m Tag - hr 0m Demo - br, hr 2m Summary 0m
Lunch Box
Lunch Box 1m Text Editors 1m Demo - Creating a File 2m Parts of a Lunch Box 1m Tag - DOCTYPE 0m Demo - DOCTYPE 1m Tag - html 0m Demo - html 1m Tag - head 1m Demo - head 1m Tag - body 1m Demo - body 1m Adding Our HTML 2m Summary 0m
Lunch Menu
Lunch Menu 1m Nested Tags 1m Tag - li 1m Tag - ol 1m Tag - ul 0m Demo - ul, li 3m Demo - ol, li 4m Tag - h1-h6 1m Demo - h1-h6 2m Paths Introduction 1m Relative Paths 1m Relative Path Example 1m Absolute Paths 1m Absolute Path Example 1m Tag - a 1m Demo - a 2m Tag - img 2m Demo - img 4m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(539)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 30, 2014
Duration
1h 9m
Description

Have you ever wanted to learn to create a web site? Not sure where to start? Start by learning the basics of HTML. HTML is the publishing language of the web. Utilizing HTML tags you can create a web page that can be displayed in any browser across the web. In this course, you will learn the most used tags in HTML5, and then create a website with those tags.

Course FAQ
Course FAQ
What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language, the foundational language used to create websites and web documents. HTML defines the meaning and structure of web content.

Is HTML a programming language?

Technically, yes, HTML is a programming language (it has "language" in its own name). However it is a "declarative" language, different from languages more commonly associated with "programming" which are more computational.

Who is this course for?

While the course title conveys that it is intended for children, this is a useful course for anyone who wants to learn basic html from the ground up.

What will I learn in this course?

In this course you will learn:

  • What is HTML
  • Most useful HTML5 tags
    • head, body, h1, lists (ul, ol), images (img), etc.
  • Text editors
  • HTML structure and organization
  • Much more
Are there prerequisites to this course?

Nope! This is the absolute beginner level course, assuming zero prior experience with HTML or web development. You just need to know how to use a computer in general.

About the author
Jill Gundersen
About the author

Jill is a freelance software developer who works on all things technical and loves it.

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