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Treehouse

Introduction to HTML and CSS Course (How To)

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Overview

Get started creating web pages with HTML and CSS, the basic building blocks of web development. HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is a standard set of tags you will use to tell the web browser how the content of your web pages and applications are structured. Use CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, to select HTML tags and tell the browser what your content should look like. Whether you are coding for fun or planning to start a career in web development, learning HTML and CSS is a great place to start.

What you'll learn

  • Define HTML and CSS
  • Add and change HTML tags
  • Add and change CSS code blocks
  • Learn the structural foundation of web pages and applications

Syllabus

Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Learn the basic structure of a web page, how HTML and CSS are used to change the structure and appearance of web pages, and how HTML and CSS fit into the larger world of web development.

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  • HTML and CSS Demystified

    4:19

  • What Is HTML?

    4:24

  • What Is CSS?

    2:31

  • Let’s Start Coding

    3:46

  • Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Quiz

    6 questions

HTML Fundamentals

HTML is a markup language the browser uses to present content to users, like text, links, images and more. It's the basic component from which all websites and applications on the web are built.

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  • HTML Structure

    7:25

  • HTML Headings and Paragraphs

    8:07

  • HTML Lists

    4:52

  • Headings, Paragraphs, and Lists Quiz

    6 questions

  • Organizing and Grouping

    5:44

  • Attributes, IDs, and Classes

    4:53

  • HTML Links and Paths

    10:31

  • HTML Images

    5:53

  • HTML Fundamentals Recap

    1:52

  • HTML Fundamentals Quiz

    6 questions

CSS Fundamentals

In this stage, you’ll learn the basics of CSS, one of the core technologies for designing and building websites and applications. No matter what kind of website or web application you want to build, you'll have to use CSS.

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  • CSS and HTML

    4:37

  • CSS Selectors

    6:26

  • CSS Properties

    5:20

  • CSS Selectors and Properties Quiz

    6 questions

  • CSS Colors

    4:19

  • CSS Box Model

    12:47

  • Text and Fonts

    7:32

  • Colors, Box Model, Text, and Font Quiz

    6 questions

  • CSS Positioning

    6:06

  • CSS Images

    3:31

  • The Magic of CSS

    2:31

  • CSS Fundamentals Quiz

    6 questions

Taught by

Laura Coronel

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