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HTML Fundamentals Tutorial

Learn HTML by building real pages: structure, content, forms and accessible markup

Beginner4 lessonsabout 21 min of reading

This course is for anyone who wants to understand what a web page actually is before reaching for a framework. If you have copied snippets from a tutorial and never been sure why they work, or you are about to learn CSS, JavaScript or React and want a solid base, start here. You only need a text editor and a browser.

Across four lessons you will write complete small documents and predict what the browser renders before you open it. You will structure a page with semantic elements, publish text, links, images and video correctly, build a form that validates itself without JavaScript, and finish by making the markup friendly to screen readers and search engines.

The order matters. Lesson one gives you the skeleton every page needs and the vocabulary of semantic elements. Lesson two fills that skeleton with content. Lesson three adds interaction through forms. Lesson four goes back over everything with an accessibility and SEO lens, so you can review your own pages like a professional. When you are ready for styling, continue with CSS Fundamentals.

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HTML Fundamentals lessons

  1. 1HTML Document Structure and Semantic Elements ExplainedLearn the HTML document skeleton (doctype, head, body) and semantic elements like header, nav, main, article and footer, with a complete page example.6 min read
  2. 2HTML Text, Links, Images and Media: Build a Content PageLearn HTML text elements, links, images with alt and srcset, figure, video and audio by building a complete race report page, with common mistakes.5 min read
  3. 3HTML Forms and Built-In Validation Without JavaScriptBuild an accessible HTML form with labels, input types, required, pattern and min/max, then see how browser validation and submission really work.5 min read
  4. 4HTML Accessibility and SEO Basics: Landmarks, Alt Text, MetadataFix a real-looking page step by step: heading order, alt text, landmarks, skip links, labels, title, meta description and structured data in plain HTML.5 min read

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