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Learn how to write HTML, the programming language that powers the web.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the foundation of website and web application development. It allows you to ensure that your content is understood by both segments of your audience: the people who watch, read, or listen to your content, and the computers that display it. In this course, learn how to craft excellent HTML with the pieces that HTML itself has to offer. Instructor Jen Simmons highlights all of the fundamental concepts you need to use HTML thoughtfully. She focuses on semantic markup: tagging content as what it is, and not just for formatting, convention, or convenience. This has far-reaching impact for those who consume the web differently; it ensures that when a screen reader or a system (like a search engine) consumes a page, it knows exactly what it contains and how to categorize that information.
Overview
Syllabus
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Introduction
- What is HTML?
- The role of HTML
- The syntax of HTML elements
- Paragraphs
- Headlines
- Bold and italics
- Lists
- Quotes
- Dates and times
- Code, pre, and br
- Superscripts, subscripts, and small text
- Debugging HTML
- HTML attributes
- ARIA roles
- Formatting HTML
- Weird characters
- Links
- URL paths
- Navigation
- Images
- Image formats
- Responsive images
- Responsive width
- Responsive pictures
- Figure and figcaption
- Audio
- Video
- Captions and subtitles
- Embedding other media through iframes
- Supporting languages
- Generic elements: div and span
- The HTML page
- Document head
- Structuring content
- Examples of putting it all together
- HTML form basics
- More on forms
- Additional form element types
- When to use tables
- Building table rows
- How to keep learning and HTML specifications
