The Basics of Web Development: Building Your First Website with HTML and CSS
So, you're interested in web development and want to start building your first website? Well, you've come to the right place! In this article, we'll cover the basics of web development using HTML and CSS, the building blocks of the web.
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language used to create and design web pages. It provides the structure of the web page by using a series of elements such as headings, paragraphs, images, links, and more. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is used to style the visual presentation of the web page, such as colors, fonts, spacing, and layout.
To get started with building your first website, you'll need a text editor like Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac) to write your code. You can also use code editors like Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text for a more enhanced coding experience.
Begin by creating a new HTML file with a ".html" extension and start writing your HTML code. You can create a simple webpage with a heading, paragraph, and an image. Once you have the structure in place, you can use CSS to style your webpage by adding colors, fonts, and layout properties.
Remember to link your CSS file to your HTML file using the <link> tag in the <head> section of your HTML document. This will apply the styles you've defined in your CSS file to your HTML elements.
Once you're done coding your webpage, you can preview it in a web browser to see how it looks. Congratulations, you've just built your first website using HTML and CSS!
