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Sehbaj Cuber
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HTML Basics for Beginners: Start Building Web Pages Today

πŸ”Ή What is HTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
It is used to create the structure of web pages.

HTML tells the browser:

what is a heading

what is a paragraph

what is a link or image

πŸ”Ή Basic HTML Structure

Every HTML page starts with this structure:

html :

<!DOCTYPE html>


My First Website


Hello World


This is my first web page.



Explanation:

β†’ starts the page

β†’ page info (title, meta) β†’ content shown on the page

πŸ”Ή Common HTML Tags Beginners Must Know

Heading:

This is a heading

Paragraph:

This is a paragraph

Link:
Visit Website

Image:
Image description

πŸ”Ή Common Beginner Mistake ❌

Many beginners forget to close tags, which breaks the page.

Example (wrong):

Hello World Correct:

Hello World

βœ… Final Tip

Don’t try to learn everything at once.
Practice small examples and build slowly.

πŸ”— Want the full step-by-step guide?

I wrote a detailed beginner tutorial with more examples on my blog (free):

πŸ‘‰ https://devcoding13.blogspot.com/

Originally published on my personal blog.

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Martijn Assie

Clear and beginner-friendly intro to HTML. The examples make it easy to follow for someone just starting out.