HTML5 and CSS Fundamentals
- Free to audit
- Paid certificate
- Course certificate
- Beginner
- 6 weeks
HTML5 and CSS Fundamentals is the World Wide Web Consortium's own introductory course on building web pages, offered through its W3Cx programme on edX. It explains what a markup language is, how to write a web page in HTML5, the basics of styling with CSS, principles of web design and style, and how to lay out a page, including with flexbox. No prerequisites are listed.
edX marks the course as introductory level and self-paced, estimated at six weeks of four to six hours a week. Auditing is free and gives access to the course material for a limited time (edX says audit access expires after the estimated course length), without graded assignments or a certificate. The verified track, which includes graded work and a certificate, is shown at 249 US dollars.
What you’ll learn
- Explain what a markup language is and how a browser reads it
- Write a web page in HTML5
- Style text and layout with basic CSS
- Lay out a page with flexbox
- Apply basic principles of web design and style
Who it’s for
People who want to build their first web pages, taught by the standards body itself; developers who already know HTML and CSS should look at the JavaScript or HTML5 coding courses instead.
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