Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the underlying markup language of the World Wide Web. A markup language annotates or “marks up” plain text, letting a browser know how to format that text so it looks good on a Web page. It’s the common thread that ties together virtually every Web site, from large scale corporate sites such as Microsoft’s to single-page classroom projects at schools.
In this course, students learn some basics about HTML. They will turn plain text into attractive formatting by incorporating graphics and hyperlinks. This course also explains what cascading style sheets (CSS) are, and how they make formatting consistent across large Web sites.