Learn HTML / CSS / XML

Learn HTML / CSS / XML
By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com Guide to Web Design / HTML
Once you start building Web pages, you will want to learn the languages that build them. HTML is the building block of Web pages. CSS is the language used to make those Web pages pretty. And XML is the markup language for programming the Web. Understanding the basics of HTML and CSS will help you build better Web pages, even if you stick with WYSIWYG editors. And once you're ready, you can expand your knowledge to XML so that you can handle the information that makes all Web pages function. The information on this page will help you learn the languages that make up the Web.
What is HTML?
HTML Tutorial
HTML Tag Library
Reviews of HTML Editors
What is CSS?
CSS Tutorial
Style Properties
What is XML?
XML Tutorial
XML Specifications
What is HTML?
HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the basic building block of a Web page. These articles start with the basics of HTML. Even if you have very little experience with computers, if you're willing to take the time, you can learn HTML and start building your own Web pages.
Building a Web Page for the Totally Lost
What is HTML?
8 Cheap and Easy Ways to Learn HTML
How to Build a Basic Web Page
Five Easy Steps to Starting Your Web Page
Why are There Different Versions of HTML?
HTML Glossary
HTML Tutorial
If you want to learn HTML, you can take an online course or follow the steps in this tutorial to learn HTML.
Write HTML in Windows Notepad
Write HTML in Macintosh TextEdit
Basic HTML Tags
HTML Tags for Text
How to Add Headings, Bold, and Italics in HTML
Using HTML to Make Lists
Linking to Other Pages
Adding Images to Web Pages with HTML
Uploading Your Web Pages to the Internet
Free HTML Course
HTML Tag Library
HTML tags are the basics of HTML. Once you understand how HTML works, you'll want to know more about the tags and elements that you can use in your Web pages. The About.com HTML Tag Library provides information about HTML 4.01 tags and XHTML 1 elements as well as tags outside the specification. The HTML attributes covers all the attributes you can use in the tags. And the HTML codes let you put special characters into your Web pages.
HTML Tag Library
HTML Attributes
HTML Codes and Special Characters
HTML Tag References and Information
Reviews of HTML Editors
While many people use text editors to write their HTML, there are a lot of great software programs out there to help you write HTML.
Choose an HTML Editor
Before You Buy an HTML Editor
Business Case for Editor Types (WYSIWYG vs. Text)
The Best Text Editors for Windows
The Best Text Editors for Macintosh
What is CSS?
CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, lets Web designers affect the look and feel of their Web pages. CSS is the way that you implement most design features in your Web pages. These articles explain the basics of CSS and how you can start learning to add style to your Web pages.
What is CSS?
Your First Style Sheet
CSS Step by Step
10 Tips to Learning CSS
CSS Tip of the Day
CSS Glossary
CSS Editors
More Beginning CSS Articles
CSS Tutorial
There is a free short course on learning CSS. This course takes you through the basics of CSS in 5 days. But if you want to go deeper into CSS or at a faster or slower pace, use this tutorial to walk through all the elements of Cascading Style Sheets.
Learn CSS in 5 Days - Free Class
The Basics of CSS
CSS Syntax
How to Add Styles to Web Pages
Modify Fonts with CSS
Adjust Text with CSS
The CSS Box Model
Backgrounds and CSS
CSS and Lists
CSS Positioning and Layout
Styling Tables, Frames, and Forms
Advanced CSS Topics
More CSS Help
Style Properties
Style properties are like tags in HTML. They are what make CSS do what it does. Once you understand how to put CSS in your documents, then you can start learning the many different properties in CSS versions 1, 2, and 3.
CSS 1 Properties
CSS 2 Properties
CSS 2 vs CSS 1 - What's The Difference?
CSS 2 Selectors
What is CSS 3?
CSS 3 Selectors That Work Right Now
CSS Pseudo Properties
CSS Selectors
What is XML?
XML, or eXtensible Markup Language, is a way to bring your HTML skills to a whole new level. By learning XML you learn how markup languages work. These articles explain the basics of XML and take you through why you might want to learn more about the eXtensible Markup Language.
What is XML?
Frequently Asked Questions about XML
Write Your First XML Document
Who Uses XML?
Origin and Design Goals of XML
XML Resource Center
XML Tutorial
The free XML class teaches you all about XML in a weekly email course over ten weeks. Or you can go through the articles here to learn more about XML at your own pace.
Free XML Class
Elements in XML
Attributes and XML
Making an XML Document Well-Formed
What is a DTD or Document Type Definition?
How do you use DTDs in Markup
XML Glossary
XML Articles
More XML Tutorials
XML Specifications
XML specifications are how XML is implemented in the real world. One XML specification you might recognize is XHTML. This is HTML re-written to be XML compliant. But there are also a lot of other specifications that you may have seen that are actually XML.
What is XHTML?
Write for Cell Phones and Handheld Devices with XHTML Basic, a Sub-set of XHTML
Introduction to XSL
What is XSLT?
The Difference Between CSS and XSLT
Start Learning XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
RSS - Really Simple Syndication is the Easiest XML Language to Learn
Learn to Write Privacy Policies with the P3P Specification
What is SOAP?
Write XML that Talks with VoiceXML
Introduction to XPath
Learn How to Use CDF to Push Your Content Out to Your Readers
More XML Specifications