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How to create a basic Web page.

This is how you get started if you just need the basics to get you off the ground building your first Web page. Learn how to use the basic HTML tags to just get you going.

Difficulty Level: Beginner      Time Required: 10 - 15 minutes


Here's How:
  1. Start you page with <html> and end your page with </html>
  2. Add a heading to your page by starting it with <head> and ending it with </head >
  3. Place a title inside your heading by using <title>Title Here</title>
  4. Also add meta tags inside your heading (this is discussed elsewhere).
  5. Add text to your page inside the <body> and </body tags. >
  6. Create a title for your text using h1, h2, h3, h4, or h5 depending on the size you want. Don't forget to end your tag. It will look like this <h2>Page Title</h2>
Tips:
  1. Remember to end your tags so your browser will know where to stop doing something.
  2. Use <p> to start a paragraph and </p> to end one.
  3. Use <br> to start a new line. This tag does not need and end tag.

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