Write real web pages by hand: document structure, text, links, lists, images, semantic HTML, and forms.
HTML is where every website starts. It is the language that tells the browser what each piece of a page is: a heading, a paragraph, a link, a photo, a form. This course assumes you have never seen a line of code. The first lesson explains what a web page is before any code appears; your first exercise is changing a few words on a working page, and every item after that builds on the one before it.
You learn by doing, one small step at a time. Lessons are code-alongs you run step by step in a real editor. Practices check themselves the same way: each step tells you exactly where to type, exactly what to write, and exactly what you will see when it works. Hints are one click away, and Ask Puff can coach you through anything without handing you the answer.
You write complete documents from the doctype down, then build an About Me bio page, a links page, a photo wall with captioned figures, a portfolio landing page with real page structure, and a capstone personal website with a working contact form. Finish everything, and you earn a verifiable certificate. CSS Basics comes next and styles the same kind of pages you build here.
19 Lessons • 23 Practices • 8 Quizzes • 4 Projects · ~5h Total
Not just theory. You finish this course with real work to show.
This is the same in-browser editor every lesson uses. Edit the code, hit Run.
Run code in the browser and see the result immediately. Every lesson works this way.
Stuck? Puff explains the error and nudges you forward, without giving the answer away.
Streaks, diamonds, and certificates. Your progress saves automatically, forever.
Every completed course issues a certificate with a public verification link.
Every certificate has a public verification link employers can check.
One certificate per course. Finish a program and earn its program certificate too.
LinkedIn-ready, with a PDF you can download and attach.
You have never written a line of code. This course is built to be your first.
You watched tutorials before and nothing stuck. Here you type every line yourself.
You work with web people and want to speak the language of the page for real.
Yes. HTML Basics on Devpuff assumes you have never seen code. The first lesson explains what a web page is before any code appears; your first exercise is changing a few words on a working page, and every step after that tells you exactly where to type and what you will see.
No. Everything runs in your browser on Devpuff: you write HTML in the editor, press Run, and see the page render instantly.
About five hours of hands-on work: 54 short items across eight sections, most under five minutes each. A steady 15 minutes a day finishes it in about three weeks.
Real pages you write yourself, complete documents from the first line: an About Me bio page, a links page, a photo wall, a portfolio landing page, and a capstone personal website with a contact form.
Yes, and this is the right order. CSS and JavaScript manipulate it, so both courses on Devpuff assume you can already write the structure they work on.
Yes. Finish every item in HTML Basics, and Devpuff will issue a course certificate with a public link that anyone can verify.
How this course connects to the bigger picture, and what to explore next.
Free to start, no credit card required. Write real code from the first lesson and keep your progress forever.
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