How To Master HTML and CSS: Free For Beginners

Almost six months ago, I decided that I was going to start learning the skills I needed to switch to a career in software engineering. I considered going back to college to either get a post-baccalaureate in Computer Science or a Masters degree in CS. After much research, I decided that I would try to learn for free for as long as I could. I learned that many companies don’t require a CS degree to hire and that there are many free resources where I could learn what I needed.

Here are some of the free resources that I have discovered while learning HTML & CSS. While most of these resources are interactive based sites, some are simply YouTube tutorials. The key to learning is to apply what you are learning, regardless of the learning method. If you decide to use YouTube tutorials to learn, make sure that you are practicing the code- not just watching someone else code. I would recommend downloading Visual Studio Code so that you can work on your own projects.

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freeCodeCamp

freeCodeCamp was the first site that I ended up on after deciding to start learning software engineering. Freecodecamp has a variety of courses and a deep well of resources that you can use to learn. To get started with HTML & CSS, check out their Responsive Web Design course.

Geeksforgeeks

Geeksforgeeks has a wider variety of tutorials that you can use. Here are their HTML & CSS courses.

W3schools.com

W3schools.com is another great resource for a variety of learning. For me, this site was a bit overwhelming because of the amount of information on it until I started to understand the concepts a bit better. Here are the links to the HTML & CSS courses.

MDN

MDN has an entire intro to web development course. Here are the links to the HTML & CSS courses.

Traversy Media

HTML Crash Course For Absolute Beginners is a straight-forward, easy to follow crash course that covers the basic structures of HTML. I have watched several of this channel’s videos, and they have all been helpful for me.

Bro Code

Learn CSS in 1 hour 🎨 This 1-hour crash course in CSS is a great way to obtain a high-level understanding of CSS. If you are more into an overview tutorial, this would be great for you.

SuperSimpleDev

HTML & CSS Full Course- Beginner to Pro by SuperSimple Dev is a 6 hour, highly detailed course on HTML & CSS. If you are looking to go a bit further than foundational understanding, this is a great course to watch and interact with.

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Like I said earlier, the way to truly learn is by doing. Be sure to download a good Code Editor and work on your own projects. More than anything, it’s important to just start somewhere. If you are unsure where to start, I would recommend freecodecamp.org.

Please comment below if I have missed any great resources for learning HTML & CSS. Let me know if these are helpful!