An alien entity! That’s what I thought when I came across HTML codes during my initial forays into blogging. I didn’t know anything about coding but I wasn’t giving up. I saw a lot of people with no prior knowledge of HTML and they managed to create beautiful blogs. So, I decided to search and research on simple tips/guides and beginners help on HTML. Along the way I learned a lot and though till now I ain’t a master of HTML but I could get by with the help of these resources..

Online HTML Tutorials: (I’ve chosen these sites on the basis of their comprehensiveness, ease of navigation, and other resources they offer for beginners)

  • w3schools – very comprehensive and easy to navigate site. it also comes with lots of HTML examples and a compilation of references on tags, attributes, colors and more..
  • html goodies – a good resource for beginners and advanced users.
  • html code tutorials – this site is very easy on the eyes and with lots of examples for beginners.
  • quack it – this is my favorite online resource for html and css.  it also has ready made codes and generators as well as references.
  • how-to-build-websites – basic web concepts, beginners and advanced HTML, and CSS

E-Books (free e-books for downloading!)

  • How to do Everything with HTML E-Book – a friendly and solutions-oriented book with step-by-step examples on writing HTML code. (can be downloaded via gigapedia, so you need an account with them, sign-up is free!)
  • HTML in 10 steps or less – quick and easy HTML with easy to follow instructions on 250 key HTML web tasks.  (can be downloaded via gigapedia, so you need an account with them, sign-up is free!)
  • Teach Yourself HTML 3.2  in 24 hours – this is a really good beginners HTML guide. (can be downloaded via gigapedia, so you need an account with them, sign-up is free!)