Knowledge is power. And when it comes to being able to get things done online the most powerful bits of knowledge one can have is a basic to moderate understanding of HTML and CSS. These languages make up the inner workings of the internet and shape the way the wealth of the information we see when we visit our favorite websites.
However, many people find learning the language that makes up the internet rather intimidating, if not outright impossible. But, the truth is the internet has made so much information on how it works widely available that really anyone can potentially learn HTML and CSS on their own schedule. Here are a few website and resources you can use to help you learn HTML and CSS.
W3Schools
This website is a key resource for anyone trying to learn CSS and HTML. It is a collection of pretty much all the tags and values of HTML and the element s of CS. It is easy to search and comes with a code checking utility that lets you alter existing HTML and CSS code or enter your own so that you can practice checking to see how well your understanding of the code is coming. This is a great resource for people who want to inspect the finer minutiae of the code on a particular site.
YouTube
It may seem like YouTube is close to a 80% cat videos but you can find thousands of tutorials that can teach you about how tags work, how to orient divs, what software you need to create quality web design, and tons of other aspect of web coding. Furthermore, all of it is user generated content meaning there is a social element linked to the fresher videos that can be an asset should you find yourself looking for clues to HTML syntax or trying to figure out the finer points of a CSS elements. Also you can easily search for precisely search for specific subjects so that you can resolve any questions you have quickly.
Tutvid
This is a resource was created by Nathaniel Dodson and has hundreds of HTML, CSS and Photoshop tutorials that come with test files to help you follow along with each tutorial. You can target your search to specific subjects easily and navigating through the website is simple. Working through the tutorials will help improve your skills in the most basic aspects of both CSS and HTML and help you to understand the more complex elements of the language.