Web Development · Lesson 1

Build Your First Website with Semantic HTML

Learn the document structure behind every accessible, maintainable website and finish with a working page.

HTML is not decoration; it is the meaning layer of the web. This lesson emphasizes structure first so later CSS and JavaScript have a clean foundation.

What you will learn

  • Plan a page with semantic landmarks
  • Use headings, links, images, lists and forms appropriately
  • Validate a simple document before styling it
Practice assignmentRebuild a one-page personal profile using header, main, article and footer. Navigate it using only the keyboard and confirm the heading order makes sense.

How to get the most from this lesson

  1. Preview the learning outcomes before pressing play.
  2. Pause when the creator demonstrates a decision and reproduce it in your own test project.
  3. Complete the practice assignment without copying the finished example.
  4. Write down one principle you can reuse in a different project.

Quality checklist

  • Can you explain the core idea without replaying the video?
  • Did you produce a small, verifiable result?
  • Did you check tool permissions, licenses and current documentation before applying it to important work?
Creator credit: This lesson features a video by freeCodeCamp.org. Black Edition did not produce or re-upload the video; our companion guide is independently written to add learning context and practice.