Build a Website with HTML, CSS, and GitHub Pages
Learn the basics of web development to build your own website.
Includes HTML, CSS, Responsive Design, Flexbox, CSS Transitions, GitHub Pages, and more.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
10 weeksCertificate of completion
YesPrerequisites
None
About this skill path
One of the best ways to start coding is by building websites. Whether you want to tweak your business’s site, hone your web development skills, or learn to collaborate with developers, this Skill Path will help you get there. Learn important HTML and CSS fundamentals and practice your new skills with real-world projects.
Skills you'll gain
- Read and write basic HTML
- Implement basic web design principles
- Build a static website
- Launch a website with GitHub Pages
Syllabus
9 units • 18 lessons • 15 projects • 14 quizzes- 1
Beginner HTML
In this unit, you will learn the basics of HTML. HTML is a language that provides structure to website content.
- 2
Beginner CSS
This unit provides an overview of CSS, the language used to give websites style.
- 3
How to Build Websites on Your Own Computer
Get setup to build websites on your own computer!
- 4
Intermediate CSS: Colors and Typography
Learn the CSS syntax required to adjust the colors and typography of a website.
- 5
Intermediate CSS: Layout and Positioning
Learn how to use CSS to adjust the arrangement of content on your website.
- 6
Responsive Design and Accessibility
This unit will teach you how to make websites that are usable via different device sizes and screen readers.
- 7
Advanced CSS: Flexbox and CSS Transitions
Push your web design skills with more advanced CSS syntax, including the industry standard layout tool Flexbox, and CSS transitions.
Hands-on learning
Don't just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You'll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
Projects in this skill path
- Project
Fashion Blog
It's time to build fluency in HTML Fundamentals. In this next project, we're going to practice Structure in HTML so you can hone your skills and feel confident taking them to the real world. Why? This project will help you to understand and master the building blocks of a webpage. It'll all build up from these foundations. What's next? A blogger, a developer, a stylish website. You got this! - Project
Wine Festival Schedule
In this project, we're going to practice tabular organization in HTML so you can hone your skills and feel confident taking them to the real world. Why? If you're going to have data on a webpage, you've got to master the skill of effectively and aesthetically organizing it – an HTML table is the perfect solution. - Project
Olivia Woodruff Portfolio
In this project, we're going to practice Visual Rules in CSS so you can hone your skills and feel confident taking them to the real world. Why? It's important to have a good grasp on the basic styling principles of a webpage.
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