Learning HTML and XHTML
The web is built on HTML. It is its foundation. Therefore it is very important that you understand it inside out if you want to be a web designer/developer. Thankfully the web is full of great resources to help you along the way.
Here is some of the best:
Tizag
Tizag has some very easy to follow HTML tutorials which are perfect for beginners.
W3 Schools
W3 Schools has excellent and comprehensive tutorials on HTML and XHTML (the latest version of HTML).
Learn HTML with W3 Schools
Learn XHTML with W3 Schools
HTML Code Tutorial
Broken into logical sections, HTML Code Tutorial is another great HTML resource.
Learn HTML with HTML Code Tutorial
W3 Validation Service
Once you have learnt the basics, you will want to put an HTML page together. In order to ensure you have done everything correctly, you should validate your code using the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML Validation Service. This will ensure that your code complies with the latest web standards. You want check a live URL, upload an HTML file or copy and paste your HTML code.
Choose a Strict DocType
It is important to remember with HTML or XHTML, whatever you choose you should validate to Strict Doc Type. Choose a doc type here: http://alistapart.com/stories/doctype/
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