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HTML & CSS: Build Modern Websites from Scratch

Learn how to create beautiful, responsive websites from the ground up using HTML and CSS. This practical course takes you from the basics to building real-world web pages.

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Course Detail

HTML and CSS are two of the most important technologies used in building modern websites. HTML (HyperText Markup Language) provides the structure and foundation of a webpage. It is used to organize and define content such as headings, paragraphs, images, links, buttons, forms, tables, and other elements that make up a website.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) controls how those HTML elements look and are presented to users. With CSS, you can apply colors, fonts, spacing, backgrounds, borders, animations, and other visual styles that transform a basic webpage into a professional and attractive website.
By learning these essential technologies, you will build a strong foundation for your journey into web development and gain the practical skills needed to start creating modern websites from scratch.

Course Features

  • Understand how websites work
  • Write clean HTML5 code
  • Structure webpages correctly
  • Create links, images, lists and tables
  • Build forms
  • Understand CSS selectors and properties
  • Style text, backgrounds and borders
  • Work with the CSS box model
  • Create layouts using Flexbox
  • Build layouts using CSS Grid
  • Make websites responsive
  • Create navigation menus
  • Build professional website sections
  • Debug common HTML/CSS problems
  • Build complete websites from scratch
REQUIREMENTS
  • A computer
  • Internet connection
  • A modern web browser
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Willingness to practice
    No previous programming experience is required.
  • Ubong Nsekpong

Ubong Nsekpong

Founder/ Lead Instructor

Ubong Nsekpong holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering while he specializes in Communications Engineering from FUTO. He has acquired certifications in HTML/CSS, JavaScript and PHP. He is a Full Stack Web Developer and currently furthering his PGD programme in Education.

  • Level: Beginner → Professional
  • Full Lifetime Access
  • Duration: e.g. 8–12 weeks
  • Lessons: 30+ lessons
  • Format: Text-based / Practical
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Price: $22.00

Course Content

10 sections • 90 Topics • 8 – 12 Weeks

What is Web Development?
How Websites Work
Frontend vs Backend Development
Introduction to HTML and CSS
Setting Up Your Development Environment
Introduction to Code Editors
Creating Your First Web Page

Understanding HTML
HTML Document Structure
HTML Elements and Tags
Headings and Paragraphs
Text Formatting
Comments
Links and Navigation
Working with Images
Lists
Tables

 

Introduction to Forms
Form Elements
Text Fields
Password and Email Fields
Radio Buttons and Checkboxes
Select Menus
Text areas
Buttons
Form Validation
Building a Complete Form

What is Semantic HTML?
Header
Navigation
Main Content
Sections
Articles
Aside
Footer
Building a Semantic Webpage

What is CSS?
Inline, Internal and External CSS
CSS Syntax
Selectors
Classes and IDs
Colors
Backgrounds
Borders
Text Styling
Fonts

Understanding the Box Model
Width and Height
Padding
Borders
Margins
Box Sizing
Display Property
Overflow
Practical Box Model Exercises

Understanding Website Layouts
Normal Document Flow
Positioning
Flexbox Introduction
Flex Containers
Flex Items
Alignment and Spacing
Creating Navigation Bars
Building Website Sections with Flexbox

Introduction to CSS Grid
Grid Containers
Rows and Columns
Grid Gaps
Grid Areas
Responsive Grid Layouts
Building Cards with CSS Grid
Practical Grid Project

What is Responsive Design?
Mobile-First Design
Media Queries
Responsive Images
Responsive Navigation
Responsive Typography
Creating Mobile-Friendly Layouts
Testing Websites on Different Screen Sizes

Project: Build a Professional Business Website

Create the website structure
Build the navigation
Create the hero section
Add services section
Create an about section
Add testimonials
Create contact section
Make the website responsive
Test and fix layout issues
Final project review

Project 1

Personal Profile Page

Project 2

Responsive Login/Register Page

Project 3

Product Landing Page

Project 4

Restaurant Website

Project 5

Professional Business Website

Then finish with:

Final Project: Build Your Own Responsive Website

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