HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the language of the Web. HTML and XHTML are the core languages used to display everything on websites.

We're not going to go into a full-fledged HTML tutorial here, as there are plenty available for free online, and in books.

Here are a few recommended sites offering free HTML tutorials

W3 Schools
http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/
Generally speaking W3 schools is a complete site for learning almost anything about web programming.

Tizag's HTML Tutorial
http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/
This seems like a quality HTML tutorial, walking you through the basics.


As for books, we've got a few recommendations

HTML and XHTML: The Definitive Guide
This is an O'Reilly Book, which is pretty much the defactor computer book publisher.

HTML, XHTML, and CSS
An HTML guide book with high reviews

Incoming Guide Links CSS Intro to the Advanced Layout Options Javascript Layout Guide

Easy Link BBCode Link: [guide=HTML]HTML[/guide] URL: http://www.dkpsystem.com/guide/HTML

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