What Are HTML and CSS?

The first step in building a website is understanding HTML and CSS. A simple way to think about them is to compare them to building a house.

1. HTML: the structure

HTML creates the structure of a page. It tells the browser, "this is a heading," "this is a paragraph," or "this is where an image belongs."

2. CSS: the design

CSS controls how the page looks. Colors, spacing, layout, fonts, and visual style are all handled through CSS.

With just these two tools, you can build a personal website that people can visit from anywhere.