Write HTML Using Notepad or TextEdit
HTML can be edited by using professional HTML
editors like:
- Microsoft WebMatrix
- Sublime Text
However, for learning HTML we recommend a text editor like
Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac).
We believe using a simple text editor is a good way to learn
HTML.
Follow the 4 steps below to create your first web page with
Notepad.
Step 1: Open Notepad
Step 2: Write Some HTML
Step 3: Save the HTML Page
Step 4: View HTML Page in Your Browser
Step 1: Open Notepad
Step 2: Write Some HTML
Step 3: Save the HTML Page
Step 4: View HTML Page in Your Browser
Step- 1: Open Notepad
Open the Notepad in Windows 7 or earlier:
Click to Start (bottom left on your
screen). Click All Programs. Click Accessories. Click Notepad.
To open Notepad in Windows 8 or later:
Open the Start Screen (the window symbol at the
bottom left on your screen). Type Notepad.
Step- 2: Write Some HTML
Write or copy some HTML into Notepad.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Step- 3: Save the HTML Page
Save the file on your computer.
Select File > Save as in the Notepad menu.
Name the file "index.html" or any other name
ending with html or htm.
UTF-8 is the preferred encoding for HTML files.
ANSI encoding covers US and Western European characters
only.
Step- 4: View HTML Page in Your Browser
Open the saved HTML file in your favorite browser. The
result will look much like this:
