HTML Editors

Write HTML Using Notepad or Text Editor

HTML can be edited by using professional HTML editors like:

Microsoft Web Matrix

Sublime Text

However, for learning HTML we recommend a text editor like Notepad (PC) or Text Editor (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

To open Notepad in Windows 7 or earlier:

Click 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>

Notepad

Step 3: Save the HTML Page

on notepad

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 html

UTF-8 is the preferred encoding for HTML files.

ANSI encoding covers US and Western European characters only.

View in Browser

Note You can use either .html or .html as file extension. There is no difference, it is up to you.

Step 4: View HTML Page in Your Browser

Open the saved HTML file in your favorite browser. The result will look much like this:

View in Browser

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