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What is the best way to learn HTML? and which version of HTML is most common today?

Asked by delta77 (196points) August 6th, 2009

I basically want have the ability to make basic changes to my website; I will still leave the programming to the developer. but to make basic changes, I figure I only need know HTML?
Also, there are so many types of HTML these days like DHTML and XML? Which one of these HTMLs is best to learn?

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whateveritis's avatar

http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp This is one of the best sites I have come across, simple to learn and you can even have online exercises & marked immediately.

StellarAirman's avatar

DHTML and XML are not HTML. DHTML is just a buzzword for using Javascript to create animated effects. XML quite different than HTML.

Just learn regular HTML. HTML 5 is the upcoming newest version and would be good to learn. XHTML was the best “version” before that, but it doesn’t really matter. Most browsers will accept pretty much anything.

Just Google search for HTML tutorials and you’ll find tons of resources, or buy a book on Amazon or get one at the library. Also start looking at source codes for web sites and figure out how other developers create sites.

wenn's avatar

Focus on XHTML, it is the most widely used version currently, HTML 5 will be coming into full storm in the near future but i would still recommend XHTML.

XML and HTML are similar in that they are both Markup Languages. But they are not the same thing. and dont worry about DHTML.

asmonet's avatar

For real, this! Easy as pie.

delta77's avatar

http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp this online tutorial only teaches HTML, not XHTML. I would like to take your advice and learn XHTML

soni1's avatar

http://w3schools.com is the best site of learn html.

Bender12's avatar

I agree with delta77 and soni1 that w3schools.com is a very good for learning but I learning html on this html tutorials I think they are even better…

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