Build your first web page

Follow the demonstration, change the code, and see your page update. You can read every spoken line below, so sound is optional.

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What the browser does

The h1 element is the main heading of a page.

Welcome to your first Aurum Academy lesson. A browser reads a document called HTML and turns it into the page you see. You do not need prior coding experience. We will make a simple page together.

Try it yourself

Edit the HTML

Replace the example words with your own. The preview updates as you type.

Your code

Your page

Check your understanding

Can you explain your page?

Keep a heading, paragraph and link in your code. Which HTML attribute tells the browser where the link leads?

src href title

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