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  1. [ **Complete beginners start here!** ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web)
  2. Getting started with the web 
    1. [ Getting started with the web ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web)
    2. [ Installing basic software ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/Installing_basic_software)
    3. [ What will your website look like? ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/What_will_your_website_look_like)
    4. [ Dealing with files ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/Dealing_with_files)
    5. [ HTML basics ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/HTML_basics)
    6. [ CSS basics ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/CSS_basics)
    7. [ JavaScript basics ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/JavaScript_basics)
    8. [ Publishing your website ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/Publishing_your_website)
    9. [ How the web works ](/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/How_the_Web_works)
  3. [ **HTML â Structuring the web** ](/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML)
  4. Introduction to HTML 
    1. [ Introduction to HTML ](/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML)
    2. [ Getting started with HTML ](/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/Getting_started)
    3. [ What's in the head? Metadata in HTML ](/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/The_head_metadata_in_HTML)
    4. [ HTML text fundamentals ](/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/HTML_text_fundamentals)