Build Your First Personal Website with HTML (No Internet or Social Media Needed!)

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to create your very first personal webpage using just HTML and a simple text editor (Notepad or TextEdit) — no internet, no social media required.

🌍 Theme / Problem to Solve:
How can you share who you are, your hobbies, and your interests with the world — without using social media?

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a personalized “About Me” page that includes:
✅ Your name and a short introduction
✅ A self-portrait or avatar
✅ A list of your hobbies
✅ Links to your favorite sites

✨ Tools Used:

Notepad (Windows) / TextEdit (Mac)
Any web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)

🖥 Key Concepts You’ll Learn:
HTML document structure (!DOCTYPE html, html, head, body)
Basic tags (h1, p, img, a, ul, li)
Attributes (src, href, alt, title)
Saving and opening .html files offline

💡 Challenge Extension:
Change your page background color
Add more hobbies
Link to a favorite topic
Replace the image with your own drawing or avatar

👨‍💻 This is perfect for beginners, students, and anyone curious about coding and web development.

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