Great format - very easy to read and understand, and the information really sticks with you. I would recommend these Head First books to anybody interested in getting involved in working with HTML, XHTML and CSS.

Only 4 stars, however, for starting with HTML and not using strict XHTML requirements (for example, not teaching the need to close single tags until midway through the book) - why teach something and then add the caveat later that the instructions were incomplete?

If you're new to XHTML and CSS, this is the book for you. It makes sense of everything in easy to understand language. Is also great for those of us who are more visually inclined. (There are LOTS of picturs and diagrams!)

This is an excellent book for anyone looking to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Even if you already know the basics of HTML it's a great book to refresh yourself.

In this book you cover the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS. You'll learn how to correctly create the form of your page with XHTML and correctly design your page with CSS. After you're done reading it you'll definitely be prepared to create your own website and read more books on more advanced techniques.

The Head First series is great because it's written in a way that makes your brain pay attention. It makes the task seem less daunting by presenting the information in different ways that we all can understand. They have pictures and puzzles to keep you thinking. If only every school book were written like this!

It may not be regarded as a HTML refrence book but i should say that it is a perfect Learning Tool.The book is so fun to read that sometimes u cant let go of reading even if its 2 am and ur damn sleepy.Stories,Crossword puzzles add icing on cake.It was a "Experiance" reading this book.After this book i bought  Head First Web Design  and  Head First Javascript

I'm going to start a petition that Head First write all textbooks, trainings, manuals, etc. It's just that good.

If you actually want to learn a topic, start with Head First.

This is a great first book for someone new to web development. The unique writing style is geared toward you actually learning the material. This book is the antithesis of a dry, technical tome that will put you to sleep. Lots of exercises and comical illustrations help to keep you engaged with the topic and also aid retention. The weakness is that you will eventually need other resources - but they tell you that right there on the book. Overall a unique and very effective take on a complex subject.

This was a great book. Although I knew a bunch of html and css, I'd never learned it in a systematic way. This book does an excellent job at that. Perhaps too long if you've already got some experience but the reinforcement is beneficial.

Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML is for sure the best book for HTML and CSS, really is what its title describes Head First, the reader can learn HTML and CSS the funny and interesting way, believe me you can read it as a fiction book also, not boring at all.

HEAD FIRST = FUNTIMES. Highly enjoyable introduction to HTML/CSS plus the basics of image editing. Still highly enjoyable even if you already know a lot of HTML/CSS. It teaches you the basics, the reasons why we follow standards and it makes you think and do -- a lot.

This is the ultimate newbie book. Although it needs a little update: HTML 5 is almost a reality + it needs to clear up the unfortunate naming (e.g. XHTML). Apart from a few things that needs to be cleared up, this book is heaven sent. If only there was a HeadFirst Intermediate Algebra when I was younger...


ETA:
If you're an experienced programmer, the chapters quickly become painful and tedious though I am reminded by the little gems of knowledge - why some of the things are done a certain way and the different ways of tackling a certain problem.

The last chapter is surprisingly dedicated to forms that are passed to a .php process. Bare PHP stuff, no programming. Well, onto the PHP/mysql Head First book or not. :D

I still maintain it's an excellent book for beginners and the young ones who HATE books. If you desire a little less hand holding when you review or start out, try to check out other books.

This is the least boring way to teach anybody HTML, and this is coming from an ADHD seventh grader with literally no attention span. It makes HTML easy and Javascript easier, and it's really easy to remember things taught in the [granted] 700-some page textbook.

this is the text book for my web essentials class & so far, I love this book - loved it all the way through the class -the exercises are direct, detailed & humorous, to keep your attention through what can be incredibly dry material - I'd recommend this to anyone wanting to dip their whole foot in the HTML, XTML & CSS pond

Did the job for me. Great book for beginners. One thing to note is that, as IT books tend to be, it will be outdated rather soon. The book makes the statement (at least in the edition I bought, though I suspect more recent prints may have redacted) that (not verbatim) "It will all be XHTML from now on, there will be no HTML5". In fact, HTML5 will be the new standard that makes everything in this book obsolete over the next few years, and every web browser except Internet Explorer has already implemented it (IE is always at the tail end of the procession. My advice; use Chrome or Firefox).

Making such predictions in such a fast moving field of technology nearly always turns out to be a bad idea. But what is in this book should continue to be perfectly functional for a good few years as they maintain backwards compatibility (famous last words), and it is an excellent introduction to anyone just interested in how the internet works, and in gaining practical skills and knowledge in IT.