Not the best reference book if that's what you're looking for, but for beginners this book is great! It goes through all of the basics, and how to do things correctly.

Absolutely perfect for anyone looking to begin their coding journey.

This interactive guidebook is quirky and pretty hilarious. It’s a fun way to learn something kind of tedious. These guys don’t take themselves seriously at all, which makes it incredibly easy to follow and learn.

Great stuff.

decent

The best book on HTML / CSS you can pick up. Extremely clear and to the point. I already knew HTML, but still learned a trick or two. Also a great refreshers course. Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone wanting to learn HTML/CSS in a day or two.

Pretty good refresher.

One of the best books for dummies. From nowhere near a novice to actual writing and creating a webpage.

Wanting to learn CSS I pulled down several books at the bookstore and began thumbing through them. Later I took a look online at reviews and thought to give it a try. Initially I was put off by the rigamarole that the Head First team goes through to explain their philosophy of pounding the material into your head.

But it is good. Humor, with some real world examples and repetition do seem to work here. The only thing lacking is that the book should have a reference instead of telling you to buy another book so you could have a dictionary of the terms they have now struggled so diligently to teach you.

Another detraction is the 45 days online free. Once you buy it, find someway to make that always free online. Make the user stronger and the relationship between purchaser/student and author/teacher better. Build on it, and find someway to make those tests in the book interactive on the web. A good resource and entertaining as well.

good book, i create my website after read it
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I wish they had a Head First for everything. The world would run much more smoothly.

I had a simple working knowledge of HTML, but this series gives you the keys to more complex HTML without feeling like you're doing more work. In fact, I think I would consider reading and using this book to be fun. I've become a better writer of HTML and XHTML, though I didn't make it through CSS all that easily. I've got Head First Javascript on the way, and I'm looking forward to it.

An ok book for beginners I guess - it approaches the subject a little to gently

Bit outdated but really thorough explanations on HTML and CSS positioning and layout. Strongly recommend for beginners.

simple nice and straightforward