Really enjoyed it, it was surrpisingly easy to read. Explained all the rules and pricniples well. I was thinking about our production code all the time while reading it.

The best introductory book on HTML and CSS I’ve read so far. It focuses on (X)HTML and CSS, with a short chapter on graphics and barely a mention of scripting or other web topics. So it’s not as broad as Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML CSS Graphics and Beyond, but it covers things in much more depth, and I understood and retained more from this book. I credit the informal writing, cheesy pictures, “handwritten” explanatory notes, reader question sections, repetition, and visuals....

This was assigned as a textbook for Web Development I, and it basically taught the class by itself.A hefty tome, this book intimidated me up until I opened it and found the illustrated explanation of its mission, to help readers trick their brains into thinking CSS is "as important as a tiger." It does a great job, too - with conversational language, straightforward explanations, and lots and lots of pictures, examples, and exercises, this book taught me oodles of new things about HTML and CSS.

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.

I've actually bought several from this series, after reading this book. I keep it right there on my bookshelf and have actually read it twice. I found their tutorials to be particularly useful.

I bought this book after many failed attempts at building my website with paid and free builders that are offered online. It came down to me needing to have my website up and running at the end of 14 days. I got through this book in five and build my website by hand coding in split view within dreamweaver. Met my deadline and was very happy with the result. By the way I had no prior experience coding at all before this book. Absolutely fantastic. I have since gone on to other books in the Head F...

It is a really good book for web development beginners. However, I would recommend going to a book which has explained HTML5 (the most recent one).

Good afternoon, beginner web-developer.This book will open the door for web development for you, the material is presented as accessible as possible for a beginner, everything is as it should be kosher. Along with this book I read a couple of others in general, earth and sky. I like the whole series of Head first + can be downloaded, but not even you need additional material on the textbook on the official website. There, of course, a little crutches, but you can figure it out. Bottom line: I re...

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.

This was a really good introductory text, covering the fundamentals of HTML and CSS. It’s short of cheesy but also very accessible and easy to follow. It actually made me feel like I could build a website. Definitely recommend!

I try to stay away from the series as they use way too many cartoons, pictures, and other noisy distractions. They claim that readers benefit from that sort of exposure to multiple media, but it is actually the opposite. Pages look like those annoying websites with ad banners.

A must-read for who wants to learn HTML!

It is readable which have a lot of real exercises that you can do that directly

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

Good to read

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

decent

good

So much better than online tutorials!

This was a fun read. Admittedly, I already know a lot of this book's contents, but I still learned a few things here-and-there, or reiterated prior knowledge. 4.2/5

This member of the Head First series teaches in an engaging way with every lesson providing the context and the why, not only what and how, of using HTML and CSS.I have written web pages before, and even worked through some on-line tutorials. But having some colleagues gently remind me that my web page needed to be updated and filled out provides an opportunity to learn how to do this right.Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML does a better job then others. The style of teaching lends itself very we...

I actually brought this book on the train with me for pleasure-reading while I was commuting. I found this book on the shelf in the library while looking for a book on PHP, and something about the look of its spine had me pull it down and browse through it. I wasn't sure about the layout of the book at first (it's full of pictures, asides, and "handwritten" notes), but it seemed interesting enough that I thought I'd take it home with me and look through it. Now, I consider myself pretty well ver...

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 se...

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 a...

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 imp...

Pro: Excellent use of learning styles, good reasoning behind instructions.Con: The same material could have been presented in about 1/3 less pages.I will use this as a course outline for teaching XHTML with CSS. There is no better book than this for beginners to coding for the web.This is an update to my review above:I am currently using this book as a lesson book for Grade 12 students for the second time. The authors understand how people learn and apply it to this book. I cannot imagine a bett...

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...

I've read two HTML books in my life now. The first was back in the early 1990s when was considered neat. This one I read to brush up on HTML but mostly to learn all about CSS. I started another book but realized I didn't have the fundamentals down so went for something easy to get started with. This book fit the bill. It is relatively complete in its coverage of XHTML and CSS (at least at the level I was interested in) and did it in an easy to read manner. I've also read the AJAX book but didn'...

Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML was my second book in Head First series after Head First Java, 2nd Edition. Like the 1st book, this book continues the method of simple, redundant explanations that make the content stick. The book doesn't cover all the topics but really makes sure that the reader has completely understood the topics being taught. The conversational tone of the book is great if you are learning XHTML and CSS on your own. If you are getting started with web-designing, this book is...

Excellent and enjoyable introduction to html 4, css 2, and xhtml 1. I feel very confident in my ability to use these technologies after reading this book. However, the book is a bit dated. Published in 2006, it makes the case that xhtml is of utmost importance as the emerging standard in web site data structuring, and that there will not be an HTML 5. Now, five years down the road, the XHTML 2.0 spec is languishing, while HTML 5 and CSS 3 have emerged as the current cutting edge standards.Head F...