You'll need to get use to useless thread replies like the one above on DP. In theory, you could write your HTML code in notepad; would however be easier to use a free HTML editor. I myself like to use HTML-kit for my web development. Below I provided you a link to HTML-kit and a HTML tutorial site to get your started. http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
Actually it was a valid post. If you had not noticed it was posted in the Search Engine Optimiszation section. I responded accordingly. Don't like it either report me to a mod or if you are a mod remove the post. Simple. KP
I would say to find a good HTML tutorial on the web and go through it. I mean, to write hand coded HTML, you have to know how first. And then picking an HTML editor is another issue. I think notepad is a good choice to start with. Then you can decide if you feel you need additional features later.
*bangs head on desk* I'm going to guess that you're new to HTML. Look, those tutorials won't help you much. They all require one thing in common - some prior knowledge of HTML. If you don't have that, then the tutorials will be more of a hindrance than anything. Instead, I strongly suggest you read Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS [link: sitepoint.com] by Ian Lloyd. I don't agree with everything he says in there, and the book is starting to get a bit long in the tooth, but it will teach you the fundamentals - which you ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO KNOW before you can start using those tutorials successfully. (Disclosure: I am an Advisor on the Design Team over at the SitePoint forums. Neither SitePoint or the SitePoint forums staff asked me to review, suggest, market, or promote this book, nor have I been compensated by any means whatsoever for doing so. The views expressed in this post are mine, and mine alone.) Two other books I suggest you read (which ironically will have an impact on how you write your code, which can make it easier to rank well in the search engines) are Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug and Designing With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman, both of which are in their second editions. You should also consider picking up a book on the basics of information architecture as well.