Celebrate HTML Day 2026 on August 8!
Posted on August 5, 2026 by Aywren
Last year I first discovered HTML day, though this event has now run for the past 4 years! In a day and age when vibe coding is becoming a new reality, the celebration of hand-coded and intentionally built apps and sites is more important than ever.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) has been around for a very long time, originally released back in 1993. Though it has changed quite a bit over the years, it still remains an accessible coding language that anyone can use to create and design your own personal web pages. All modern browsers can also read and display HTML documents as it’s a universal Net language.
While it’s not as fancy as some of the newfangled applications, learning HTML and creating your own website is an excellent way to understand the basics of computer language and coding. In fact, I taught myself to code HTML well over 20 years ago, and still use those skills today – for this very post you’re reading!
Some of the sites I created back then, first originating on an old Geocities account, still exist because I saved and preserved the files as HTML code all those years ago… and HTML is still just as relevant as it was then! Of course, I brushed those files off and updated the code, but the foundation of sites such as my Sygnus.org reach all the way back to the late 1990s!
Even if you can’t make it to an IRL HTML Day meetup, you can still celebrate this day in your own way. If you already have a site and know how to code, celebrate by working a bit on your project on August 8.
If you’ve never coded in your life, that’s okay, too! I have some resources that can get you started!
First, you need a place to host your website. I highly suggest Neocities.
It’s what I use to host this very website. Neocities is free, user and beginner friendly, with no ads!
On my resources page, you can find lots of useful free web tools and tutorials.
If you need a little help spinning up a template – that’s okay! Here are a couple to check out!
If you want to begin learning to code HTML for free, here are a couple of places to start:
If you already know HTML and you’re interested in something a bit more advanced in spinning up a website, check this project out:
Learning the HTML language can unlock a world of creativity you might not even know exists. As a writer and artist, I have to say that there’s something so satisfying about figuring out a piece of code that makes my site look and behave the way I want it to.
Plus, there’s nothing like breaking free from social media with your own website! As long as you back up your HTML files somewhere safe, no one can take that content away from you.
On top of that, you might just pick up some skills that open the door to other coding languages. You never know until you try!
Happy HTMLing!