Single-page demos are great for tutorials, but real websites have multiple pages. Building a small multi-page HTML project remains one of the fastest ways to learn how navigation, internal links and basic styling fit together. A clean five-page exercise can touch every common HTML tag a beginner needs to know.
This piece summarises the structure, points out the practical takeaways and explains what to watch for when modernising deprecated tags.
At a Glance
- Project: five web pages plus a home page with navigation.
- Topics covered: text formatting, fonts, images, marquee, line breaks, horizontal rules and internal links.
- Specs: background image on the home page, a moving "HTML Tutorial" marquee, hyperlinks between topics, and a back-to-home link on every page.
- Useful for: HTML beginners refreshing the basics.
The Five Pages at a Glance
The exercise splits HTML fundamentals across five separate pages, which forces you to set up real navigation rather than scrolling through one long document.
- Formatting styles and headings: bold, italics, underline, strike, subscript, superscript and all six heading levels.
- Font styles and the image tag: different `<font>` properties and how to embed an image.
- Marquee basics: scrolling text, scrolling images and scrolling hyperlinks.
- Other structural tags: `<br>`, `<hr>`, `<pre>` and `<p>`.
- Home page: links to all of the above, plus a background image and a marquee that reads "HTML Tutorial".
Every page also needs a back-to-home link and at least one internal link to another page, so the project doubles as practice for navigation.
Our Analysis
This is a teaching exercise, not real-world architecture. Real sites would not split topics this way, and the `<marquee>` tag is officially deprecated. But the exercise is useful precisely because it isolates the mechanics.
The hidden lesson is navigation. Most beginners underestimate how much of "building a website" is just making sure the user can move around without getting lost. By forcing a back-to-home link on every page and internal links between topics, the project trains that habit early.
The trade-off is relevance. `<font>` is obsolete, replaced by CSS. `<marquee>` is deprecated. If you want to extend this exercise into something current, replace those with CSS equivalents: `font-family` for `<font>` and CSS animations for `<marquee>`.
Who Should Care
| Audience | Why This Matters |
|---|---|
| HTML beginners | Learn navigation structure alongside raw tags |
| Students | Practice linking pages before moving to frameworks |
| Educators | Use as a structured lab exercise |
| Career changers | Build muscle memory for multi-page site architecture |
Bottom Line
Do the exercise as written to learn the raw tags, then modernise it with CSS. You will end up with the same muscle memory and a presentable mini site.
Key takeaways
- Multi-page projects teach navigation, not just tags.
- Some tags in this exercise are deprecated; replace them with CSS.
- Always include a back-to-home link and at least one internal link per page.
Frequently asked questions
Is the marquee tag still supported?
It is officially deprecated. Browsers may still render it, but CSS animations are recommended for new projects.
Do I still need to learn the font tag?
Not for modern projects. Use CSS `font-family` and related properties instead. The font tag has been obsolete for years.
What is the point of splitting content across multiple pages?
It forces you to set up real navigation, which is a core skill for any multi-page site.
What is an internal link?
A hyperlink that points to another section of the same page, usually using an anchor like `#section-id`.
Can I use this structure for a real website?
You can, but replace deprecated tags with modern HTML and CSS before publishing.