This list's been in the works for a while. Here's the things I find most useful for getting started with HTML, along with every free template I could find. If you have any others that you think I should include, please leave a comment on my site!
Easy copy-paste for common HTML stuff
Sadgrl's HTML Cheatsheet covers everything useful!
Learning The Ropes
I'm no expert, I'm still learning myself. But one thing I can tell you: HTML isn't as hard to learn as it may seem on the outside! I was originally very hesitant to dive in because of ADHD and other things, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to pick up on stuff through a mix of reading tutorials and trying things on my own. Dive in!!
W3Schools: The ULTIMATE resource when it comes to this stuff, you NEED W3schools in your life! They have easy to understand resources like tutorials, which usually come with editable live examples so you can understand what changing one part of the code would do. Resources are available for HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, etc!
Free Templates
Sadgrl's Layout Builder: A browser layout builder that lets you somewhat customize a layout for your Neocities! And of course, you can then edit it and further customize your site.
PetraPixel's Layout Generator: A layout maker with lots of accessibility options and a very clean interface.
Wikitable: Comprehensive and fun layout to make a pseudo-Wiki page in HTML!
44x50: A user who's made a really awesome Wiki-style template for storing information about your OCs and has more templates on the way.
Templaterr: Some great and very basic layouts, excellent for learning as you go.
Eggramen: A bunch of CSS stylesheets with simple HTML test pages. Has layouts for some specific types, too, like fanlistings, webcomics, etc.
Rarebit: The most popular free layout for a Neocities webcomic, and for good reason! It's really good.
Repth's Themes: A whole bunch of great layouts.
Angel's Layouts: Some layouts and then some simple base codes.
Almost Sweet: Sweet templates!
Neothemes: 2 free layouts.
Adilene: Several cute and compact layouts for Neocities, along with other code bits.
Zonelets: A simple and free engine for a blog.
MyRoom: Super cute simple layout with a calendar.
Silly Space: Aesthetic 2 sidebar site layout.
Teppy's Layouts: Several really aesthetically pleasing layouts.
Theme-Hunter is intended for Tumblr theme and page codes, but the vast majority of page codes can be used off Tumblr and will look pretty nice! (Not any pages which inherently depend on Tumblr of course, like all-in-ones and following pages.) Just make sure to read any TOS provided by the code's creator, as some people specifically don't want their codes used for this, some explicitly allow it, etc.
Even More Stuff
#html and #neocities: Tags on my blog for HTML templates and Neocities templates/resources I've reblogged.
Codepen: A site for people to share and show off their projects in various languages. Not everything is free to take, but a lot of it is. Check the licenses/description and stuff, and you can find some really interesting website templates and code snippets. It also comes with a browser code editor to let you test things live. (I made a list of some of my favorites once.)Sadgrl's Webmaster Resources: Huge list of useful resources.
Loveberry: Borders, a calendar, and other code snippets.
PetraPixel's Widgets: Last.fm and Status.cafe snippets.
Createblog: A vintage free layout website which is still up as of 2025, but doesn't seem to have been updated since 2012. You can find free HTML and CSS layouts from 2009-2012, and the majority of them could totally still be used, but you need to know a tiny bit of HTML so you can understand how to increase the size of things to make it accessible and sized for a modern day resolution, along with any other small tweaks it may need. I've used layouts from here a couple times and fixed them up on my own and found it very fun.
Please enjoy!
This is a post version of the HTML page on my Neocities, which I will be continually updating, so check there :)
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