Step 1: Open TextEdit
Open Finder > Applications > TextEdit
Also change some preferences to get the application to save files correctly. In Preferences > Format > choose "Plain Text"
Then under "Open and Save", check the box that says "Display HTML files as HTML code instead of formatted text".
Then open a new document to place the code.
Step 2: Write Some HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My Heading</h1>
<p>My paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My Heading</h1>
<p>My paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
Step 3: Save the HTML Page
Save the file on your computer. Select File > Save as in the Notepad menu.
Name the file "index.htm" and set the encoding to UTF-8.
Step 4: View the HTML Page in Your Browser
Open the saved HTML file in your favorite browser.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
