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Free Web Design Courses & Certificates [2025]

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Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Build a Full Website using WordPress
Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Content Management Systems, Web Content, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Development, Blogs, Content Development and Management, Social Media, Marketing, Design, Computer Science
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
4.2K reviews
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free
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Develop a Company Website with Wix
Skills you'll gain: Event Management, Blogs, Content Development and Management, Content Management, Web Design, Web Design and Development, User Accounts, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, Public Relations
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
1.2K reviews
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
Meta
Principles of UX/UI Design
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience), Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Design Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, Web Design, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
1K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free Trial
Johns Hopkins University
HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Ajax, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Browser Compatibility, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, Cross Platform Development
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
17K reviews
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress
Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Web Analytics, Web Content, Keyword Research, Information Architecture, Content Management, Marketing, Analytics, Web Design, Web Development
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
784 reviews
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
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Build a Portfolio Website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Web Content, Responsive Web Design, Web Design
4.2
Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
97 reviews
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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Illinois Tech
Fundamentals of Web Development
Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, Responsive Web Design, Web Development, Version Control, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, GitHub, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Infrastructure Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Animations
Build toward a degree
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
16 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free
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Build a website using Wix Artificial Design Intelligence
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Web Content, Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Elements And Principles, Automation, Responsive Web Design
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
64 reviews
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
California Institute of the Arts
UI / UX Design
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona (User Experience), Mockups, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, UI/UX Strategy, Adobe XD, User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Language, HTML and CSS, User Flows, Web Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Research
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
8K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Google
Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Cross Platform Development, Responsive Web Design, UI/UX Strategy, Web Design, Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Usability Testing, User Research, Prototyping, Professional Development
4.9
Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
4.8K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free
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Test Accessibility of Your Design with WAVE
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability Testing, Web Design, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service
4.3
Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
24 reviews
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
University of California, Davis
Introduction to Web Development
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Design, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Web Servers, Image Analysis, Semantic Web, Cloud Hosting, Browser Compatibility
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
3.7K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks