Emmet for HTML: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Faster Markup

Emmet is a shorthand syntax that expands into full HTML. Once you learn a few patterns, you can scaffold layouts and components in seconds.

Why Emmet?

• Write less, ship faster
• Keep markup consistent
• Reduce repetitive keystrokes

Core abbreviations

Start with the basics:

• div.container → <div class="container"></div>
• ul>li*5 → a list with five items
• header>nav+main+footer → a simple layout

Helpful modifiers

Use curly braces to insert text content:

button.btn{Read more}

Use $ to auto-increment:

li.item-$*3

Final tip

Practice Emmet daily for a week. It becomes muscle memory quickly, and the payoff is huge.