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Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

4.7(24,000) on Coursera·424K enrolled
Beginner 180 hours English Professional Certificate
Our recommendation
Meta's front-end developer certificate, a structured route into front-end web development with no experience needed. It covers HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React, ending with a portfolio project. Broad and job-focused, and it connects graduates with Meta's employer job board.

Good for: Beginners aiming for an entry-level front-end developer role.

Less suitable if: You already build web apps, or you want back-end or full-stack focus.

Skills you'll gain

HTMLCSSJavaScriptReactVersion controlFront-end development

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You have no coding background
You want a recognised credential and portfolio
You prefer a guided path

Consider something else if you…

You already build web apps
You want back-end or full-stack
You want a short course

Requirements: None.

Realistic time: About 240 hours; five to seven months at a part-time pace.

About this course

Meta's Front-End Developer Certificate is a structured nine-course professional certificate covering the front-end development stack: HTML and CSS, JavaScript and its advanced features, React and its component model, UI/UX principles and Figma prototyping, and full-stack development context. It's taught by Meta's own engineers and designers — the same people who maintain React, the framework the certificate centers on.

What you'll learn

Build and style web pages with semantic HTML and CSS Grid/Flexbox
Write advanced JavaScript including async/await and the DOM API
Build component-based React applications with hooks and state management
Prototype UI designs in Figma and apply UX design principles
Complete a full-stack capstone project combining front-end and API integration

This course includes

180h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

The certificate runs on a Coursera subscription of about $49 a month, with financial aid available; you can view much of the material via audit. Finishing faster keeps the total lower.

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Is the certificate recognised?

Issued through Coursera with Meta, and graduates get access to Meta's job board of 200-plus employers. It is an entry credential; your portfolio matters most.

Instructor

MT
Meta Teaching Staff
Coursera instructor
480K+ learners9 courses4.7 instructor rating

Developed by Meta's front-end engineering and design teams — the engineers who build and maintain React teaching the framework they created.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes as an entry route into front-end development for beginners, if you finish it and build a portfolio. It focuses on React, which is in high demand.
It is a recognised first step, and Meta connects graduates with a 200-plus employer job board, but your portfolio and interview matter most.
You can view much of the material via audit; the certificate needs a subscription (about $49 a month), with financial aid available.
About 240 hours — five to seven months part-time, faster if you study more.
Yes. React is a core focus, alongside HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Meta's is specifically front-end and React-focused; Google's cover fields like data, UX or IT. Choose by the career you want.
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