Creating a website from scratch can leave you scratching your head, depending on the projects complexity.

This time-consuming skill can take months or years to master.

As a result, most professional coders have developed processes and shortcuts to refine their skills.

Computer showing programming code

This includes keeping a handy list of the most popular and repetitive programming code.

It can be an invaluable learning resource, offering examples of completed code.

ClickView page sourceor simply pressCtrl + U(Windows, Linux) orCommand + U(macOS).

Menu options showing View page source in Chrome

Chrome Developer Tools houses website code and doubles as a debugging tool for devs.

To do so, visit the target website from which you want to copy code.

From the menu options, selectMore tools, thenDeveloper tools.

Accessing Chrome Dev Tools via F12

Copy all the code you want and paste into any code editor of your choice.

Also, apart from being a debugging tool, you might alsouse Chrome Dev Tools to take screenshots.

Alternatively, pressCtrl + U(Windows, Linux) orCommand + U(macOS).

Menu options showing Inspect in Chrome

Copy all the code you want and paste it into your code editor of choice.

To do so, right-click any clear portion of the target website and either pressQor clickInspect.

Confirm your choice by clickingOpen DevTools.

Chrome Dev Tools showing More Actions menu

you’ve got the option to then copy and paste the code you want to duplicate and edit.

To do so, go to the website whose code you want to copy.

poke the three dots button in the top-right corner, and clickMore tools, thenDeveloper Tools.

View page source menu option in Firefox

Here’show to check and update Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

However, copying website code should only be done for your own learning and poking around offline.

Attempting to create a replica of an existing website and publishing it as-is may lead to copyright infringement.

Menu options showing Page Source in Firefox

you’re able to also take your coding on the go with mobile code editors.

Web code accessed via F12 in Firefox

Website code in Firefox accessed via Q or Inspect tool

Menu showing Web Developer Tools in Firefox

Menu options showing View page source in Edge

Open DevTools option in Edge

Inspect web code option in Edge

Developer tools access option in Edge

Search function shown in chromium-browsers Dev tools panel