Difference between revisions of "Intro - CSS"
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Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets | Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets | ||
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| − | + | ===What is CSS?=== | |
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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a supplementary extension to HTML allowing web designers to style specific elements on their pages and throughout their site. CSS defines the “style” of a website--elements like typography, color, spacing, positioning, etc. HTML can be thought of as the content or structure with an organization of elements (tags) and CSS applies the style or formatting. | CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a supplementary extension to HTML allowing web designers to style specific elements on their pages and throughout their site. CSS defines the “style” of a website--elements like typography, color, spacing, positioning, etc. HTML can be thought of as the content or structure with an organization of elements (tags) and CSS applies the style or formatting. | ||
| − | + | ===How can I use CSS?=== | |
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# It is the standard for styling web pages. | # It is the standard for styling web pages. | ||
# Faster loading for your webpages: less code and smaller pages. | # Faster loading for your webpages: less code and smaller pages. | ||
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# <nowiki><font></nowiki> elements have been obsoleted, though through HTML’s backwards compatibility, they will continue to be supported by browsers for the forseeable future. | # <nowiki><font></nowiki> elements have been obsoleted, though through HTML’s backwards compatibility, they will continue to be supported by browsers for the forseeable future. | ||
| − | + | ===How CSS Works=== | |
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CSS is applied to an existing HTML web document—both working in tandem to display web pages. | CSS is applied to an existing HTML web document—both working in tandem to display web pages. | ||
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