Introduction to CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

CSS Basics

• CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets
• External stylesheets are stored in a separate file with a .css extension

Purpose and History

• The purpose of CSS is to control the layout and visual styling of web pages
• CSS was created to separate presentation from content and structure in HTML
• W3C stands for World Wide Web Consortium, which created CSS

Controlling Web Page Elements

• CSS can control typography, colors, layout, and other visual aspects of web pages

HTML and CSS

• The addition of style formatting to HTML 3.2 specification caused problems for web developers
• The problem was that web developers had to repeat style formatting on every single page, which was a nightmare
• CSS removes the need to include style formatting in the HTML page, making it more efficient and easier to manage
• CSS describes the presentation of web pages, including layout, colors, and typography

Learn about Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which describe how HTML elements are displayed on screen, paper, or other media. Discover how CSS can save time and effort by controlling the layout of multiple web pages at once.