Introduction to CSS
What is CSS? CSS stands for C ascading S tyle S heets CSS describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen, paper, or in other media CSS saves a lot of work . It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once External stylesheets are stored in CSS files. Why Use CSS? CSS is used to define styles for your web pages, including the design, layout and variations in display for different devices and screen sizes. CSS Solved a Big Problem HTML was NEVER intended to contain tags for formatting a web page! HTML was created to describe the content of a web page, like: <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> When tags like <font>, and color attributes were added to the HTML 3.2 specification, it started a nightmare for web developers. Development of large websites, where fonts and color information were added to every single page, became a ...