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bookIntroduction to CSS for Styling Web Pages

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is what gives your web pages their visual appearance. While HTML provides the structure, CSS controls colors, fonts, spacing, and layoutβ€”much like dΓ©cor and interior design define the look of a house.

Adding CSS to Style HTML

CSS can be applied in three main ways.

Inline Styles

Use the style attribute to quickly style a single element.

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Internal Styles

Add a <style> block inside the <head> to style elements within the same page.

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External Stylesheets

For larger projects, keep your CSS in a separate file and link it to your HTML.

Please check the index.html and index.css files in the example.

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index.css

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CSS Selectors

Selectors define which elements should receive specific styles.

Element Selector

Targets all elements of a specific type.

p {
  /* styles */
}

Class Selector

Targets elements with a specific class attribute.

.highlight {
  /* styles */
}

ID Selector

Targets a specific element with a unique ID attribute.

#header {
  /* styles */
}

CSS Properties

CSS properties define how the selected elements should be styled. Here are some common CSS properties:

  • color sets the text color;
  • background-color sets the background color of an element;
  • font-size sets the text size;
  • margin adds the spacing around an element.

We can customize the web page's appearance by applying CSS styles to the HTML elements to create visually appealing and user-friendly experiences.

Example:

index.html

index.html

index.css

index.css

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Which of the following are valid ways to apply CSS styles to an HTML page?

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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is what gives your web pages their visual appearance. While HTML provides the structure, CSS controls colors, fonts, spacing, and layoutβ€”much like dΓ©cor and interior design define the look of a house.

Adding CSS to Style HTML

CSS can be applied in three main ways.

Inline Styles

Use the style attribute to quickly style a single element.

index.html

index.html

copy

Internal Styles

Add a <style> block inside the <head> to style elements within the same page.

index.html

index.html

copy

External Stylesheets

For larger projects, keep your CSS in a separate file and link it to your HTML.

Please check the index.html and index.css files in the example.

index.html

index.html

index.css

index.css

copy

CSS Selectors

Selectors define which elements should receive specific styles.

Element Selector

Targets all elements of a specific type.

p {
  /* styles */
}

Class Selector

Targets elements with a specific class attribute.

.highlight {
  /* styles */
}

ID Selector

Targets a specific element with a unique ID attribute.

#header {
  /* styles */
}

CSS Properties

CSS properties define how the selected elements should be styled. Here are some common CSS properties:

  • color sets the text color;
  • background-color sets the background color of an element;
  • font-size sets the text size;
  • margin adds the spacing around an element.

We can customize the web page's appearance by applying CSS styles to the HTML elements to create visually appealing and user-friendly experiences.

Example:

index.html

index.html

index.css

index.css

copy

Video Tutorial

question mark

Which of the following are valid ways to apply CSS styles to an HTML page?

Select the correct answer

Everything was clear?

How can we improve it?

Thanks for your feedback!

SectionΒ 2. ChapterΒ 3
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