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CSS Fundamentals
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CSS Fundamentals

CSS Fundamentals

1. Getting Started with CSS
What is CSS and Why is it Important?Linking CSS to an HTML DocumentMastering CSS Selectors for Styling HTML ElementsChallenge: Apply Your First CSS StylesChallenge: Style with Class SelectorsEnhancing Styles with User Action Pseudo-ClassesChallenge: Apply User Action Pseudo-ClassesChanging Text Colors in CSSOptimizing Workflow for Efficient CSS CodingChallenge: Use Variables for Better CSS Management
2. Styling Text in CSS
Mastering Text Styling in CSSText Formatting Techniques for ReadabilityChallenge: Format Text with CSSAdding Custom Fonts to a Web PageUnderstanding and Using Font PropertiesChallenge: Explore Font Properties
3. The CSS Box Model & Spacing Elements
What is the CSS Box Model?Understanding Box Sizing in CSSAdding Space with Margins and PaddingChallenge: Apply Box Sizing to ElementsUsing Structural and Functional Pseudo-ClassesChallenge: Practice Structural Pseudo-ClassesUnderstanding Block, Inline, and Inline-Block ElementsWorking with Block-Level ElementsWorking with Inline ElementsChallenge: Predict Page Layout with Different Element Types
4. Mastering Flexbox for Layouts
What is Flexbox and Why Use It?Setting the Flex Direction for LayoutsJustifying Content Horizontally in FlexboxAligning Items Vertically in FlexboxUnderstanding Flex Item PropertiesChallenge: Apply Flexbox ConceptsChallenge: Build a Layout with Flexbox
5. Adding Decorative Effects with CSS
Using Background Colors for DesignApplying Background Images to ElementsWorking with Images in CSSCreating Effects with Decorative Pseudo-ElementsAdding Shadows for Depth and StyleChallenge: Implement Decorative Effects in CSSFurther Steps

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Creating Effects with Decorative Pseudo-Elements

Pseudo-elements ::before and ::after are special selectors that allow us to insert content before or after an element's content. We use them to add decorative elements, such as icons or borders, to an element's content without modifying the actual HTML content.

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  • ::before adds the content before the element content;
  • ::after adds the content after the element content.

Let's consider the following example, where our task is to add some decoration for the hover effect on the links:

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index.html

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index.css

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