CSS, short for Cascading Style Sheets, define the look of your Website and can be embedded in your main HTML document, the file containing the primary markup language used to create a Web page, or created as a seperate file.
Wikipedia explains:
CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language) from document presentation, including elements such as the colors, fonts, and layout. This separation can improve content accessibility, provide more flexibility and control in the specification of presentation characteristics, enable multiple pages to share formatting, and reduce complexity and repetition in the structural content...
Here are some resources for learning to use the language to enhance your Web design:
- The CSS Tutorial from KillerSites.com contains a three part tutorial plus introduction and special sections on using CSS with images and in webpages and includes a CSS forum
- W3 Schools offers a wide range of information dealing with specifics ranging from syntax to text, fonts, borders, outlines etc.
- HTML.net's free tutorial offers another broad menu of instruction and a variety of languages in which information is provided
- HTML Goodies Cascading Style Sheets offers a collection of links to a variety of resources connected to the style language
- PageResource.com Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial breaks its lessons in the markup language down into introductory and intermediary sections
- EchoEcho.com's CSS Advantages offers an introduction, a series of tutorials additional references and even quizes to test your proficiency
Use one or all of these resources on your next foray into Web design or share this post with a friend or on a social bookmarking site today!
