Cascade Style Sheet (CSS)


Here are some of the basics of CSS coding. The image to the left is an example of how CSS coding looks like on TextWrangler. CSS works as the design of your site and works together with your HTML document. Below is a description of some of the basic features that can be achieved using CSS coding.

One of the fundamental things you can achieve with CSS is add color. This is probably one of the most basic and important aspects of designing your website. CSS allows you to change the color of your background, divs, and font.

Another aspect of design you can manipulate with CSS is your font family. There are many fonts available for use. You can make any text on your site a different font if you wanted to. You can also change the font size of any text you have as well.

Sizing your various elements can also be achieved with CSS. You can change the size of practically any div or image on your site.

You can also add borders to divs, images, or your whole page. You can manipulate the border margin, padding, and color of your borders.

There are endless ways in which CSS can help the aesthetics of your site. Once you have set a structure for your site with HTML and have studied similar sites you can get very creative and put your ideas into place with CSS.

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