CSS3 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Cascading Style Sheets Language

© Mikael Olsson 2019

Mikael OlssonCSS3 Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4903-1_1

1. Using CSS

Mikael Olsson¹ 

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Hammarland, Finland

 

There are three ways to insert CSS into an HTML document: by using an internal style sheet, inline styles, or an external style sheet. An internal style sheet applies to a single page, an inline style to a single element, and an external style sheet to potentially an entire web site.

Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet is useful when a single document needs to have its own unique styling. The style sheet is then embedded within the <head> section of the web document using the <style> element. This element is a container for style sheet rules and should have its type attribute set to ...