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HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 9th Edition
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HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 9th Edition

by Joe Casabona
September 2020
Beginner
432 pages
9h 24m
English
Peachpit Press
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Introduction to CSS

So far, you’ve learned all about HTML and how to structure a website. But you may have noticed that we haven’t talked much about style or design. If HTML provides the function of a webpage, then CSS provides the form.

CSS is used to change the look and feel of webpages by targeting HTML elements and applying different styles. As you’ll soon learn, you can change fonts, colors, sizes, and so much more with CSS. But it’s also used for positioning elements, layout, and even printed pages.

What Are Styles?

What exactly do we mean when we talk about styles on websites? ...

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