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CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once. CSS = Styles and ColorsManipulate Text Colors, Boxes What is CSS?Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is used to format the layout of a webpage. With CSS, you can control the color, font, the size of text, the spacing between elements, how elements are positioned and laid out, what background images or background colors are to be used, different displays for different devices and screen sizes, and much more! Tip: The word cascading means that a style applied to a parent element will also apply to all children elements within the parent. So, if you set the color of the body text to "blue", all headings, paragraphs, and other text elements within the body will also get the same color (unless you specify something else)! Using CSSCSS can be added to HTML documents in 3 ways:
The most common way to add CSS, is to keep the styles in external CSS files. However, in this tutorial we will use inline and internal styles, because this is easier to demonstrate, and easier for you to try it yourself. Inline CSSAn inline CSS is used to apply a unique style to a single HTML element. An inline CSS uses the The following example sets the text color of the Example<h2 style="color:blue;">A Blue Heading</h2> <p style="color:red;">A red paragraph.</p> Try it Yourself » Internal CSSAn internal CSS is used to define a style for a single HTML page. An internal CSS is defined in the The following example sets the text color of ALL the Example<!DOCTYPE html> <h2>This is a heading</h2> </body> Try it Yourself » External CSSAn external style sheet is used to define the style for many HTML pages. To use an external style sheet, add a link to it in the Example<!DOCTYPE html> <h2>This is a heading</h2> </body> Try it Yourself » The external style sheet can be written in any text editor. The file must not contain any HTML code, and must be saved with a .css extension. Here is what the "styles.css" file looks like: "styles.css":
body { Tip: With an external style sheet, you can change the look of an entire web site, by changing one file! CSS Colors, Fonts and SizesHere, we will demonstrate some commonly used CSS properties. You will learn more about them later. The CSS The CSS The CSS ExampleUse of CSS color, font-family and font-size properties: <!DOCTYPE html> <h2>This is a heading</h2> </body> Try it Yourself » CSS BorderThe CSS Tip: You can define a border for nearly all HTML elements. ExampleUse of CSS border property: p { Try it Yourself » CSS PaddingThe CSS ExampleUse of CSS border and padding properties: p { Try it Yourself » CSS MarginThe CSS ExampleUse of CSS border and margin properties: p { Try it Yourself » Link to External CSSExternal style sheets can be referenced with a full URL or with a path relative to the current web page. ExampleThis example uses a full URL to link to a style sheet: <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/styles.css"> Try it Yourself » ExampleThis example links to a style sheet located in the html folder on the current web site: <link rel="stylesheet" href="/html/styles.css"> Try it Yourself » ExampleThis example links to a style sheet located in the same folder as the current page: <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css"> Try it Yourself » You can read more about file paths in the chapter HTML File Paths. Chapter Summary
Tip: You can learn much more about CSS in our CSS Tutorial. HTML ExercisesHTML Style Tags
For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference. What is the function of a style sheet?A style sheet is a file or form that is used in word processing and desktop publishing to define the layout style of a document. A style sheet contains the specifications of a document's layout, such as the page size, margins, fonts and font sizes.
Where is stylesheet in HTML?Each HTML page must include a reference to the external style sheet file inside the <link> element, inside the head section.
What is a stylesheet in web design?A web style sheet is a form of separation of presentation and content for web design in which the markup (i.e., HTML or XHTML) of a webpage contains the page's semantic content and structure, but does not define its visual layout (style).
How do I create a stylesheet in HTML?To create a cascading style sheet
Open an HTML file, and then use the <STYLE> tag to specify the font, color, margin, heading styles, and other style elements you want your style sheet to use. If you want to create an external style sheet and link other files to it, save the style sheet as a separate .
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