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Introduction to CSS
What is CSS and why it is significance?
 CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet.

 CSS is used to design HTML tags.
 CSS is a widely used language on the web.
 HTML, CSS and JavaScript are used for web designing. It helps the
web designers to apply style on HTML tags.
What does CSS do
o You can add new looks to your old HTML documents.

o You can completely change the look of your website with only a few
changes in CSS code.
1) Resolves a big problem
 Before CSS, tags like font, color, background style, element

alignments, border and size had to be repeated on every web page.
 This was a very long process. For example: If you are developing a
large website where fonts and color information are added on every
single page, it will be become a long and expensive process.
 CSS was created to solve this problem. It was a W3C
recommendation.
2) Saves a lot of time
CSS style definitions are saved in external CSS files so it is possible to

change the entire website by changing just one file.
3) Provide more attributes
CSS provides more detailed attributes than plain HTML to define the look
and feel of the website.
CSS Syntax
A CSS rule set contains a selector and a declaration block.

Selector: Selector indicates the HTML element you want to style. It could be

any tag like <h1>, <title>, <div>, <p>, <article> etc.
Declaration Block: The declaration block can contain one or more

declarations separated by a semicolon. For the above example, there are
two declarations:
1. color: brown;
2. font-size: 11 px;
Each declaration contains a property name and value, separated by a colon.
Property: A Property is a type of attribute of HTML element. It could be

color, border etc.
Value: Values are assigned to CSS properties. In the above example, value

"yellow" is assigned to color property.
1. Selector{Property1: value1; Property2: value2; ..........;}
Different ways to Insert CSS
There are 3 ways to Insert CSS into html file
1. In-line style
2. Internal style sheet
3. External style sheet

Let’s look at the features of each of these ways
1. In-line style
Here we add style attribute directly into the relevant html tag.
e.g.
<span style=”width:200px; margin-left:25px;background-

color:lime;”>This is a sample inline style</span>
But it loses the advantage of using CSS, so use it sparingly.
2. Internal style sheet
We can declare the style properties inside <style> </style> tag to apply
styles to particular page alone, this is called internal style sheet.
<!DOCTYPE>
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1{
color:green;
background-color:yellow;
padding:5px;
}
p{
color:blue;
}
.mystyle { font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', Fallback, sans-serif; color:red;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Example for Lennox</h1>
<p>This is Paragraph</p>
<p class="mystyle">This is my style</p>
</body>
</html>
3. External style sheet
This is the ideal and best way to apply style to many pages. We can change the
look of the entire website by changing in one file.
Each must have below link tag inside head tag, to apply external style.
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="myexternalstyle.css">
</head>
External css should contain something similar styles
h1
{
font-size:100px;
position: fixed;
left: 550px;
top: 200px;
color:orange;
}
This file should be stored in appropriate path and have extension of .css and
it should not contain any html tags.
CSS Selector
CSS selectors are used to select the content you want to style. Selectors are the part of
CSS rule set. CSS selectors select HTML elements according to its id, class, type, attribute
etc.
There are several different types of selectors in CSS.
1. CSS Element Selector - p, h1, h2, th, tr, td etc..

2. CSS Id Selector - #<id> e.g. #companyname
3. CSS Class Selector - .<class_name> e.g. .description
4. CSS Universal Selector - *
5. CSS Group Selector – h2, p, td { }
1. CSS Element selector
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p{
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>This style will be applied on every paragraph.</p>
<p id="para1">Me too!</p>
<p>And me!</p>
</body>
</html>
2. CSS Id Selector
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#para1 {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p id="para1">Hello Javatpoint.com</p>
<p>This paragraph will not be affected.</p>
</body>
</html>
3 CSS class selector
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1 class="center">This heading is blue and center-aligned.</h1>
<p class="center">This paragraph is blue and center-aligned.</p>
</body>
</html>
4 CSS class selector for specific element
p.center - applies only to p element which has class center
5 CSS universal selector
<style>
* {
color: green;
font-size: 20px;
}
</style>
6 CSS Group selector
CSS code without group selector.

h1 {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
h2 {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
p {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
As you can see, you need to define CSS properties for all the elements. It can be grouped in
following ways:
h1,h2,p {
text-align: center;
color: blue;
}
Sizes of element
We can specify size of the elements such as <div> <p> with the units px or
%. px for fixed width or height, % will take the size of the screen.
For example width:100% meaning full width of the current screen.
Divisions
Divisions are a block level HTML element used to define sections of an HTML
file. A division can contain all the parts that make up your website. Including
additional divisions, spans, images, text and so on.
You define a division within an HTML file by placing the following between
the <body></body> tags:
<div>
Site contents go here
</div>
Though most likely you will want to add some style to it. You can do that in
the following fashion:
<div id=”container”>
Site contents go here
</div>
The CSS file contains this:
#container{
width: 70%;
margin: auto;
padding: 20px;
border: 1px solid #666;
background: #ffffff;
}
Now everything within that division will be styled by the “container” style
rule, I defined within my CSS file. A division creates a linebreak by default.
You can use both classes and IDs with a division tag to style sections of your
website.
Color
You can set the color of text with the following:
color: value;
Possible values are

 color name – example:(red, black…)
 hexadecimal number – example:(#ff0000, #000000)
 RGB color code – example:(rgb(255, 0, 0), rgb(0, 0, 0))
Stack ordering using z-index property

The z-index property specifies the stack order of an element.
An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a

lower stack order.
Note: z-index only works on positioned elements (position: absolute, position:

relative, position: fixed, or position: sticky).
img {
position: absolute;
left: 10px;
top: 10px;
z-index: -1;
}
CSS Transform property

The transform property applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element. This
property allows you to rotate, scale, move, skew, etc., elements.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div.a {
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
background-color: yellow;
transform: rotate(30deg);
}
div.b {
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
transform: skewY(15deg);
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div.c {
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
transform: scaleY(1.5);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The transform Property</h1>
<h2>transform: rotate(20deg):</h2>
<br>
<div class="a">Hello Lennox Trainers!</div>
<br>
<h2>transform: skewY(20deg):</h2>
<div class="b">Hello Lennox Trainers!</div>
<br>
<h2>transform: scaleY(1.5):</h2>
<div class="c">Hello Lennox Trainers!</div>
</body>
</html>
CSS Transition property
The transition property is a shorthand property for:
 transition-property
 transition-duration
 transition-timing-function
 transition-delay
Note: Always specify the transition-duration property, otherwise the duration is

0s, and the transition will have no effect.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: red;
transition: width 3s;
div:hover {
width: 300px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The transition Property</h1>
<p>Hover over the div element below, to see the transition effect:</p>
<div></div>
<p><b>Note:</b> This example does not work in Internet Explorer 9 and

earlier versions.</p>
</body>
</html>
CSS Opacity property

The opacity property sets the opacity level for an element.
The opacity-level describes the transparency-level, where 1 is not transparent

at all, 0.5 is 50% see-through, and 0 is completely transparent.
CSS padding Property
An element's padding is the space between its content and its border.
The padding property is a shorthand property for:
 padding-top
 padding-right
 padding-bottom
 padding-left
Note: Padding creates extra space within an element, while margin creates

extra space around an element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.ex1 {
border: 1px solid red;
padding: 35px;
}
p.ex2 {
border: 1px solid red;
margin: 35px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The padding Property</h1>
<p class="ex1">This paragraph has a padding of 35 pixels on all four

sides.</p>
<p class="ex2">This paragraph has no specified padding, but a margin of

35 pixels on all four sides.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Padding creates extra space within an

element, while margin creates extra space around an element!</p>
</body>
</html>
CSS visibility Property
The visibility property specifies whether or not an element is visible.
Tip: Hidden elements take up space on the page. Use the display property to

both hide and remove an element from the document layout!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
h2.a {
visibility: visible;
}
h2.b {
visibility: hidden;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The visibility Property</h1>
<h2 class="a">This heading is visible</h2>
<h2 class="b">This heading is hidden</h2>

<p>Notice that the hidden heading still takes up space on the page.</p>
</body>
</html>
CSS Functions
CSS functions are used as a value for various CSS properties.
Function Description
attr() Returns the value of an attribute of the selected element
calc() Allows you to perform calculations to determine CSS property values
cubic-bezier() Defines a Cubic Bezier curve
hsl() Defines colors using the Hue-Saturation-Lightness model (HSL)
hsla() Defines colors using the Hue-Saturation-Lightness-Alpha model

(HSLA)
linear-gradient() Sets a linear gradient as the background image. Define at least two
colors (top to bottom)
radial-gradient() Sets a radial gradient as the background image. Define at least two
colors (center to edges)
repeating-linear-gradient() Repeats a linear gradient
repeating-radial-gradient() Repeats a radial gradient
rgb() Defines colors using the Red-Green-Blue model (RGB)
rgba() Defines colors using the Red-Green-Blue-Alpha model (RGBA)
var() Inserts the value of a custom property

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 CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet.

What does CSS do

o You can add new looks to your old HTML documents.

1) Resolves a big problem

 Before CSS, tags like font, color, background style, element

2) Saves a lot of time

CSS style definitions are saved in external CSS files so it is possible to

3) Provide more attributes

A CSS rule set contains a selector and a declaration block.

Selector: Selector indicates the HTML element you want to style. It could be

Declaration Block: The declaration block can contain one or more

Each declaration contains a property name and value, separated by a colon.

Property: A Property is a type of attribute of HTML element. It could be

Value: Values are assigned to CSS properties. In the above example, value

Different ways to Insert CSS

There are 3 ways to Insert CSS into html file

2. Internal style sheet

3. External style sheet

Let’s look at the features of each of these ways

<span style=”width:200px; margin-left:25px;background-

But it loses the advantage of using CSS, so use it sparingly.

2. Internal style sheet

3. External style sheet

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="myexternalstyle.css">

External css should contain something similar styles

There are several different types of selectors in CSS.

1. CSS Element Selector - p, h1, h2, th, tr, td etc..

1. CSS Element selector

3 CSS class selector

4 CSS class selector for specific element

p.center - applies only to p element which has class center

5 CSS universal selector

6 CSS Group selector

CSS code without group selector.

For example width:100% meaning full width of the current screen.

Site contents go here

Site contents go here

The CSS file contains this:

Possible values are

Stack ordering using z-index property

An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a

Note: z-index only works on positioned elements (position: absolute, position:

CSS Transform property

<h1>The transform Property</h1>

CSS Transition property

The transition property is a shorthand property for:

Note: Always specify the transition-duration property, otherwise the duration is

<h1>The transition Property</h1>

<p><b>Note:</b> This example does not work in Internet Explorer 9 and

CSS Opacity property

The opacity-level describes the transparency-level, where 1 is not transparent

The padding property is a shorthand property for:

Note: Padding creates extra space within an element, while margin creates

<h1>The padding Property</h1>

<p class="ex1">This paragraph has a padding of 35 pixels on all four

<p class="ex2">This paragraph has no specified padding, but a margin of

<p><strong>Note:</strong> Padding creates extra space within an

The visibility property specifies whether or not an element is visible.

Tip: Hidden elements take up space on the page. Use the display property to

<h1>The visibility Property</h1>

<h2 class="a">This heading is visible</h2>

<h2 class="b">This heading is hidden</h2>

attr() Returns the value of an attribute of the selected element

calc() Allows you to perform calculations to determine CSS property values

cubic-bezier() Defines a Cubic Bezier curve

hsl() Defines colors using the Hue-Saturation-Lightness model (HSL)

hsla() Defines colors using the Hue-Saturation-Lightness-Alpha model

repeating-linear-gradient() Repeats a linear gradient

repeating-radial-gradient() Repeats a radial gradient

rgb() Defines colors using the Red-Green-Blue model (RGB)

rgba() Defines colors using the Red-Green-Blue-Alpha model (RGBA)

var() Inserts the value of a custom property

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