What is CSS?
- CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets
- CSS describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen, paper, or in other media
- CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once
- External stylesheets are stored in CSS files
< h1 > This is a heading < /h1 > ,
< p > This is a paragraph < /p > .
When tags like < font > , and color attributes were added to the HTML 3.2 specification, it started a nightmare for web developers. Development of large websites, where fonts and color information were added to every single page, became a long and expensive process. To solve this problem, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) created CSS. CSS removed the style formatting from the HTML page! If you don't know what HTML is, we suggest that you read our HTML Tutorial. CSS Saves a Lot of Work! The style definitions are normally saved in external .css files. With an external stylesheet file, you can change the look of an entire website by changing just one file!