What is CSS & how do I use it?

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is the code that styles web content. CSS basics walks through what you need to get started. We'll answer questions like: How do I make text red? How do I make content display at a certain location in the (webpage) layout? How do I decorate my webpage with background images and colors? What is CSS?

What is an internal CSS?

An internal CSS is defined in the section of an HTML page, within a element. The following example sets the text color of ALL the elements (on that page) to blue, and the text color of ALL the elements to red. In addition, the page will be displayed with a "powderblue" background color:

What is the difference between HTML & CSS?

While HTML is used to define the structure and semantics of your content, CSS is used to style it and lay it out. For example, you can use CSS to alter the font, color, size, and spacing of your content, split it into multiple columns, or add animations and other decorative features. Looking to become a front-end web developer?

Why was CSS developed in 1996?

CSS was developed by W3C ( World Wide Web Consortium) in 1996 for a rather simple reason. HTML element was not designed to have tags that would help format the page. You were only supposed to write the markup for the web page. Tags like were introduced in HTML version 3.2, and it caused quite a lot of trouble for web developers.