Why Should I Use HTML5?
The most straight-forward answer to that question is simply that it is the current, “right” version of the language. But some people seem unconvinced by this fact….
What is HTML5?
HTML5 is the latest specification of the HTML language, and represented a major break with previous markup practices. The purpose of the profound changes to the language was…
Create a Consistent Cross-Browser Experience
Every browser interprets the HTML specification a little differently. As a result, when identical code is rendered in two different browsers, there are often minor differences in…
What Can CSS Do?
A better question might be: “What can’t CSS do?” CSS can be used to turn an HTML document into a professional, polished design. Here are a few…
Specificity
The second rule that determines which rules are applied to each HTML element is the rule of specificity. CSS rules with more specific selectors will overrule CSS rules with less…
Cascading Inheritance
Why are CSS styles called cascading? When multiple rules are written that conflict with each other, the last rule written will be implemented. In this way, styles cascade…
How CSS Works
When writing CSS, there are many times that rules are written that conflict with each other. For example, when styling headers, all of the following rules may…
Best Practices for Preparing Your Markup for Styling
Now that you know how classes, IDs, and element tags can be used as hooks for CSS rulesets, how can you best implement this knowledge to write…
Preparing HTML Markup for Styling
CSS should be used to add content to a web page. That task is best handled by markup languages such as HTML and XML. Instead, CSS is…
CSS Syntax
CSS syntax includes selectors, properties, values, declarations, declaration blocks, rulesets, at-rules, and statements. A selector is a code snippet used to identify the web page element or elements that are…