Cascading Style Sheets

In the early days of the Internet, Web designers were forced to work with default fonts and style rules that limited their designs and could stifle their creativity. Today, almost every professional-level Web design has a unique and consistent look and feel thanks to cascading style sheets (CSS).

Maintain Control

CSS create consistency within a Web site and force Web pages to display uniformly across all browsers and handheld devices. This means margins and headings display the same on Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari and other browsers that normally apply their own style to Web pages. You can even use CSS to control the way your Web page displays on a cell phone screen or a printed page!

Faster Load Times

When you use CSS on your Web site, you essentially separate your code into two parts. CSS control document’s presentation and the rest of the code specifies Web page content. Because a browser only has to read the presentation code once for the entire page, CSS streamline your code, and your Web pages load faster.

Simplify Redesigns

Web design trends are constantly changing. CSS make it easy for you to keep up with the latest fonts and styles on your Web site because code changes are applied to the entire page at once.

What Are Cascading Style Sheets?

Start your education into using cascading style sheets (CSS) with a quick overview of CSS and its uses.