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What Is CSS?

CSS is a stylesheet language that is used to describe the presentation of a document written in HTML or XML. CSS can control the layout, color, font, and other aspects of how elements are rendered on screen, on paper, in speech, or on other media.

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet.
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.
Multiple style definitions will cascade into one.


<html> <head> <title>HTML Working Area</title> <style type="text/css"> span.highlight { color: white; background-color: #3366CC } </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#EDF3FE"> <p> <span class="highlight">This is a text.</span> This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. <span class="highlight">This is a text.</span> </p> </body> </html>

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