The CSS Handbook
by Flavio Copes
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This handbook is aimed at a vast audience.
- First, the beginner. I explain CSS from zero in a succinct but comprehensive way, so you can use this book to learn CSS from the basics.
- Then, the professional. CSS is often considered like a secondary thing to learn, especially by JavaScript developers. They know CSS is not a real programming language, they are programmers and therefore they should not bother learning CSS the right way. I wrote this book for you, too.
- Next, the person that knows CSS from a few years but hasn't had the opportunity to learn the new things in it. We'll talk extensively about the new features of CSS, the ones that are going to build the web of the next decade. CSS has improved a lot in the past few years and it's evolving fast.
Even if you don't write CSS for a living, knowing how CSS works can help save you some headaches when you need to understand it from time to time, for example while tweaking a web page. 
Book Description
CSS, a shorthand for Cascading Style Sheets, is one of the main building blocks of the Web. Its history goes back to the 90's and along with HTML it has changed a lot since its humble beginnings.This handbook is aimed at a vast audience.
- First, the beginner. I explain CSS from zero in a succinct but comprehensive way, so you can use this book to learn CSS from the basics.
- Then, the professional. CSS is often considered like a secondary thing to learn, especially by JavaScript developers. They know CSS is not a real programming language, they are programmers and therefore they should not bother learning CSS the right way. I wrote this book for you, too.
- Next, the person that knows CSS from a few years but hasn't had the opportunity to learn the new things in it. We'll talk extensively about the new features of CSS, the ones that are going to build the web of the next decade. CSS has improved a lot in the past few years and it's evolving fast.
Even if you don't write CSS for a living, knowing how CSS works can help save you some headaches when you need to understand it from time to time, for example while tweaking a web page.
This open book is licensed under a Open Publication License (OPL). You can download The CSS Handbook ebook for free in PDF format (3.0 MB).
Table of Contents
Introduction to CSS
A brief history of CSS
Adding CSS to an HTML page
Selectors
Cascade
Specificity
Inheritance
Import
Attribute selectors
Pseudo-classes
Pseudo-elements
Colors
Units
url
calc
Backgrounds
Comments
Custom Properties
Fonts
Typography
Box Model
Border
Padding
Margin
Box Sizing
Display
Positioning
Floating and clearing
z-index
CSS Grid
Flexbox
Tables
Centering
Lists
Media queries and responsive design
Feature Queries
Filters
Transforms
Transitions
Animations
Normalizing CSS
Error handling
Vendor prefixes
CSS for print
Book Details
Title
The CSS Handbook
Subject
Computer Science
Publisher
Self-publishing
Published
2019
Pages
173
Edition
1
Language
English
PDF Size
3.0 MB
License
Open Publication License
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