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CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, is a stylesheet language used for describing the

visual presentation of a website. Introduced in the mid-1990s, CSS works alongside


HTML to enhance web pages by controlling aspects such as layout, colors, fonts,
spacing, and overall design. CSS enables developers to separate content (HTML) from
presentation, leading to a more structured and maintainable codebase. By applying
CSS, developers can style multiple pages consistently and make large-scale design
changes with ease.

The structure of CSS revolves around selectors, properties, and values. Selectors
target HTML elements (like headings, paragraphs, or images), while properties
define what aspect of those elements to style (such as color, font size, or
margin). Each property is assigned a value, like `color: blue;`, to complete the
styling instruction. CSS rules are written in a “selector { property: value; }”
format, where multiple properties can be applied to a single selector.

CSS has a cascading system, which determines which styles to apply when multiple
rules target the same element. This cascade is managed through specificity,
inheritance, and the order of the styles. Specificity defines how particular a rule
is (e.g., an ID selector is more specific than a class selector), inheritance
allows some properties to be passed down from parent elements to children, and the
order dictates that styles appearing later in the code override earlier styles when
they have equal specificity.

CSS offers various methods to apply styles. Inline CSS adds styles directly within
HTML tags, but this method is usually avoided due to poor scalability. Internal CSS
is written in a `<style>` block within the HTML file, and external CSS links to a
separate `.css` file, allowing styles to be used across multiple pages, which is
highly efficient for larger websites.

CSS has evolved over time, especially with CSS3, which introduced features like
transitions, animations, flexbox, and grid layout, enhancing responsive design.
Flexbox and grid are particularly powerful for creating responsive, complex layouts
that adjust to different screen sizes and devices. Media queries, another CSS
feature, allow developers to specify styles based on device characteristics like
width and orientation, crucial for mobile-friendly designs.

Additionally, CSS preprocessors like Sass and LESS have gained popularity, adding
variables, functions, and nesting capabilities to streamline and simplify CSS.
These tools compile into regular CSS but allow for more dynamic, modular styling.

CSS is essential in modern web development, providing control over visual


aesthetics and user experience. By allowing developers to manage styles
independently from HTML, CSS has made web design flexible, efficient, and
accessible, making it a fundamental language for creating appealing, responsive
websites.

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