The Trend - CSS3

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a language that is used to illustrate the look, style, and format of a document written in any markup language. In simple words, it is used to style and organize the layout of Web pages. CSS3 is the latest version of an earlier CSS version, CSS2.

A significant change in CSS3 in comparison to CSS2 is the introduction of modules. The benefit of this functionality is that it allows the specification to be finalized and accept faster, as segments are finalized and accepted in portions. Also, this allows the browser to support segments of the specification.

Some of the key modules of CSS3 are:

• Box model
• Image values and replaced content
• Text effects
• Selectors
• Backgrounds and borders
• Animations
• User interface (UI)
• Multiple column layouts
• 2D/3D transformations

Advantages of CSS3

• CSS3 provides a consistent and precise positioning of navigable elements.
• It is easy to customize a web page as it can be done by merely altering a modular file.
• Graphics are easier in CSS3, thus making it easy to make the site appealing.
• It permits online videos to be seen without using third-party plug-ins.
• CSS3 is economical, time-saving, and it is supported by most browsers.

Use and Need of CSS3

CSS3 is used with HTML to create and format content structure. It is responsible for colors, font properties, text alignments, background images, graphics, tables, etc. It provides the positioning of various elements with the values being fixed, absolute and relative.

To aid in building highly interactive online pages, CSS3 is highly commended as it provides wider options for designing. When advertising products and services the website is first viewed by a customer, it should be appealing and attractive, and this can be achieved with the help of CSS3.

CSS3 allows the designer to create websites, rich in content and low in code. This technology brings some exciting features that make the page look good, is simple for the user to navigate through and also functions flawlessly.

Some designs like drop shadows, rounded corners and gradients find a use in just about every web page. These design enhancements can make the site look appealing when used appropriately. Formerly, to use these techniques, we had to resort to many complicated methods with lots of coding and HTML elements. We tolerated with these workarounds, as there was no other way of achieving these techniques. But now, CSS3 allows us to include these designs directly leading to simpler and cleaner and fast pages.

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