CSS3 Tutorial

What is CSS and its role in web development.

The history and evolution of CSS to CSS3.

Ways to include CSS in HTML: external stylesheets, internal styles, inline styles, and the @import rule.

Basic selectors: element (type), class, and ID selectors.

Attribute selectors.

Substring matching attribute selectors.

Chaining attribute selectors.

Combinators: descendant, child, adjacent sibling, general sibling.

Understanding and using pseudo-classes (e.g., :hover, :focus, :active, :nth-child(), :last-child).

CSS3 structural pseudo-classes: :not() and :empty() selectors.

Amendments to pseudo-elements (e.g., ::before, ::after, ::first-line).

Understanding the components: content, padding, border, and margin.

Block-level vs. inline elements.

How the box model affects element dimensions.

Box-sizing property.

Font properties: font-family, font-size, font-weight, font-style, line-height.

Text properties: color, text-align, text-decoration, text-transform, letter-spacing, word-spacing.

CSS color formats: hex codes, RGB, HSL.

Alpha transparency with RGBA and HSLA.

Background properties:

• background-color
• background-image
• background-repeat
• background-position
• background-size

Styling HTML lists with CSS.

Basic styling of HTML tables.

Absolute units (px).

Relative units (em, rem, %, vw, vh).

The calc() function.

CSS3 background gradients:

• linear gradients
• radial gradients
• repeating gradients

CSS3 background properties:

• background-size
• background-origin
• background-clip

CSS3 border properties:

• border-radius
• border-shadow (box shadows)

Introduction to Flexbox and its one-dimensional nature.

Creating a flex container:

• display: flex
• flex-direction
• flex-wrap
• justify-content
• align-items
• align-content
• gap

Flex item properties:

• Order
• flex-grow
• flex-shrink
• flex-basis
• align-self

Introduction to CSS Grid and its two-dimensional nature.

Creating a grid container (display: grid).

Grid-template:

• grid-area
• grid-template-area

Placing items on the grid:

• grid-row-start/end
• grid-column-start/end

Grid gaps:

• row-gap
• column-gap
• gap

Automatic placement of grid items:

• grid-auto-flow
• grid-auto-rows
• grid-auto-columns

Named grid lines and grid areas.

Understanding the relationship between CSS Grid and Flexbox.

Understanding the transform property.

• translate()
• rotate()
• scale()
• skew()
• matrix()

The transform-origin property.

Understanding CSS transitions and how they create smooth changes.

Transition properties:

• transition-property
• transition-duration
• Using timing functions like ease, linear, ease-in, ease-out, ease-in-out, and cubic-bezier
• transition-delay

The transition shorthand property.

Understanding CSS animations and keyframes.

Animation properties:

• animation-name
• animation-duration
• animation-timing-function
• animation-delay
• animation-iteration-count
• animation-direction
• animation-fill-mode
• animation-play-state

Creating and applying animations to elements.

Basic concepts of 3D transformations.

• translate3d()
• rotateX()
• rotateY()
• perspective

limitations and browser support for CSS 3D transforms.

Understanding the principles of responsive web design. Using the viewport meta tag.

Media Queries for different screen sizes, orientations, and resolutions.

Creating fluid layouts using percentages and responsive units.

Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of using CSS frameworks.

Introduction to CSS custom properties. Declaring and using CSS variables. Setting fallback values.

Overview of concepts like BEM (Block, Element, Modifier) and other modular CSS approaches.