CSS

CSS, aka Cascading Style Sheets, is a stylesheet language created in 1996 by Håkon Wium Lie.

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language. Although most often used to set the visual style of web pages and user interfaces written in HTML and XHTML, the language can be applied to any XML document, including plain XML, SVG and XUL, and is applicable to rendering in speech, or on other media. Along with HTML and JavaScript, CSS is a cornerstone technology used by most websites to create visually engaging webpages, user interfaces for web applications, and user interfaces for many mobile applications. Read more on Wikipedia...

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There are at least 4,446,834 CSS repos on GitHub
CSS first developed in Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
PLDB estimates there are currently 46k job openings for CSS programmers.
file extensions for CSS include css
The Google BigQuery Public Dataset GitHub snapshot shows 506k users using CSS in 809k repos on GitHub
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ANTLR grammar for CSS
CodeMirror package for syntax highlighting CSS
Monaco package for syntax highlighting CSS
Pygments supports syntax highlighting for CSS
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See also: (6 related languages)HTML, JavaScript, WebGL, XML, SVG, XPath
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Example from hello-world:

body::before {
    content: "Hello World";
}

Example from the Hello World Collection:

/* Hello World in CSS */
body:before {
    content: "Hello World";
}

Example from Linguist:

/*!
 * Bootstrap v2.3.1
 *
 * Copyright 2012 Twitter, Inc
 * Licensed under the Apache License v2.0
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
 */
.clearfix{*zoom:1;}.clearfix:before,.clearfix:after{display:table;content:"";line-height:0;}
.clearfix:after{clear:both;}
.hide-text{font:0/0 a;color:transparent;text-shadow:none;background-color:transparent;border:0;}
.input-block-level{display:block;width:100%;min-height:30px;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box;}
article,aside,details,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,nav,section{display:block;}
audio,canvas,video{display:inline-block;*display:inline;*zoom:1;}
audio:not([controls]){display:none;}
html{font-size:100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%;}
a:focus{outline:thin dotted #333;outline:5px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;outline-offset:-2px;}
a:hover,a:active{outline:0;}
sub,sup{position:relative;font-size:75%;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline;}
sup{top:-0.5em;}
sub{bottom:-0.25em;}
img{max-width:100%;width:auto\9;height:auto;vertical-align:middle;border:0;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;}
#map_canvas img,.google-maps img{max-width:none;}
button,input,select,textarea{margin:0;font-size:100%;vertical-align:middle;}
button,input{*overflow:visible;line-height:normal;}
button::-moz-focus-inner,input::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;border:0;}
button,html input[type="button"],input[type="reset"],input[type="submit"]{-webkit-appearance:button;cursor:pointer;}
label,select,button,input[type="button"],input[type="reset"],input[type="submit"],input[type="radio"],input[type="checkbox"]{cursor:pointer;}
input[type="search"]{-webkit-box-sizing:content-box;-moz-box-sizing:content-box;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-appearance:textfield;}
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration,input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button{-webkit-appearance:none;}
textarea{overflow:

Example from Wikipedia:

body {
   overflow: hidden;
   background: #000000;
}

Feature	Supported	Token	Example
Strings	✓	"	"Hello world"
Case Insensitive Identifiers	✓
MultiLine Comments	✓	/* */	/* A comment */
Comments	✓		/* This is a single-line comment */ p { color: red; }
File Imports	✓		@import 'custom.css';
Semantic Indentation	X
Line Comments	X
Ternary operators	X
Functions	X
Disk Output	X
Enums	X

title	author	year	reviews	ratings	rating
HTML, XHTML & CSS for Dummies	Ed Tittel	2008	14	109	3.55

Books about CSS from ISBNdb

title	authors	year	publisher
Head First Html With CSS & XHTML	Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman and Elisabeth Robson	2005	O'Reilly Media
CSS Cookbook, 3rd Edition (Animal Guide)	Christopher Schmitt	2010	O'Reilly Media
Blended Html, Xhtml, and CSS	Henry Bojack	2010	Course Technology, Cengage Learning
Pro CSS Techniques (Expert's Voice)	Rubin, Dan and Lloyd, Ian and Croft, Jeffrey	2006	Apress
DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide	Teague, Jason Cranford	2004	Peachpit Press
HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible (Bible) 3rd Edition	Pfaffenberger, Bryan and Schafer, Steven M. and White, Chuck and Karow, Bill	2004	Wiley
Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS (Wrox Beginning Guides)	Duckett, Jon	2004	Wrox
HTML, XHTML & CSS QuickSteps	Hart-Davis, Guy	2009	McGraw-Hill Education
Programming: Python Programming, JAVA Programming, HTML and CSS Programming for Beginners	Academy, iCode	2017	Independently published
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day: Includes New HTML5 Coverage	Lemay, Laura and Colburn, Rafe	2010	Sams Publishing
CSS Cookbook	Christopher Schmitt	20061017	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Enduring CSS	Frain, Ben	2017	Packt Publishing
CSS Quick Syntax Reference	Olsson, Mikael	2014	Apress
Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML	Craig Cook; David Schultz	20071018	Springer Nature
Beginning CSS Preprocessors: With SASS, Compass.js and Less.js	Prabhu, Anirudh	2015	Apress
The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML Web Design (Essentials)	Grannell, Craig	2008	Apress
Pro CSS for High Traffic Websites (Expert's Voice in Web Design)	Kennedy, Antony and de Leon, Inayaili	2011	Apress
CSS for Windows 8 App Development (Expert's Voice in Windows 8)	Foster, Jeremy	2013	Apress
Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS: Develop future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques, 3rd Edition	Frain, Ben	2020	Packt Publishing
Tailwind CSS	Gerchev, Ivaylo	2022	SitePoint
Coding for Kids Ages 9-15: Simple HTML, CSS and JavaScript lessons to get you started with Programming from Scratch	Mather, Bob	2020	Independently published
Modern CSS: Master the Key Concepts of CSS for Modern Web Development	Attardi, Joe	2020	Apress
CSS Animations and Transitions for the Modern Web	Bradley, Steven	2014	Adobe Press
CSS Text: Styling Your Words	Meyer, Eric A.	2013	O'Reilly Media
Coding for Absolute Beginners: Master the Basics of Computer Programming with Python, Java, SQL, C, C++, C#, HTML, and CSS	Warner, Andrew	2021	Independently published
HTML, CSS and JavaScript All in One, Sams Teach Yourself: Covering HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery	Meloni, Julie C.	2014	Sams Publishing
HTML, XHTML and CSS For Dummies	Tittel, Ed and Noble, Jeff	2011	For Dummies
Web Design Playground: HTML & CSS The Interactive Way	McFedries, Paul	2019	Manning
Build an HTML5 Game: A Developer's Guide with CSS and JavaScript	Bunyan, Karl	2015	No Starch Press
Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS & HTML5: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites	Nixon, Robin	2014	O'Reilly Media
New Perspectives on Blended HTML and CSS Fundamentals: Introductory	Bojack, Henry and Scollard, Sharon	2012	Cengage Learning
Programming: Computer Programming For Beginners: Learn The Basics Of HTML5, JavaScript & CSS (Coding, C Programming, Java Programming, Web Design, JavaScript, Python, HTML and CSS)	Connor, Joseph	2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Computer Programming For Beginners: Learn The Basics of Java, SQL, C, C++, C#, Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript	Alvin, Cooper	2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
CSS for Print Designers	Graffam, J. D.	2011	New Riders
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions	Collison, Simon and Budd, Andy and Moll, Cameron	2017	Apress
HTML & CSS For Beginners: Your Step by Step Guide to Easily HtmL & Css Programming in 7 Days	Academy, iCode	2017	Independently published
Murach's HTML, XHTML, and CSS	Anne Boehm	2010	Mike Murach & Associates
AdvancED CSS	Lewis, Joe and Moscovitz, Meitar	2009	Apress
CSS Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))	Schmitt, Christopher	2006	O'Reilly Media
CSS & CSS3: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development [ENHANCED EBOOK]	Nixon, Robin	2015	McGraw Hill
Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS	Duckett, Jon	2008	Wrox
HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies	Harris, Andy and McCulloh, Chris	2008	For Dummies
HTML, XHTML, CSS and XML by Example: A Practical Guide (By Example Series)	Teodoru Gugoiu	2005-07-01T00:00:01Z	Teora USA, LLC
CSS Framework Alternatives: Explore Five Lightweight Alternatives to Bootstrap and Foundation with Project Examples	Shenoy, Aravind and Prabhu, Anirudh	2018	Apress
Introduction to Web Interaction Design: With HTML and CSS	Macaulay, Michael	2017	Chapman and Hall/CRC
HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions: A Web Standardistas' Approach	Persson, Nicklas and Murphy, Christopher	2008	Apress
Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML: Modern Guide and Reference (Beginning: from Novice to Professional)	Cook, Craig and Schultz, David	2007	Apress
Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQuery	York, Richard	2009	Wrox
HTML, CSS & JavaScript for Complete Beginners: A Step by Step Guide to Learning HTML5, CSS3 and the JavaScript Programming Language	Hawramani, Ikram	2018	Independently published
Mastering Integrated HTML and CSS	DeBolt, Virginia	2007	Sybex
New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS	Bojack, Henry	2007	Thomson Course Technology
Getting StartED with CSS	Powers, David	2009	Apress
JavaScript: A Programmer's Companion from Basic through DHTML, CSS and DOM	Koch, Stefan	2003	Wiley
HTML & CSS for Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals of Computer Programming (1) (Essential Coding)	Foster, Jo	2020-02-28T00:00:01Z	Elluminet Press
Essential CSS and DHTML for Web Professionals (2nd Edition)	Livingston, Dan	2001	Prentice Hall
Html & CSS Programming: The Ultimate guide on How you can write Html and CSS in Under 10 Hours	Dawson, Ted	2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
You Are The Css To My Html: Size 6 x 9 inch - 120 Pages - Lined (Ruled) Notebook/Journal	Journal, Programming and Coding Lovers	2019-09-03T00:00:01Z	Independently published
Mastering CSS	Rich Finelli	43014	Packt Publishing
Html & Css Programming Guide	Ramasamy, Venkatesh	2013	lulu.com
Table Layout in CSS	Eric A. Meyer	20160613	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Programming Professional Made Easy	Key, Sam	2015-08-21T00:00:01Z	Lulu.com
Source Code: Path to Programming CSS	Society, Source Code	2019	Independently published
ASP.NET MVC with Entity Framework and CSS	Lee Naylor	20160912	Springer Nature
HTML & CSS: The Simplified Beginners Guide to build your websites and Easily Html & CSS Programming in 7 Days	Parker, Jacob	2021	Jacob Parker
Beginning Web Programming With Html, Xhtml, And Css	Jon Duckett	2008T	Wiley
Python Programming In A Day & CSS Programming Professional Made Easy	Key, Sam	2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
C++ Programming Professional Made Easy & CSS Programming Professional Made Easy	Key, Sam	2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
HTML 5 and CSS 3 programming from basic to applied (with DVD-ROM disc 1)(Chinese Edition)	ZHU HONG TAO . ZHAO XI LAI	2014	Tsinghua University Press
Css	Fabien Basmaison; Antoine Cailliau	20110223	Hachette
Css 2	Raphaël Goetter	2007	Eyrolles
CSS Mastery	Andy Budd; Emil Björklund	20160726	Springer Nature
Beginning Css	Richard York	2007	Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
CSS Secrets	Lea Verou	20150604	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Text	Eric A. Meyer	20130821	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Master	Tiffany B Brown	20181011	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Floating	Eric A. Meyer	20160113	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Modern CSS	Craig Buckler; Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski; Claudio Ribeiro; Tiffany B Brown; David Attard; Ahmed Bouchefr	20181022	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Text	Eric A. Meyer	20130821	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Master	Tiffany B Brown	20210815	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Floating	Eric A. Meyer	20160113	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Architecting CSS	Martine Dowden; Michael Dowden	20200515	Springer Nature
CSS Secrets	Lea Verou	20150604	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Cookbook	Christopher Schmitt	20091215	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS Cookbook	Christopher Schmitt	20091215	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Html And Css	Micheal Knapp	2017	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Positioning in CSS	Eric A. Meyer	20160413	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Jump Start CSS	Louis Lazaris	20130912	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Jump Start CSS	Louis Lazaris	20130912	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
CSS in Depth	Keith Grant	20180308	Simon & Schuster
CSS Pocket Reference	Eric Meyer	20180402	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Flexbox in CSS	Estelle Weyl	20170525	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Html & Css For Beginners	iCode Academy	2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
CSS Fundamentals [With DVD]	Montoya and Christian	2009	Prentice Hall
HTML& CSS for Beginners	Jo Foster	2022-04-22	Elluminet Press
Beginning CSS Web Development	Simon Collison	20071222	Springer Nature
HTML & CSS QuickStart Guide	David DuRocher	20210125	ClydeBank Media
Murach's HTML and CSS	Zak Ruvalcaba, Anne Boehm	11/2021	Mike Murach & Associates
Modern CSS with Tailwind	Noel Rappin	20210505	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The Advanced CSS Collection	Craig Buckler; Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski; Claudio Ribeiro; Tiffany B Brown; David Attard; Ahmed Bouchefr	20181022	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Getting StartED with CSS	David Powers	20100325	Springer Nature
Buku Sakti Html, Css & Javascript	Adam Saputra, S.Si.	2019	Anak Hebat Indonesia

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Books about CSS from ISBNdb

Publications about CSS from Semantic Scholar

title	authors	year	citations	influentialCitations
An Empirical Study on the Use of CSS Preprocessors	D. Mazinanian and Nikolaos Tsantalis	2016	22	1
CSS Preprocessing: Tools and Automation Techniques	R. Queirós	2018	3	0