CSS in Depth

In CSS in Depth, Second Edition you will learn how to:

• Create a web page with layout methods
• Develop essential website components, like dropdown menus and dialog boxes
• Make your website fully responsive across devices
• Organize your CSS for easy future maintenance
• Implement designer mockups with attention to detail
• Use animations to guide user focus
• Avoid common CSS pitfalls

The more you know about CSS, the more confident you’ll be at tackling any tricky website design! CSS in Depth has given thousands of web developers the tools and the inspiration to make sites that really pop. This second edition is packed with the latest best practices, new CSS language features, and essential advice on how to organize and maintain your CSS codebase.

Foreword by Chris Coyier.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology

To deliver truly beautiful frontends, you need to know CSS inside and out. And as CSS grows and matures, even experienced CSS developers will find a whole new set of skills to catch up on! This guide will help you discover everything that CSS is capable of—from the must-knows and brand-new features to the hidden insights you won’t find anywhere else!

About the book

CSS in Depth, Second Edition, deep dives into the CSS techniques used by the world’s most skilled web developers. Inside, you’ll learn how to build and organize a modular CSS codebase that’s easy to understand, maintain, and reuse. This new edition is fully revised to cover the CSS standard’s latest additions, including cascade layers, logical properties, new color functions, subgrid, and container queries.