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Learn MoreCSS - The Complete Guide (incl. Flexbox, Grid & Sass)
CSS - The Complete Guide (incl. Flexbox, Grid & Sass)
Learn CSS for the first time or brush up your CSS skills and dive in even deeper. EVERY web developer has to know CSS.
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Last updated 1/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Learn why CSS is amazing, not something to be afraid of!
- Use basic as well as advanced CSS features
- Flexbox, grid, animations, transitions, fonts, media queries and much more - it's all included!
- Understand the concepts and theory behind CSS and certain CSS features
- Build beautiful websites which don't just contain great content but also look good
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Course content
19 sections • 297 lectures • 22h 45m total length
- Introduction1:39
Let me introduce you to this course and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- What is CSS?2:59
Let's start with the most important question first: What is CSS and why do we need it on our websites?
- Join our Online Learning Community0:25
- CSS History, Present & Future1:50
CSS constantly evolves so let me give you a quick overview of the past and the current development of CSS!
- Course Outline4:34
You now know what CSS is but what does the course actually offer you? This lecture will answer that question.
- Choose Your Track0:27
As noted in the course outline, this course offers multiple tracks. Here's how you reach your favorite one.
- Course Prerequisites0:43
You know what this courses offers, but what do you need to succeed in this course? Let's have a look at the prerequisites.
- How To Get The Most Out Of This Course2:49
There's more than one way of taking a course. Let's find out how you can get the most out of this course in this lecture.
- Recommended Tools1:26
Which tools are we using throughout this course? Time to have a quick look at our code editor and the recommended browser.
- Where to Find the Source Code0:09
Find out where you can get the course source code.
- Useful Resources & Links0:04
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction0:55
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Understanding the Course Project Setup2:44
This is a hands-on course, so we will learn CSS in practice. Time to take a closer look at the starting setup for our course project!
- Adding CSS to our Project with Inline Styles3:53
We have an index.html file, but how can we add CSS now? Let me show you inline styles and how these allow us to change the look of our website!
- Understanding the <style> Tag & Creating a .css File6:27
We learned that inline styles are probably not the best way to add CSS code. So let's have a look at two other ways to achieve this and also explain which approach we will follow throughout the course.
- Applying Additional Styles & Importing Google Fonts6:51
We added CSS and applied some basic styling, but so far the same style is applied to all elements. Time to change that, so let's understand how we can select a specific element and add styles to it. Additionally, we'll import fonts using Google Fonts.
- Theory Time - Selectors8:56
We learned how to select elements, but we probably need more selectors to style our website individually. Thankfully, we do have more selectors available in CSS, so let's understand classes, IDs and attribute selectors!
- Understanding the "Cascading" Style & Specificity8:14
Our website keeps growing, but why are some styles applied and why is this not true for others? Turns out that there are two important concepts that are mainly responsible for that: The "Cascading" nature of CSS and Specificity. But what is the idea behind these?
- Understanding Inheritance5:47
We understood Specificity so the general styling logic is clear now. Unfortunately not, there is one additional core concept we definitely have to understand: Inheritance. Time to add this to our project and to understand it in this video!
- Adding Combinators6:16
For the styling of a website it is very important to define the look of the different parts of the website individually, because we definitely do not want our website to have the same style all over. Combinators helps us to achieve that.
- Theory Time - Combinators5:42
We added the descendant combinator, but there are more combinators available in CSS. Time to dive into these in this theory lecture.
- Summarizing Properties & Selectors3:49
We learned a lot about the CSS core concepts in this module. Let me quickly summarize what we learned so far about selectors, properties and values!
- Selectors & Combinators
- Time to Practice - The Basics
- Wrap Up2:02
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:07
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction1:19
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Introducing the CSS Box Model3:36
One of the most important concepts to understand is the way CSS interacts with elements in HTML. This concept is called the box model, so let's see if we can find such a box in our project!
- Understanding the Box Model3:01
Content, padding, border, margin - we found and understood these parts of the box model. Let's now take a closer look at it and also understand the box model concept in connection with parent and child elements.
- Understanding Margin Collapsing and Removing Default Margins3:05
Why could we observe overlapping margins between two elements? Let's understand why margin collapsing causes this behaviour and how we can remove the default margin from the <body>.
- Deep Dive on "Margin Collapsing"1:17
Margins of elements can behave unexpectedly - here's a deep dive on the phenomena.
- Theory Time - Working with Shorthand Properties3:48
Theory time! Throughout this course we already applied a lot of properties. Turns out that we can combine multiple properties in a single one by using a shorthand. Let's understand these shorthands in this video!
- Applying Shorthands in Practice2:05
Shorthands seem to make writing CSS code a lot easier. Let's try it out and apply some in practice in our project!
- Diving Into the Height & Width Properties6:07
Styling our website also requires to define the size of our elements. In this video, we will apply the "height" and "width" properties and see how we can use these to change the box size according to our needs.
- Understanding Box Sizing6:43
We changed the "height" and the "width", but what was actually changed? Let's dive into the "box-sizing" property and also learn, how we can use this property to change the default behaviour of the "height" and "width" properties.
- Adding the Header to our Project5:37
Let's apply what we learned so far and dive deeper into our project. In this video, it's time to work on the header!
- Understanding the Display Property7:12
We have two types of elements in HTML - block-level and inline. But is there a way to change the default behaviour of these elements? Turns out it is, so let's find out how we can achieve this and why this might be helpful in certain situations.
- display: none vs visibility: hidden0:42
There's more than one way of hiding elements on the page. Let's explore the differences between display: none; and visibility: hidden.
- HTML Refresher: Block-level vs Inline Elements1:04
It's not really a CSS topic (though it's related to it) but it's super important to know. The difference between block-level and inline elements.
- Applying the Display Property & Styling our Navigation Bar6:53
After we understood the "display" property it's now time to style our navigation bar. For that we'll also use the advantages of the "inline-block" value of this property.
- Understanding an Unexpected "inline-block" Behaviour2:03
"inline-block" is a really helpful value, but there is one specific behaviour which can cause problems in practice. Let me show you which problem this is and how you can easily solve it.
- Working with "text-decoration" & "vertical-align"4:54
Let's continue the work in our project and improve the styling of our navigation. For that, we will style links with "text-decoration" and align elements with "vertical-align".
- Styling Anchor Tags4:00
Styling links is very important as every website contain such. The default styling is not the most beautiful one though, so let's find out how we can improve that.
- Adding Pseudo Classes1:47
Pseudo classes are a big help to improve the user experience on our website. Why don't we take the chance and apply some pseudo-classes in our project?
- Theory Time - Pseudo Classes & Pseudo Elements5:38
Time to dive into the theory. We already applied pseudo classes, but which additional values are available and what is the difference between a pseudo class and a pseudo-element? Let's find the answers in this video!
- Grouping Rules1:14
Sometimes the same rules should be applied to different selectors. Turns out we can avoid repeating these rules again and again by grouping them. Let me show you how this works.
- Working with "font-weight" & "border"2:04
We constantly improve the look of our website, so let's use "font-weight" to change the default font style of selected elements. In addition to that, it's also time to add some borders.
- Adding & Styling a CTA-Button4:09
Until now we only have list items in our navigation bar. Wouldn't it be great to have a special CTA-button in a different style? I think it would, so let's add one in this video.
- Adding a Background Image to our Project1:50
The red block level element in the background is ok, but I think a real background image definitely would improve the user experience. Let's learn how we can easily add such an image in this video!
- Properties Worth to Remember1:29
Puh, we worked with a lot of properties so far. Of course we don't have to remember every single property, but you will probably use some properties a lot. This short list will help you remembering these.
- Time to Practice - Diving Deeper into CSS
- Wrap Up2:31
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:05
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction0:41
Let me introduce you to this module and what you'll learn in it.
- Using Multiple CSS Classes & Combined Selectors7:09
There are a couple of things we can do with CSS classes and selectors in general.
- Classes or IDs?4:05
Besides class selectors, we can use ID selectors, tag selectors etc. But which one should you use?
- (Not) using !important3:15
In very, very, very rare cases, you might need to force a certain declaration to overwrite the others, even though it normally wouldn't. Here comes !important.
- Selecting the Opposite with :not()3:29
Thus far, we always set our rules up to select certain elements. You can also set up rules that DON'T select something.
- CSS & Browser Support3:51
Not all CSS features are supported by all browsers. This lecture explains how you find out what is supported and what's not.
- Wrap Up1:06
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what we learned thus far.
- Rounding up the Basics
- Useful Resources & Links0:04
Attached to this lecture, you find the module resources. In the lecture, you find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction0:37
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Adding Style to our Plans8:34
Our page gets more and more beautiful, but there is still a lot of content and styling missing. So let's add our different hosting plans and some basic styling in this video!
- Working on the Recommended Plan6:33
We want our users to focus onto the recommended plan. Let's use our CSS knowledge to highlight this plan!
- Styling the Badge with "border-radius"3:22
The badge on the recommended plan doesn't stand out so far. Time to add some styling to it, to make clear that this is the plan to choose!
- Styling our List3:02
All our plans include lists which present the features of the corresponding plan. The bullet points are quite ugly though, so let's remove these and improve the look of our lists!
- Working on the Title and the Price of our Packages4:33
Let's continue with the title and the price presented on our plans. So far these look pretty unspectacular, time to change that!
- Improving our Action Button6:40
The action button at the bottom of each box will redirect the user to the plan purchasing page. We want to make sure that our users click these buttons, so some nice button style might be a good idea.
- Understanding Outlines2:17
We styled our buttons, but if we hover over these we still see an additional blue outline. This is automatically added to the element and definitely something we don't want to be displayed. Let's learn how we can remove it in this video.
- Presenting the Core Features to the User1:22
Time to add another (unstyled) section, which presents the core advantages of our hosting service to the user!
- Styling the Headline of the Core Features Section3:38
Let's start styling the new section! A good starting point probably is the headline and the background!
- Preparing the Content of the Key Feature Area7:15
Time to style the list which includes our core website features. As these are presented as list items, we can apply our previous knowledge to change the list style. Additionally, we should align the features.
- Adding the Footer6:49
We reached the end of our starting page - time to add a footer. Let's learn how we can easily add one in this video!
- What we Achieved so Far1:46
We finished (at least partially) our starting page. So let's think about what we achieved so far and how we can continue. Because one page probably is not enough...
- Adding the Packages Page6:24
Time to add more content, this time for the packages page. We know how this works, so let's add the HTML code and apply some basic styling to get started.
- Your Challenge1:31
Now it's your turn! You learned a lot so far, so let's take the chance and practice what we learned. Style the page on your own and try to achieve the result shown in this video!
- Styling the Links3:55
How did I solve it? Let me show you my solution in this video and let's start with the styling of our links.
- Styling our Package Boxes7:15
The links look fine, but the different plans also need individual styles. Time to add these in this video!
- Adding "float" to our Package5:14
Until now the plans are displayed according to the document flow, but we would prefer to display one plan aligned to the right part of the page. How could we achieve this?
- Fixing the Hover Effect4:11
With "float" being applied, the free plan is positioned correctly, but the hover effect doesn't work correctly any more. Let me show you how to easily fix that in this video.
- Adding the Final Touches3:01
This was a lot of work, but we now finished two pages - great job! Let's fix some minor issues before we dive deeper into positioning in the next module to further improve the look of our website!
- Useful Resources & Links0:01
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction2:44
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Why Positioning will Improve our Website2:32
Before we dive deeper - why is positioning elements important when creating a website? Let's take a look at our website and identify potential areas of improvement for the position of our elements!
- Understanding Positioning - The Theory5:54
How does positioning work? Let's recap the default behaviour of elements and understand how the "position" property can be used to change the default position of elements.
- Working with the "fixed" Value9:50
We understood that we can apply different values to the "position" property. Let's take a closer look at the "fixed" value, understand its positioning context and the impact on the document flow it has on the element it is applied to.
- Creating a Fixed Navigation Bar3:54
We already have a navigation bar on our website, but as soon as we scroll down the bar disappears. Let's understand how we can stick the navigation bar to the viewport with the "fixed" value.
- Using "position" to Add a Background Image6:03
The navigation bar works, but we also need a background image for our Packages page. Turns out that the "fixed" value can also be very helpful is this situation, so let's find our more.
- Understanding the Z-Index6:59
We added the background image but the remaining elements are hidden below it. Why isn't there a property that allows us to change the element order along the z-axis? Thankfully the "z-index" does exactly that, so time to understand and apply it!
- Adding a Badge to our Package8:00
The "Plus" plan is the #1 choice for our customers and our recommendation. Why don't we add a badge to this package which indicates exactly what? Let me show you how the "absolute" and "relative" values work together and make the positioning of the badge a breeze!
- Styling & Positioning our Badge with "absolute" and "relative"3:10
We added the badge but the positioning is not perfect yet and we definitely need to add more style to it. So let's continue!
- Diving Deeper into Relative Positioning4:03
The "relative" value was very helpful to position the badge, but did we really understand how it works? Let's dive deeper and find out more about its positioning context and its impact on the positioning context on the element it is applied to.
- Are you a "position" expert?
- Working with "overflow" and Relative Positioning4:17
With "relative" we can move our element without any limitations - even outside of its parent. In case this is our intention that's ok, but what if we want to make the element invisible once it leaves the parent element? Then we need "overflow"...
- Introducing "sticky" Positioning6:53
Time to have a look at "sticky" positioning, combining the advantages of "fixed" and "relative". How it works? Let's have a look in an example project.
- Understanding the Stacking Context5:53
The "z-index" allows us to define the element position along the z-axis. But we should not be able to position children of our parent above our parent's neighbours. With the Stacking Context we can easily control that.
- Time to Practice - Positioning
- Wrap Up4:12
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:06
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Optional: Advanced Track Introduction2:22
You already knew the CSS basics before and just wanted to enhance this knowledge? Then this is your starting point for this course, so let me give you a quick overview of what we achieved up to this point in the beginner's track!
- Module Introduction1:05
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Understanding "background-size"8:41
When working with backgrounds, we often want to change the size of background images. Learn more about the helpful background-size property.
- Working with "background-position"5:00
Changing the size of a background-image is nice but positioning it would also be awesome, wouldn't it? Let's dive into that topic in this module.
- The "background" Shorthand - Theory2:12
Now that we had a closer look at some background properties, let's explorer a shorter version of defining them.
- Applying "background" Origin, Clip & Attachment5:51
We got more background properties - let's explore them all!
- Using the "background" Shorthand on our Project2:19
With all background properties explored, it's now time to learn the final form of the background shorthand property.
- Styling Images7:33
We're not limited to styling background images - normal images can be styled, too.
- Adding the Customers Page to our Website3:19
Time to continue working on the content of our web page. In this lecture, we'll add a brand new page to it: The customers page.
- Working on the Image Layout8:07
With our page growing, let's now continue working on the image layout.
- Understanding Linear Gradients6:16
Enough about images! We can also create gradients in CSS. Let's dive into linear gradients in this lecture.
- Applying Radial Gradients5:41
Linear gradients aren't everything - time to explore radial ones.
- Stacking Multiple Backgrounds4:50
Did you know that you could stack background images in CSS? Let's take advantage of that.
- Understanding Filters4:00
Gradients, images - so many ways to adjust the visuals of our page. Let's add one additional feature: Filters!
- Adding & Styling SVGs - The Basics4:20
Thus far, we worked with bitmap images. We can also use and style (!) SVGs. Time for a first introduction.
- Wrap Up2:14
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:02
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction2:35
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- What's Wrong With Our Project Units?5:21
Our website doesn't look bad and thus far we only used pixels ("px") and percentages ("%") to define the width, padding, font-size, etc. What's wrong with that approach? Let me show you why we might want to improve that...
- Where Units Matter6:02
Which additional units do we have and are there any core properties these can be applied to? Let's have a look in this lecture.
- An Overview of Available Sizes & Units4:24
So we have a lot more units to apply, but can we categorize these to get a better overview? Yes we can so time to have a look at the categories in this video!
- Rules to Remember: Fixed Positioning & "%"4:15
Ok, we applied the "%" unit in our project but apparently we didn't fully understand it. And why is the "position" property important again? A lot of questions, so let's find answers - starting with the "fixed" value!
- Rules to Remember: Absolute Positioning & "%"8:14
The "fixed" value and the viewport, we understood that. But what about "absolute", what is the containing block and how does our element behave when we apply "position: absolute"?
- Rules to Remember: Relative / Static Positioning & "%"8:53
Two more values left to fully understand the "%" unit. Let's dive into "relative" and "static" and see how these affect the containing block.
- Fixing the Height 100% Issue12:02
"%" are clear now, but why doesn't "height: 100%" work as intended? Turns out that we need a workaround to be able to inherit the height from our parent element in certain situations. Let's have a look!
- Defining the Font Size in the Root Element2:18
Do we have to define a specific font size in our root element (the HTML element)? Let me explain which options we have and which approach we will follow throughout this course.
- Using "min-width/height" & "max-width/height"5:27
Our website is not responsive yet, we'll have an entire module to understand and add responsive design. But having a first look at the "min" & "max" properties for "width" and "height" is definitely a good idea to complete our understanding of the "%" unit.
- Working with "rem" & "em"12:47
Time to introduce new units - "rem" & "em". These always refer to the font-size and therefore allow us to make our styling more dynamic depending on the font-size chosen by our visitors. Let me show you how this works.
- Adding "rem" to Additional Properties8:17
"rem" and "em" depend on the font-size but their application is not limited to this single property. Let's see how we can add "rem" to other properties than "font-size" on our website.
- Finishing "rem"5:21
You finished your challenge - so let's have a look at the other .css files and exchange "px" with "rem".
- Understanding the Viewport Units "vw" &"vh"9:47
Time to introduce the last units - "vw" and "vh" allow us to easily define the size of our element based on the viewport. Let's understand how this works and what we can do with "vmin" and "vmax".
- Windows, Viewport Units & Scrollbars0:44
After adding viewport units,, scrollbars are displayed on Windows machines (on Mac this is not an issue). Let me show you how to get rid of these in this article.
- Choosing the Right Unit5:30
Puh, these were a lot of new units, but which one should we use in which situation? Let me help you by providing some guidance in this lecture!
- Using "auto" to Center Elements1:42
Time for a quick tip: We already used the "auto" value throughout the course, but now it's time to take a closer look and understand why it helped us to center elements easily!
- Cleaning Up our Code1:06
We are almost done, let's have a final look and see if we have to clean up our code and if all units are applied correctly.
- Wrap Up4:23
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:04
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction1:16
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Adding a Modal4:13
A modal element is a typically feature to add to a web page. It depends heavily on CSS but also on JavaScript. Learn more about how you can show and hide it via JavaScript in this module.
- Selecting & Manipulating Styles with JavaScript10:34
In the end, it's all about manipulating DOM element styles via JavaScript. Let's dive deeper into that in this lecture.
- Adding an Event Listener6:05
Often you need to change something on your page upon the occurrence of a certain event. Let's dive into that now.
- Time to Practice - Adding Styles with JavaScript
- Adding a Side Navigation Bar7:14
We want to build a responsive website - for that we'll need a side menu. Time to add one - of course with help of JavaScript.
- Opening and Closing the Hamburger Menu3:57
The side menu shouldn't always be visible so let's connect that hamburger menu.
- Manipulating Element Classes6:40
What if you don't want to change the inline styles but the classes attached to an element? You can do that, too!
- Understanding Property Notations3:12
Time for some theory about the property syntax.
- Cleaning Up our Code5:31
We got some cleanup to do - let's tackle that now.
- Wrap Up1:15
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:01
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
- Module Introduction1:45
Let me introduce you to this module and to what you'll learn inside of it.
- Why our Project Should Become Responsive2:25
Our website gets better and better, but we have one problem: We only worked on the styling for desktop devices. Many of our potential users might visit our site using mobile devices, so we should ensure that our site looks great for all users. To achieve this, we need to make our site responsive!
- Understanding Hardware Pixels vs. Software Pixels10:29
A pixel is not a pixel, sounds strange doesn't it? With the latest smartphones & tablets and their corresponding high pixel density, the traditional 96px = 1inch formula doesn't work anymore, so let's find out how we can solve this problem.
- Comparing the Viewport Metatag (HTML) and Media Queries (CSS)3:04
Making our website responsive requires both HTML and CSS: In HTML we need to use the "viewport" metatag, in CSS we will add media queries. Let me introduce both concepts to you in this lecture.
- Understanding the "viewport" Metatag7:22
We understand the basic concept of the "viewport" metatag, but which additional options do we have to control the user actions? Let's find that out in this video!
- Designing Websites "Mobile First"1:54
We just learned how CSS works, so styling our website "Desktop First" was the right approach. With the basics set, we should change that as "Mobile First" is the modern way to style websites. Time to do that!
- Adding our First Media Queries12:52
The mobile version of our background image on the starting page looks ok, but now we destroyed the desktop version. Time to understand the basic concepts of media queries and how these allow us to make our site responsive!
- Things to Keep in Mind when Working with Media Queries8:09
Media queries are powerful and awesome while applying them is really easy. However, there are some things that we need to know about media queries before we continue styling our website.
- Finding the Right Breaking Points3:45
With the incredible amount of different devices available on the market, setting the right breaking points for our media queries is a big challenge. Let me show you one way how to find a good starting point and how to avoid creating unnecessary media queries!
- Creating the Mobile First Design for our Plans6:37
Time to turn the design for our different plans on the starting page into a beautiful mobile style!
- Making the Plans Responsive8:35
We have wonderful mobile plans, but the desktop version is not displayed as intended. Time to optimize that!
- Your Challenge6:06
With the responsive web design basics being set, it's your turn! Make our features responsive and turn them into beautifully styled mobile and desktop versions. Let me also show you my solution in case you are not sure how to approach the problem.
- Time to Practice - Creating a Responsive Design with Media Queries
- Working with Logical Operators8:13
So far our media queries were only based on one condition, but we can do more! Let's have a look at logical operators and understand how these allow us to combine multiple conditions in our media queries.
- Improving the Customers Page14:58
We learned a lot about responsive design, but our customers page has a lot of issues. Time to fix these to make our testimonials shine!
- Improving the Packages Page5:41
The packages page also needs some improvement as the look on wider screens is not the best. Time to add an additional media query to improve that!
- Cleaning Up the Navigation Bar4:39
Our navigation bar looks fine, but the calculation logic of our logo height is not perfect. Let's make our code leaner and clean up the navigation bar!
- Positioning our Footer Correctly10:09
We almost did it, but to make our site totally responsive, we need to fix the position of our footer. At the moment it is positioned in the somewhere in the middle of the page, so let's see how we can position the footer at its intended position: At the bottom of each page.
- Wrap Up2:15
Let me wrap this module up and summarize what you learned thus far.
- Useful Resources & Links0:04
Attached to this lecture, you find the module source code. Inside of the lecture, you can find some helpful links.
Requirements
- You should know the very basics about HTML and web development in general
- NO advanced HTML or web development knowledge is required though
- NO CSS knowledge is required at all! You'll learn it all in this course!
Description
Join this bestselling CSS course to learn all about CSS from the ground up, in great depth!
CSS ( Cascading Style Sheets) is a "programming language" you use to turn your HTML pages into real beautiful websites.
This course covers it all - we start at the very basics (What is CSS? How does it work? How do you use it)? and gradually dive in deeper and deeper. And we do this by showing both practical examples as well as the theory behind it.
Getting started with CSS might look easy but there actually is a lot of depth to CSS - hence this course provides different "Tracks" or "Entry points" to exactly meet your demands and reflect you current knowledge level:
The Basics Track: Start from scratch, learn CSS from the ground up. You start with lecture 1 and simply follow through to the end.
The Advanced Track: You already know the CSS basics, you know what selectors are and how it works but you want to dive in deeper and learn some advanced features and usages.
The Expert Track: You got the advanced knowledge, too, but you want to dive into things like Flexbox, CSS Grid, CSS Variables or Sass. This track is for you.
Of course this course offers the theory and practical examples - we'll build an entire real course project throughout the course - but there also are multiple assignments, quizzes and challenges for you to practice individual concepts taught throughout the course.
Talking about the course project - we'll build the frontend (no backend) of a fictional web hosting company. We'll have a starting screen which has different sections, we got a responsive design with an animated side-drawer, we got modals and forms and in general we got a lot of CSS animations, font styles and more!
Here's what's inside the course in detail - this is all also applied to the mentioned course project:
The basics about selectors, combinators and how you set up styling rules in general
Properties, values and decalarations
How specifity and inheritance work and why it's called "Cascading" Style Sheets
Important theoretical concepts like the "Box Model"
How the default position of elements can be changed
Styling backgrounds (e.g. gradients) and images
Which units and dimensions you typically use in CSS (px, rem, % and more)
How JavaScript and CSS interact
Responsive design and what "Mobile First" means
Styling forms and form inputs
Working with text, fonts and text styles
Flexbox! How it works and how to use it
Using the CSS Grid and how it differs from Flexbox
Transforming and animating HTML elements with the help of CSS
Writing future-proof CSS with features like CSS variables or best-practice class names
Using Sass and what it actually is all about
Is this course for you?
It's for you if
you started with learning web development and you want to build more beautiful websites
you already know CSS but want to dive deeper
you're using CSS in a trial-and-error manner and want to change this (you should!)
You might come back later if
you're an absolute CSS pro and you know the CSS working group drafts by heart
you're a backend-only developer (Node, PHP, NO HTML or frontend JavaScript)
you're a total newcomer to web development and you don't know the basics about HTML
If that sounds good to you, we'd be more than happy to welcome you in this course!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn CSS for the first time or wants to sharpen his or her CSS skills
- Anyone who's excited to learn about the latest CSS features like Flexbox, CSS Grid or CSS Variables
- Anyone who knows CSS but wants to dive deeper