Guide Note: CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. It is a type of code used primarily in web development to control the presentation of web pages. In standards-based web design, CSS defines the look of a page, while (X)HTML defines the structure and JavaScript handles the behavior.
Fast Facts:
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Håkon Wium Lie is credited with proposing the concept of Cascading Style
Sheets.
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The CSS Level 1 Recommendation was published in December 1996.
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CSS3 is still in development.
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CSS Naked Day is every April 5, and it
promotes web standards by encouraging participants to turn off all CSS on
their websites for the day.