Have a personal or library account? Click to login
HTML and CSS Cover

HTML and CSS

The Comprehensive Guide

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
By: Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc and  Jürgen Wolf  
Paid access
|Jan 2025
Product purchase options

Learn HTML, CSS, and foundational JavaScript with clear, practical guidance. Build responsive, stylish web pages using real-world examples and modern front-end development techniques.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive coverage of HTML and CSS fundamentals essential for modern web development
  • Emphasis on responsive design to ensure websites adapt smoothly across all devices and screens
  • Practical integration of CSS preprocessors and JavaScript to enhance styling and interactivity

Book Description

This comprehensive guide immerses readers in the core technologies of front-end web development, starting with HTML fundamentals such as document structure, semantic elements, and form creation. Readers then explore CSS styling principles, including selectors, the box model, inheritance, and responsive design techniques that ensure websites look great across all devices. The book also introduces CSS preprocessors like Sass, offering advanced tools to write scalable, maintainable stylesheets.
Beyond styling, the guide presents an accessible introduction to JavaScript, equipping readers with the skills to add interactivity and dynamic behavior to their web pages. It covers essential JavaScript concepts such as variables, functions, events, and DOM manipulation, allowing for richer user experiences.
Throughout, practical code examples and clear explanations enable readers to confidently build and style modern websites, while also teaching testing strategies and organization for consistent cross-browser performance. This structured learning path prepares developers to tackle real-world web projects with a solid foundation in front-end technologies.

What you will learn

  • Understand the anatomy of HTML documents and essential tags
  • Create and manage web forms and hyperlinks effectively
  • Apply CSS selectors, specificity, and the box model for styling
  • Build responsive web layouts using modern CSS techniques
  • Utilize CSS preprocessors such as Sass for efficient styling
  • Integrate basic JavaScript to add interactivity and dynamic content

Who this book is for

Ideal for beginners and aspiring web developers, this book assumes minimal prior knowledge beyond basic computer literacy. It is well-suited for those new to web design or programmers transitioning into front-end development. Readers should be comfortable with general computing concepts but do not need previous coding experience, making it an accessible starting point for mastering web technologies.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to the HTML Universe
  2. Basic Structure of HTML and HTML Documents
  3. Head Data of an HTML Document
  4. The Visible Part of an HTML Document
  5. Tables and Hyperlinks
  6. Graphics and Multimedia
  7. HTML Forms and Interactive Elements
  8. Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
  9. The Selectors of CSS
  10. Inheritance and Cascading
  11. The Box Model of CSS
  12. CSS Positioning
  13. Creating Responsive Layouts with CSS
  14. Styling with CSS
  15. Testing and Organizing
  16. The CSS Preprocessor Sass and SCSS
  17. A Brief Introduction to JavaScript
  18. Arrays, Functions, and Objects in JavaScript
  19. Changing Web Pages Dynamically
  20. An Introduction to Ajax
PDF ISBN: 978-1-80611-182-4
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
Publication date: 2025
Language: English
Pages: 817
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Programming and languages

People also read

Practical HTML and CSS
Book

Practical HTML and CSS

Jephson, Brett, Coulson, Lewis, Silveira, Ana Carolina
The HTML and CSS Workshop
Book

The HTML and CSS Workshop

Coulson, Lewis, Park, Matt, Jephson, Brett, Zburlea, Marian, Larsen, Rob
Practical Web Development
Book
New

Practical Web Development

Wellens, Paul
HTML5 and CSS3 Masterclass
Book

HTML5 and CSS3 Masterclass

Nixon, Robin
Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS
Book
Coming soon

Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS

Frain, Ben
Practical Web Design
Book

Practical Web Design

Hong, Philippe
Web Developer's Reference Guide
Book
New

Web Developer's Reference Guide

Johanan, Joshua, Khan, Talha, Zea, Ricardo
Professional CSS3
Book
New

Professional CSS3

Sikora, Piotr
Mastering CSS
Book
New

Mastering CSS

Finelli, Rich
jQuery for Designers: Beginner's Guide
Book

jQuery for Designers: Beginner's Guide

Maclees, Natalie