how to create a CSS class

How to create a class in HTML and CSS

In CSS you need to be able to select something on the HTML page to be able to style it.  Let’s take this HTML page for example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang=””> <head> <meta charset=”utf-8″> <title></title> </head> <body> <div>Style Me</div> </body> </html> On that page, we …

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CSS Fixed Position

How to use position fixed in CSS

Sometimes on a webpage, you’ll want a part of it to never leave the screen.  No matter how much you scroll up or down, you’ll want that piece of the page to always be in the same spot.  For that, we use a CSS position …

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jquery toggle effect

JQuery Toggle Drop Down Effect

jQuery is a pretty amazing JavaScript library.  It allows you to do things with JavaScript that were, back in the day, pretty tough to pull off.  Today I want to show you how to do a simple toggle drop down effect using jQuery.  The first thing …

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HTML: A Brief History

Long ago in the far off land of Switzerland something very interesting began, and Al Gore wasn’t there. 1989 Tim Berners-Lee proposes an Internet based hypertext system for sharing documents between disparate operating systems while working as a contractor at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear …

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Styling the Humble Checkbox Using CSS

The checkbox has been a staple in the world of HTML forms since day one and for the most part has remained unchanged. HTML 4 introduced the label tag which can be associated with a checkbox using an id attribute in the checkbox and the …

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CSS Clearfix: Three Lines and a Breakdown

Occasionally the learning curve in web design can be gentle. Other times it’s a sharp right angle and once in a while it’s just a nasty hair-pin curve. How you perceive these curves is just that, your perception. You know, this morning you feel as …

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