XHTML - Styling with CSS

Overview

This course is designed to equip learners with the practical skills needed to style and format XHTML content using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Through structured, hands-on modules, learners will explore both foundational and advanced techniques to enhance web page typography and layout. The course begins by introducing core CSS syntax and color systems and progresses to font families, text alignment, decorative properties, and class-based styling applications. By analyzing real XHTML examples and applying a wide range of text styling properties, learners will gain confidence in separating content from presentation, ensuring clean, scalable, and accessible web design. Through examples and exercises, students will identify, apply, and demonstrate CSS rules that control the visual representation of text, empowering them to build visually appealing and standards-compliant web interfaces.

Syllabus

CSS Fundamentals and Typography

This module introduces learners to the foundational principles of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) within XHTML documents. It emphasizes how CSS is used to control presentation, including color, typography, and basic text formatting. Through practical examples, learners will gain proficiency in manipulating text appearance using fonts, units of measurement, and fallback strategies, preparing them to design visually engaging, standards-compliant web pages.

Text Styling and Practical Applications

This module focuses on advanced CSS techniques for enhancing textual presentation in XHTML documents. Learners will explore how to control text alignment, apply decorative styles, and use additional typographic attributes to refine the look and feel of web content. The module also provides hands-on experience with real-world font styling, class-based formatting, and semantic text enhancements such as superscripts, subscripts, and small caps. By the end, learners will be able to combine these elements to craft professional and accessible web typography.