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XHTML - Styling with CSS

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Coursera
Pricing

Paid Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

5 hours 16 minutes
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner
Subtitles

English

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XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

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Learn how to transform plain XHTML content into visually engaging, well-formatted web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). In this hands-on course, you will build practical skills in applying CSS to control typography, colors, text alignment, decorative effects, and class-based styling while maintaining a clear separation between content and presentation. You will begin with CSS fundamentals, including syntax, color systems, and typography, before progressing to font families, measurement units, scalable font techniques, text decorations, alignment, and semantic text formatting. Through practical XHTML examples and exercises, you will apply CSS rules to create clean, consistent, and standards-compliant web pages. This course is ideal for beginners, aspiring web developers, students, and anyone looking to strengthen their XHTML and CSS styling skills. By the end of the course, you will be able to apply CSS to format text effectively, use class selectors for reusable styling, enhance typography with appropriate fonts and measurements, and create professional, accessible XHTML interfaces. What makes this course unique is its practical focus on real XHTML styling examples that reinforce core CSS concepts through hands-on application, helping you confidently design visually appealing and maintainable web content.

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.