CSS and HTML

Text & font

Properties
This presentation discusses the fundamental text and font
properties utilized in CSS and HTML projects. It emphasizes
effective text styling techniques that enhance web design and
improve user experience, providing insight into how proper text
formatting can transform a website's visual appeal and readability.
Text Properties Overview

Text Alignment Text Decoration Text Transform

Alters the case of text including
Control the horizontal alignment Add styles such as underline,
options for uppercase,
of text using properties like left, overline, and line-through for
lowercase, and capitalized
right, center, and justify. emphasis and visual cues.
words.
Font Properties Overview
Font Size
Use the font-size property to set
the size of text, with units like px,
em, and %. Proper sizing ensures
Font Family 2
that content is accessible and
visually appealing across
The font-family property
devices.
allows developers to define
typefaces for text. Choosing
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appropriate fonts can impact Font Weight
the overall feel and
Control the thickness of text
readability of a website. 3 using font-weight, ranging from
normal to bold. This property
helps in differentiating headings
from body text, improving
content structure.
Advanced Text Styling
Techniques
Line Height Letter Text Shadow
Spacing
The line-height The text-shadow
property adjusts Use letter- property allows
the space spacing to adding shadow
between lines of increase or effects to text,
text, enhancing decrease the providing depth
readability. space between and dimension.
characters.
Responsive Text Design
Viewport Units Media Queries Fluid Typography
Utilize viewport-relative units
Implement media queries to Combine CSS functions like
(vw, vh) for font sizes to ensure
change text styles based on clamp() to create responsive
text scales properly on different
device characteristics, ensuring text that adjusts smoothly
screen sizes, maintaining
optimal readability and between minimum and
legibility and design
aesthetics across various maximum sizes, enhancing user
consistency.
platforms and devices. experience on diverse devices.
Accessibility Considerations
Semantic HTML

Use semantic HTML elements to

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improve accessibility for users
Color Contrast relying on assistive technologies.

Ensure sufficient contrast

1
between text and
background colors using User Preferences
tools and guidelines.
Consider user preferences for
3 text size and styles by allowing
customization through CSS
variables.
Practical Examples

Basic CSS Example Responsive Design Accessibility Example

Example Implementing features for
A simple CSS snippet showing
better accessibility, including
styles like font-family, size, and Using media queries to
contrast and semantic
color. demonstrate adaptive text
elements.
designs for screens.
Conclusion and Best Practices
Consistent Styling Testing and Iteration Keep Learning
Stay updated with the latest
Maintain consistency in font Regularly test text readability
CSS and HTML advancements
choices and text styles across and design across devices and
to continuously improve your
your project to create a browsers to ensure optimal
web design skills and
cohesive user experience and performance and user
implement best practices
reinforce branding. satisfaction.
effectively.