HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Module Focus
Description
URL
2D Transforms
Provides for manipulation of content in two
dimensions, such as rotating, scaling, and
skewing objects.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-2d-transforms
3D Transforms
Extends 2D Transforms to manipulate
elements in a three-dimensional space.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-3d-
transforms
Animations
Introduces the ability to modify CSS
property values over time, such as position
or color, to create animated layouts.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-animations
Backgrounds and
Borders
Introduces multiple backgrounds and
a variety of background properties for
positioning and sizing. Some interesting
new border properties allow for styling
borders with images, shadows, and more.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-background
Behavioral
Extensions
Defines components that can be attached
to elements on a page to enhance their
functionality.
www.w3.org/TR/becss
Box Model
Defines standard boxes, including float,
margins, overflow, and padding.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-box
Color
Defines the color units supported in CSS as
well as a few color properties like
color
and
opacity
. It mostly documents CSS2
but includes some new ideas like the
currentColor
keyword.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-color
Fonts
Defines the standard font properties but
introduces new font decoration features like
font-effect
,
font-smooth
, and
font-
emphasize
, which are not supported by
any browsers as of yet.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-fonts
Generated
Content for
Paged Media
Defines the management of generated
content for print output, including crop mark
indication, header/footer handling, and
much more.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-gcpm
Generated and
Replaced Content
Defines the management of generated
content, including inserted content,
counters, footnotes, and so on.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-content
Grid Positioning
Defines the use of grid-based layouts
with standard CSS sizing and positioning
properties.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-grid
Hyperlink
Presentation
Defines the presentation and effects for
hyperlinks.
www.w3.org/TR/css3-hyperlinks
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6-1 Description of Various CSS3 Modules
