Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, Fourth Edition, is a fully revamped and extended version of one of the most comprehensive and bestselling books on the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques for responsive web design. It emphasizes pragmatic application, teaching you the approaches needed to build most real-life websites, with downloadable examples in every chapter.
Written in the author's friendly and easy-to-follow style, this edition covers all the newest developments and improvements in responsive web design, including approaches for better accessibility, variable fonts and font loading, and the latest color manipulation tools making their way to browsers. You can enjoy coverage of bleeding-edge features such as CSS layers, container queries, nesting, and subgrid.
The book concludes by exploring some exclusive tips and approaches for front-end development from the author.
By the end of the book, you will not only have a comprehensive understanding of responsive web design and what is possible with the latest HTML5 and CSS, but also the knowledge of how to best implement each technique. Read through as a complete guide or dip in as a reference for each topic-focused chapter.
Use media queries, including detection for touch/mouse and color preference
Learn HTML semantics and author accessible markup
Facilitate different images depending on screen size or resolution
Write the latest color functions, mix colors, and choose the most accessible ones
Use SVGs in designs to provide resolution-independent images
Create and use CSS custom properties, making use of new CSS functions including ‘clamp’, ‘min’, and ‘max’
Add validation and interface elements to HTML forms
Enhance interface elements with filters, shadows, and animations
Links to official specifications are given throughout, but this book emphasizes pragmatic application. You'll learn techniques and approaches needed to build most real-life websites.