Summary 4 - Chapter 3 & 12 - Lists & Fonts!

1. Lists and more lists!

HTML allows you to put any text into a list format. There is a few varations for lists, the book defines four styles. We have ordered and unordered - this is usualy seen with numbers and bulletpoints. Two other options are definition and nested - definition looks like dictionary defintions in a way. Nested allows you to have sub-bulletpoints or numbers.

2. Pick your fonts!

HTML and CSS allow you to import and link fonts from multiple places. This allows a varation in fonts verses the basic serif that happens with HTML. The biggest thing is to make sure you have the correct fonts linked between your HTML and CSS files, to make it appear properly. A good place for finding fonts and getting the proper code is google fonts! A lot of options and they provide the code you need.

3. Fonts rules and text's rules.

Fonts are fun, but you need to know how they work in the web. Compared to InDesign, where you can easily change your text in a box. In CSS, you need to define traits individually. Common ways to adjust text is with font-sizeand font-weight. You can customize more with the alignment and spacing between your text.