Summary 4

Chapters 3 and 12

Topic 1: Lists- There are three main types of lists which can be used within an HTML workspace: Ordered, Unordered, and Definition lists. Ordered lists are often built within the tags <ol> </ol>. They are usually numbered. Unordered lists are often characterized with the bulleted list. They are made using the tags <ul></ul>. Finally, the definition list is an indented list which often has a word, the term, and then the terms explanation indented underneath. It is created using the <d1> </d1> tags; along with the <dt> and <dd> tags which is where the terms and definitions go.

Topic 2: Text Appearance - In CSS, there are a few properties which allow you to control a texts’ appearance in two main ways: Ones that affect the text directly and ones that work on any font. It is important to understand the appearance of the text on your page, as it directly affects the readability/usefulness of a website. Text appearance can be applied to the text directly tto change the weight, style, and stretch of a text. You can also change a website to various styles. Fonts can be downloaded or linked in from other websites such as Google Fonts.

Topic 3: Spacing- A term called “Kerning” is used in Typography to describe the space in between letters. To do this in CSS, a command called “letter spacing” must be used. While not all typefaces need the kerning increases, but sentences with all capital letters definitely need it. When working with line spacing commands such as “letter-spacing” or “word-spacing”, these are in the value of ems. To get an understanding of this, the default ems is .25ems. Knowing this is important because increasing or decreasing this directly affects how readable your page is.