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Iframe HTML

An HTML page embedded inside of another HTML page

Embed HTML

In the context of an HTML page, inserting outside content into an HTML page

Div HTML

A tag that creates a new area of content on a web page that can be styled independently of the rest of the site

Span HTML

A tag that creates an inline area of content on a webpage that can be manipulated separately from the block it is enclosed in

Selector CSS

Defines which HTML elements a CSS rule applies to.

HTML Documentation HTML

Documentation and syntax for HTML

html docs html documentation

Box model CSS

Modeling every element on a web page as if it were wrapped in a box

DRY Principle HTML

Don't Repeat Yourself: Simplify your HTML by grouping code into classes, stylesheets, or other types of templates

Inspector General

A browser's built in functionality that allows the programmer to look at and temporarily modify the code that defines the website

Visibility HTML

An attribute that determines if a particular element can be seen by the viewer of the web page

Image filter General

A procedure that applies a particular function to an image's pixels to change its appearance

Invert Filter General

With respect to images, a filter that replaces pixels' color, hue, or brightness with their inverse. The result is light areas become dark and/or colors are replaced with their complementary color

Complementary colors General

Colors that create a greyscale color when combined. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast available for those particular colors.

Animation General

Creating the illusion of motion using rapidly changing still images.

Tooltip HTML

A small box with extra information about an element that appears when the cursor hovers over the element.

HTML HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HTML

CSS CSS

Cascading Style Sheets. The language for designing web pages and adding style.

Website General

A collection of related webpages, usually registered under the same domain name