Subject area
Websites
The building blocks of a website in plain words: HTML, CSS, responsive design, right-to-left layouts and how a website differs from a web application.
6 concepts in this area
Websites
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CSS CSS CSS is the language that decides how a web page looks, and because it sits in its own file, one change there restyles every page at once. Read the definition
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HTML HTML HTML is the set of labels that tells a browser whether a piece of a page is a heading, a paragraph, a link or a field in a form. Read the definition
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Mobile Website A mobile website is your ordinary website built to work properly on a phone, so visitors arrive at the same address and have nothing to download. Read the definition
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Responsive Web Design RWD A web development approach that automatically adjusts page layouts, text sizes, and images to fit any screen, from small smartphones to large desktop monitors, without manual zooming or horizontal scrolling. Read the definition Right-to-Left Text Direction RTL A way of building a website or app so Arabic text starts from the right, and menus, buttons and arrows flip as if in a mirror. The Arabic reader then sees a page that feels natural and easy. Read the definition
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Web App vs Website The difference between a web app and a website is that a website tells people things, while a web app does real work for them once they sign in. Read the definition
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