The code language used to control the look and layout of HTML pages.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) controls how HTML looks - layout, colours, spacing, typography, responsiveness, and animations. In practice, CSS affects far more than aesthetics: it impacts usability, accessibility, performance, and conversion on mobile.
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