Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS: Build future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5

Harness the latest capabilities of HTML5 and CSS to create a single UI that works flawlessly on mobile phones, tablets, and desktops — plus everything in-between - now with color images!

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Key Features
Understand what responsive web design is and its significance for modern web development
Explore the latest developments in responsive web design and CSS, including layout with Grid and Subgrid, CSS Cascade Layers, Wide Gamut colors, and CSS Functions
Get to grips with the uses and benefits of new HTML elements and attributes
Book Description
Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, Fourth Edition, is a fully revamped and extended version of one of the most comprehensive and bestselling books on the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques for responsive web design. It emphasizes pragmatic application, teaching you the approaches needed to build most real-life websites, with downloadable examples in every chapter.

Written in the author's friendly and easy-to-follow style, this edition covers all the newest developments and improvements in responsive web design, including approaches for better accessibility, variable fonts and font loading, and the latest color manipulation tools making their way to browsers. You can enjoy coverage of bleeding-edge features such as CSS layers, container queries, nesting, and subgrid.

The book concludes by exploring some exclusive tips and approaches for front-end development from the author.

By the end of the book, you will not only have a comprehensive understanding of responsive web design and what is possible with the latest HTML5 and CSS, but also the knowledge of how to best implement each technique. Read through as a complete guide or dip in as a reference for each topic-focused chapter.

What you will learn
Use media queries, including detection for touch/mouse and color preference
Learn HTML semantics and author accessible markup
Facilitate different images depending on screen size or resolution
Write the latest color functions, mix colors, and choose the most accessible ones
Use SVGs in designs to provide resolution-independent images
Create and use CSS custom properties, making use of new CSS functions including 'clamp', 'min', and 'max'
Add validation and interface elements to HTML forms
Enhance interface elements with filters, shadows, and animations
Who this book is for
Are you a full-stack or back-end developer who needs to improve their front-end skills? Perhaps you work on the front-end and you need a definitive overview of all modern HTML and CSS has to offer? Maybe you have done a little website building but you need a deep understanding of responsive web designs and how to achieve them? This is the book for you! All you need to take advantage of this book is a working understanding of HTML and CSS. No JavaScript knowledge is needed.

Table of Contents
The Essentials of Responsive Web Design
Writing HTML Markup
Media Queries and Container Queries
Fluid Layout and Flexbox
Layout with CSS Grid
CSS Selectors, Typography, and More
CSS Colour
Stunning Aesthetics with CSS
Responsive Images
SVG
Transitions, Transformations, and Animations
Custom Properties and CSS Functions
Forms
Cutting-Edge CSS Features
Bonus Techniques and Parting Advice