Abstract
This specification defines Cascading Style Sheets level 2 (CSS 2)
revision 2 (CSS 2.2). CSS is a style sheet language
that allows
authors and users to attach style (e.g., fonts and spacing) to
structured documents (e.g., HTML documents and XML
applications). By separating the presentation style of documents from
the content of documents, CSS simplifies Web authoring and
site maintenance.
It supports media-specific style sheets so that authors may tailor the
presentation of their documents to visual browsers, aural devices,
printers, braille devices, handheld devices, etc. It also supports
content positioning, table layout, features for internationalization
and some properties related to user interface.
See Appendix C: Changes for changes from CSS 2.1,
and appendix C of CSS 2.1
for changes from CSS2 (1998).
Note that several CSS2 (1998) features
were removed from CSS 2 in CSS 2.1 due to lack of implementations;
specifications that wish to reference those features
should reference the latest applicable CSS module, see [CSS].
CSS is a language for describing the rendering of structured documents
(such as HTML and XML)
on screen, on paper, etc.
This is a public copy of the editors’ draft.
It is provided for discussion only and may change at any moment.
Its publication here does not imply endorsement of its contents by W3C.
Don’t cite this document other than as work in progress.
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This document is governed by the
18 August 2025 W3C Process Document.