# What are CSS styles?

By [optimus01.eth](https://paragraph.com/@optimus01) · 2023-04-22

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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) styles are rules that define how HTML elements should be displayed on a web page. CSS is a stylesheet language used for describing the presentation and appearance of web pages, including layout, colors, fonts, spacing, and other visual aspects.

CSS styles are typically written in a separate file with a .css extension, and then linked to HTML documents using a element in the

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