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HTML vs. CSS

The structure of a web page versus its visual style.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

CSS defines the page structure.

✓ Correct

HTML defines the page structure (paragraphs, headings, links). CSS defines the style (colours, fonts, layout). Two different languages.

The ruleii

HTML = structure. CSS = style.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language): defines the document structure — what is a heading, paragraph, list. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets): defines the visual presentation — colours, fonts, spacing, layout. Same content can have totally different CSS.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Bones vs paint.

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