CSS Learning Roadmap with Time Estimations
1. Introduction to CSS (Estimated Time: 1 day)
- What is CSS?
- How CSS works with HTML
- Different types of CSS (Inline, Internal, External)
2. CSS Syntax and Selectors (Estimated Time: 2 days)
- CSS Syntax (Selectors, Properties, Values)
- Basic Selectors (Element, ID, Class)
- Group, Universal, and Descendant Selectors
- Advanced Selectors (Attribute, Pseudo-class, Pseudo-element)
3. Colors and Units (Estimated Time: 1 day)
- Color values (Hex, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA)
- Units (px, em, rem, %, vh, vw)
4. Box Model (Estimated Time: 1 day)
- Content, Padding, Border, Margin
- Box-sizing: content-box vs border-box
5. CSS Positioning and Display (Estimated Time: 2 days)
- Position property (static, relative, absolute, fixed, sticky)
- Z-index
- Display property (block, inline, inline-block, flex, grid, none)
- Float and Clear
6. Flexbox and Grid (Estimated Time: 3 days)
- Flexbox layout model
- Main axis vs cross axis
- Common Flexbox properties
- CSS Grid layout system
- Grid rows, columns, and areas
7. Typography and Fonts (Estimated Time: 1 day)
- Font-family, font-size, font-weight
- Line-height, letter-spacing, word-spacing
- Text-align, text-decoration, text-transform
8. Backgrounds and Borders (Estimated Time: 1 day)
- Background-color, background-image, background-size
- Borders (style, width, color, radius)
- Box-shadow
9. Transitions and Animations (Estimated Time: 2 days)
- CSS Transitions
- CSS Animations and @keyframes
10. Responsive Design (Estimated Time: 2 days)
- Media Queries
- Mobile First Design
- Viewport meta tag
- Responsive units and layout techniques
11. Best Practices and Tools (Estimated Time: 2 days)
- Organizing CSS with comments
- Using developer tools for debugging
- CSS Frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind)
- Preprocessors (SASS, LESS)