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CSS3 Overview

CSS3 is the latest standard recommendation for CSS and is fully compatible with earlier versions of CSS.

Changes in CSS3

Representative features that were newly added or changed in CSS3 include the following:

  • Selectors Level 3
  • Media Queries Level 3
  • Color Level 3
  • Namespaces

CSS3 Modules

CSS3 is organized into modules that include both newly defined features and features from earlier versions of CSS. The main modules that make up CSS3 are as follows:

  • Selectors
  • Box Model
  • Backgrounds
  • Image Values and Replaced Content
  • Text Effects
  • 2D Transformations
  • 3D Transformations
  • Animations
  • Multiple Column Layout
  • User Interface

If you want more detailed information about what changed in CSS3, you can visit the official W3C site.

W3C CSS Snapshot 2015 : W3C Working Group Note, 13 October 2015

If you want to learn more about the current status of each module in the CSS standard recommendations, visit the following link.

W3C CSS current work & how to participate