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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Include External CSS

Posted by Nick Missiaen
Nick Missiaen
2,043 Points

Do you have to use the normalize.css file everytime you build a website?

I've always just used my stylesheet.css and did not heard of normalize.css before, so i'm a little bit confused!

3 Answers

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Nick,

No, you don't have to use it. Normalize just gives you a level playing field before you start adding your own css, it helps to keep things consistent across browsers.

Hope this helps.

Nick Missiaen
Nick Missiaen
2,043 Points

Thank you Wayne! :)

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

It's not a requirement but it'll help you get round all the tiny little differences to the way that browsers render CSS and HTML elements.

All it is, is a stylesheet that resets CSS rules to 0 or neutral values so you have a level playing field before you start working on your project. :-)

Nick Missiaen
Nick Missiaen
2,043 Points

Thank you Jonathan, it's way more clear now :)

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

There are many css files that helps you start of with website like normalize.css make everything the same level on every website like the margin 0 at the start and reset all the heading tags to the same level etc..

I find it more useful to write it my self since its easier to then customise things .

You do whatever you like . If you wantt o write styles in the index page, you write them there , up to you. Depending on what your building, different things may be better .

Hope this helps to.