CSS Development Guidelines

Core Principles

• Write semantic HTML to improve accessibility and SEO
• Use CSS for styling, avoiding inline styles
• Ensure responsive design using media queries and flexible layouts
• Prioritize external stylesheets over inline or embedded styles

Layout Techniques

Flexbox

• Use Flexbox for one-dimensional layouts (rows or columns)
• Leverage justify-content and align-items for alignment
• Use flex-wrap for responsive wrapping behavior
• Prefer gap property over margins for consistent spacing

Grid

• Use CSS Grid for two-dimensional layouts