W3.CSS Case Study
Building a Responsive Web Site From Scratch
In this chapter we will build a W3.CSS responsive website from scratch.
First, start with a simple HTML page, with an initial viewport and a link to W3.CSS.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<title>W3.CSS Case</title>
<meta name="viewport"
content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet"
href="https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css">
<body>
<h1>My first W3.CSS website!</h1>
<p>This site
will grow as we add more ...</p>
<p>This is another
paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Put Elements in Containers
To add common margins and padding, put the HTML elements inside containers (<div class="w3-container">)
Separate the header from the rest of the content, using two separate <div> elements:
Example
<div class="w3-container">
<h1>My
First W3.CSS Website!</h1>
<p>This site
will grow as we add more ...</p>
</div>
<div
class="w3-container">
<p>This is another
paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
</div>
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Color Classes
Color classes defines the color of elements.
This example adds a color to the first <div> element:
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-light-grey">
<h1>My
First W3.CSS Website!</h1>
<p>This site
will grow as we add more ...</p>
</div>
<div
class="w3-container">
<p>This is another
paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
</div>
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Size Classes
Size classes defines the text size for elements.
This example adds a size to both header elements:
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-light-grey">
<h1
class="w3-jumbo">My
First W3.CSS Website!</h1>
<p
class="w3-xxlarge">This site
will grow as we add more ...</p>
</div>
<div
class="w3-container">
<p>This is another
paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
</div>
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Use Semantic Elements
If you like to follow the HTML5 semantic recommendations. please do!
It does not matter for W3.CSS if you use <div> or <header>.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<title>W3.CSS Case</title>
<meta name="viewport"
content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet"
href="https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css">
<body>
<header class="w3-container
w3-light-grey">
<h1 class="w3-jumbo">My first W3.CSS website!</h1>
<p
class="w3-xxlarge">This site
will grow as we add more ...</p>
</header>
<div
class="w3-container">
<p>This is another
paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
</div>
<footer
class="w3-container">
<p>This is my footer</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
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Multicolumn Responsive Layout
With W3.CSS it is easy to create a multicolumn responsive layout.
The columns will rearrange themselves automatically when viewed on different screen sizes.
Some grid rules:
- Start with a row class <div class="w3-row-padding">
- Use predefined classes like "w3-third" to quickly make grid columns
- Place your text content inside the grid columns
This example shows how to create three columns of equal width:
Example
<div class="w3-row-padding">
<div class="w3-third">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-third">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-third">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
</div>
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This example shows how to create four columns of equal width:
Example
<div class="w3-row-padding">
<div class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div
class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
</div>
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Columns With Different Widths
This example creates a three-column layout where the column in the middle is wider than the first and last column:
Example
<div class="w3-row-padding">
<div class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-half">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-quarter">
<p>Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
</div>
</div>
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Navigation Bars
A navigation bar is a navigation header that is placed at the top of the page.
Example
<nav class="w3-bar w3-black w3-large">
<a href="#"
class="w3-bar-item w3-button">Home</a>
<a
href="#" class="w3-bar-item w3-button">Link 1</a>
<a
href="#" class="w3-bar-item w3-button">Link 2</a>
<a href="#"
class="w3-bar-item w3-button">Link 3</a>
</nav>
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Side Navigation
With side navigation, you have several options:
- Always display the navigation pane to the left of the page content.
- Use a collapsible, "fully automatic" responsive side navigation.
- Open navigation pane over the left part of the page content.
- Open navigation pane over all of the page content.
- Slide the page content to the right when opening the navigation pane.
- Display the navigation pane on the right side instead of the left side
This example opens the navigation pane over the left part of the page content:
<nav class="w3-sidebar w3-bar-block w3-black w3-card" style="display:none"
id="mySidebar">
<a class="w3-bar-item w3-button" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a
class="w3-bar-item w3-button" href="#">Link 2</a>
<a
class="w3-bar-item w3-button"
href="#">Link 3</a>
</nav>
JavaScript used to open and hide the menu:
function w3_open() {
document.getElementById("mySidebar").style.display = "block";
}
function w3_close() {
document.getElementById("mySidebar").style.display = "none";
}
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