https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS22
1.
- An asterisk (*) indicates that the preceding type, word, or group occurs zero or more times.
- A plus (+) indicates that the preceding type, word, or group occurs one or more times.
- A question mark (?) indicates that the preceding type, word, or group is optional.
- A pair of numbers in curly braces ({A,B}) indicates that the preceding type, word, or group occurs at least A and at most B times.
The following examples illustrate different value types:
Value: N | NW | NE
Value: [ <length> | thick | thin ]{1,4}
Value: [<family-name> , ]* <family-name>
Value: <uri>? <color> [ / <color> ]?
Value: <uri> || <color>
Value: inset? && [ <length>{2,4} && <color>? ]
2.The "point" unit is commonly used in print-based typography to indicate font sizes and other length values. It's an example of an absolute unit which does not scale relative to the environment.
3.
The "em" unit refers to the font size of the element. In this case the result is that the margins around the BODY element are three times wider than the font size.
4.
In fact, XML depends more on style sheets than HTML, since authors can make up their own elements that user agents do not know how to display.
5.px unit:
- in: inches — 1in is equal to 2.54cm.
- cm: centimeters
- mm: millimeters
- pt: points — the points used by CSS are equal to 1/72nd of 1in.
- pc: picas — 1pc is equal to 12pt.
- px: pixel units — 1px is equal to 0.75pt.
px unit:
- in: inches — 1in is equal to 2.54cm.
- cm: centimeters
- mm: millimeters
- pt: points — the points used by CSS are equal to 1/72nd of 1in.
- pc: picas — 1pc is equal to 12pt.
- px: pixel units — 1px is equal to 0.75pt.