Recommendation

Date: May. 12, 1998
Link: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/
Source Author or Organization: W3C

Summary: This specification defines Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 (CSS2). CSS2 is a style sheet language that allows authors and users to attach style (e.g., fonts, spacing, and aural cues) to structured documents (e.g., HTML documents and XML applications).

CSS2:

• simplifies Web authoring and site maintenance.
• builds on CSS1 (see [CSS1]) and, with very few exceptions, all valid CSS1 style sheets are valid CSS2 style sheets.
• supports media-specific style sheets so that authors may tailor the presentation of their documents to visual browsers, aural devices, printers, braille devices, handheld devices, etc.
• also supports content positioning, downloadable fonts, table layout, features for internationalization, automatic counters and numbering, and "some properties related to user interface".