Why CSS Text Effects?
By using CSS features, designers and coders can add graphic punch to their sites, in ways which previously could only be achieved by rendering text as images. What's wrong with images? I hear you ask (I often hear voices). Well, there are a few drawbacks:
- The main problem with images on a webpage is that the text isn't searchable, so while your graphic may look spectacular, your site may not be found through a search engine.
- In addition, many text-to-speech software readers have trouble with images, so your site may not be as accessible as it could be.
- A third drawback to images is that the fact that they can become quite large and so can take a while to load and also will add quite an amount to your total page size.
Yes Deirdre - it's much better to use a few lines of CSS code to produce spectacular text effects, as opposed to a bulky, non-searchable, non-accessible image. (There's that voice again).
Great… Let's get started with something simple.