https://learn.staticvar.dev/courses/how-the-web-works/02-servers-and-pages/Recent content in Servers, pages, and browsers on Staticvar LearnHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ushttps://learn.staticvar.dev/courses/how-the-web-works/02-servers-and-pages/01-from-html-to-page/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://learn.staticvar.dev/courses/how-the-web-works/02-servers-and-pages/01-from-html-to-page/The browser does more than display an HTML file. It parses several languages, combines their results, calculates geometry, and paints pixels. The rendering pipeline DiagramExpandflowchart TD HTML[HTML bytes] --> DOM[Document tree] CSS[CSS bytes] --> CSSOM[Style rules] DOM --> Render[Render tree] CSSOM --> Render Render --> Layout[Layout] Layout --> Paint[Paint] Paint --> Screen[Pixels] HTML supplies meaning and structure. CSS supplies presentation rules. JavaScript can change both after the initial page has loaded.