The document discusses CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and how they can be used to control the appearance and layout of HTML documents. It covers the CSS box model, text formatting properties like color, background, fonts, and alignment. It also discusses table formatting, embedding styles inline or via external style sheets, and various properties for borders, margins, padding, and layout. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to style elements, control colors, borders and more to achieve different designs and layouts.