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# Widgets and Panels

GWT applications construct user interfaces using widgets that are contained within panels. Examples of widgets include Button, TextBox, and Tree.

Widgets and panels work the same way on all browsers; by using them, you eliminate the need to write specialized code for each browser. But you are not limited to the set of widgets provided by the toolkit. There are a number of ways to create custom widgets yourself.

## Panels

Panels, such as DockPanel, HorizontalPanel, and RootPanel, contain widgets and are used to define how they are laid out in the browser.

## Styles

Visual styles are applied to widgets using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This section describes in detail how to use this feature.