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Save a lot of work with CSS! In our CSS tutorial you will learn how to use CSS to control the style and layout of multiple Web pages all at once.
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CSS Introduction
What is CSS?

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets Styles define how to display HTML elements Styles were added to HTML 4.0 to solve a problem External Style Sheets can save a lot of work External Style Sheets are stored in CSS files
CSS Syntax
CSS Syntax
A CSS rule has two main parts: a selector, and one or more declarations:
The selector is normally the HTML element you want to style. Each declaration consists of a property and a value. The property is the style attribute you want to change. Each property has a value.
CSS Example
A CSS declaration always ends with a semicolon, and declaration groups are surrounded by curly brackets:
p {color:red;text-align:center;}
To make the CSS more readable, you can put one declaration on each line, like this:
CSS Comments
Comments are used to explain your code, and may help you when you edit the source code at a later date. Comments are ignored by browsers. A CSS comment begins with "/*", and ends with "*/", like this:
/*This is a comment*/ p { text-align:center; /*This is another comment*/ color:black; font-family:arial; }
CSS Id and Class

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The id and class Selectors

In addition to setting a style for a HTML element, CSS allows you to specify your own selectors called "id" and "class".
The id Selector
The id selector is used to specify a style for a single, unique element. The id selector uses the id attribute of the HTML element, and is defined with a "#". The style rule below will be applied to the element with id="para1":
Example
#para1 { text-align:center; color:red; }

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Do NOT start an ID name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox.
The class Selector

The class selector is used to specify a style for a group of elements. Unlike the id selector, the class selector is most often used on several elements. This allows you to set a particular style for many HTML elements with the same class. The class selector uses the HTML class attribute, and is defined with a "." In the example below, all HTML elements with class="center" will be center-aligned:
Example
.center {text-align:center;}
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You can also specify that only specific HTML elements should be affected by a class. In the example below, all p elements with class="center" will be center-aligned:
Example
p.center {text-align:center;}
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Do NOT start a class name with a number! This is only supported in Internet Explorer.
CSS How To...

When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document according to it.
Three Ways to Insert CSS

There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
External style sheet Internal style sheet Inline style
External Style Sheet

An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many pages. With an external style sheet, you can change the look of an entire Web site by changing one file. Each page must link to the style sheet using the <link> tag. The <link> tag goes inside the head section:
<head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /> </head>
An external style sheet can be written in any text editor. The file should not contain any html tags. Your style sheet should be saved with a .css extension. An example of a style sheet file is shown below:
hr {color:sienna;} p {margin-left:20px;} body {background-image:url("images/back40.gif");}
Do not leave spaces between the property value and the units! "margin-left:20 px" (instead of "margin-left:20px") will work in IE, but not in Firefox or Opera.
Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet should be used when a single document has a unique style. You define internal styles in the head section of an HTML page, by using the <style> tag, like this:
<head> <style type="text/css">
hr {color:sienna;} p {margin-left:20px;} body {background-image:url("images/back40.gif");} </style> </head>
Inline Styles
An inline style loses many of the advantages of style sheets by mixing content with presentation. Use this method sparingly! To use inline styles you use the style attribute in the relevant tag. The style attribute can contain any CSS property. The example shows how to change the color and the left margin of a paragraph:
<p style="color:sienna;margin-left:20px">This is a paragraph.</p>
Multiple Style Sheets

If some properties have been set for the same selector in different style sheets, the values will be inherited from the more specific style sheet. For example, an external style sheet has these properties for the h3 selector:
h3 { color:red; text-align:left; font-size:8pt; }
And an internal style sheet has these properties for the h3 selector:
h3 { text-align:right; font-size:20pt;
If the page with the internal style sheet also links to the external style sheet the properties for h3 will be:
color:red; text-align:right; font-size:20pt;
The color is inherited from the external style sheet and the text-alignment and the font-size is replaced by the internal style sheet.
Multiple Styles Will Cascade into One

Styles can be specified:
inside an HTML element inside the head section of an HTML page in an external CSS file
Tip: Even multiple external style sheets can be referenced inside a single HTML document.
Cascading order
What style will be used when there is more than one style specified for an HTML element? Generally speaking we can say that all the styles will "cascade" into a new "virtual" style sheet by the following rules, where number four has the highest priority: 1. 2. 3. 4. Browser default External style sheet Internal style sheet (in the head section) Inline style (inside an HTML element)
So, an inline style (inside an HTML element) has the highest priority, which means that it will override a style defined inside the <head> tag, or in an external style sheet, or in a browser (a default value). Note: If the link to the external style sheet is placed after the internal style sheet in HTML <head>, the external style sheet will override the internal style sheet!
CSS Background
CSS background properties are used to define the background effects of an element. CSS properties used for background effects:
background-color background-image background-repeat background-attachment background-position
Background Color
The background-color property specifies the background color of an element. The background color of a page is defined in the body selector:
Example
body {background-color:#b0c4de;}
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With CSS, a color is most often specified by:
a HEX value - like "#ff0000" an RGB value - like "rgb(255,0,0)" a color name - like "red"
Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. In the example below, the h1, p, and div elements have different background colors:
Example
h1 {background-color:#6495ed;} p {background-color:#e0ffff;} div {background-color:#b0c4de;}
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Background Image
The background-image property specifies an image to use as the background of an element. By default, the image is repeated so it covers the entire element.
The background image for a page can be set like this:
Example
body {background-image:url('paper.gif');}
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Below is an example of a bad combination of text and background image. The text is almost not readable:
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body {background-image:url('bgdesert.jpg');}
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Background Image - Repeat Horizontally or Vertically

By default, the background-image property repeats an image both horizontally and vertically. Some images should be repeated only horizontally or vertically, or they will look strange, like this:
Example
body { background-image:url('gradient2.png'); }
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If the image is repeated only horizontally (repeat-x), the background will look better:
Example
body { background-image:url('gradient2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-x; }
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Background Image - Set position and no-repeat

When using a background image, use an image that does not disturb the text. Showing the image only once is specified by the background-repeat property:
Example
body { background-image:url('img_tree.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; }
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In the example above, the background image is shown in the same place as the text. We want to change the position of the image, so that it does not disturb the text too much. The position of the image is specified by the background-position property:
Example
body { background-image:url('img_tree.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:right top; }
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Background - Shorthand property

As you can see from the examples above, there are many properties to consider when dealing with backgrounds. To shorten the code, it is also possible to specify all the properties in one single property. This is called a shorthand property. The shorthand property for background is simply "background":
Example
body {background:#ffffff url('img_tree.png') no-repeat right top;}
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When using the shorthand property the order of the property values are:
background-color background-image background-repeat background-attachment background-position
It does not matter if one of the property values is missing, as long as the ones that are present are in this order. This example uses more advanced CSS. Take a look: Advanced example
More Examples
How to set a fixed background image This example demonstrates how to set a fixed background image. The image will not scroll with the rest of the page.
All CSS Background Properties

Property background background-attachment background-color background-image background-position background-repeat Description Sets all the background properties in one declaration Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page Sets the background color of an element Sets the background image for an element Sets the starting position of a background image Sets how a background image will be repeated
CSS Text
TEXT FORMATTING
This text is styled with some of the text formatting properties. The heading uses the text-align, text-transform, and color properties. The paragraph is indented, aligned, and the space between characters is specified. The underline is removed from the "Try it yourself" link.
Text Color
The color property is used to set the color of the text. With CSS, a color is most often specified by:
a HEX value - like "#ff0000" an RGB value - like "rgb(255,0,0)" a color name - like "red"
Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. The default color for a page is defined in the body selector.
Example
body {color:blue;} h1 {color:#00ff00;} h2 {color:rgb(255,0,0);}
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For W3C compliant CSS: If you define the color property, you must also define the backgroundcolor property.
Text Alignment
The text-align property is used to set the horizontal alignment of a text. Text can be centered, or aligned to the left or right, or justified. When text-align is set to "justify", each line is stretched so that every line has equal width, and the left and right margins are straight (like in magazines and newspapers).
Example
h1 {text-align:center;} p.date {text-align:right;} p.main {text-align:justify;}
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Text Decoration
The text-decoration property is used to set or remove decorations from text.
The text-decoration property is mostly used to remove underlines from links for design purposes:
Example
a {text-decoration:none;}
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It can also be used to decorate text:
Example
h1 h2 h3 h4 {text-decoration:overline;} {text-decoration:line-through;} {text-decoration:underline;} {text-decoration:blink;}
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It is not recommended to underline text that is not a link, as this often confuses users.
Text Transformation
The text-transform property is used to specify uppercase and lowercase letters in a text. It can be used to turn everything into uppercase or lowercase letters, or capitalize the first letter of each word.
Example
p.uppercase {text-transform:uppercase;} p.lowercase {text-transform:lowercase;} p.capitalize {text-transform:capitalize;}
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Text Indentation
The text-indentation property is used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text.
Example
p {text-indent:50px;}
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More Examples
Specify the space between characters This example demonstrates how to increase or decrease the space between characters. Specify the space between lines This example demonstrates how to specify the space between the lines in a paragraph. Set the text direction of an element This example demonstrates how to change the text direction of an element. Increase the white space between words This example demonstrates how to increase the white space between words in a paragraph. Disable text wrapping inside an element This example demonstrates how to disable text wrapping inside an element. Vertical alignment of an image This example demonstrates how to set the vertical align of an image in a text.
All CSS Text Properties

Property color direction letter-spacing line-height text-align text-decoration text-indent text-shadow text-transform unicode-bidi vertical-align white-space word-spacing Sets the vertical alignment of an element Specifies how white-space inside an element is handled Increases or decreases the space between words in a text Description Sets the color of text Specifies the text direction/writing direction Increases or decreases the space between characters in a text Sets the line height Specifies the horizontal alignment of text Specifies the decoration added to text Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block Specifies the shadow effect added to text Controls the capitalization of text
CSS Font
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CSS font properties define the font family, boldness, size, and the style of a text.
Difference Between Serif and Sans-serif Fonts
On computer screens, sans-serif fonts are considered easier to read than serif fonts.
CSS Font Families

In CSS, there are two types of font family names:
generic family - a group of font families with a similar look (like "Serif" or "Monospace") font family - a specific font family (like "Times New Roman" or "Arial") Font family Description Serif fonts have small lines at the ends on some characters "Sans" means without - these fonts do not have the lines at the ends of characters All monospace characters have the same width
Generic family Serif
Times New Roman Georgia Arial Verdana Courier New Lucida Console
Sans-serif
Monospace
Font Family
The font family of a text is set with the font-family property. The font-family property should hold several font names as a "fallback" system. If the browser does not support the first font, it tries the next font. Start with the font you want, and end with a generic family, to let the browser pick a similar font in the generic family, if no other fonts are available.
Note: If the name of a font family is more than one word, it must be in quotation marks, like fontfamily: "Times New Roman". More than one font family is specified in a comma-separated list:
Example
p{font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
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For more commonly used font combinations, look at our Web Safe Font Combinations.
Font Style
The font-style property is mostly used to specify italic text. This property has three values:
normal - The text is shown normally italic - The text is shown in italics oblique - The text is "leaning" (oblique is very similar to italic, but less supported)
Example
p.normal {font-style:normal;} p.italic {font-style:italic;} p.oblique {font-style:oblique;}
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Font Size
The font-size property sets the size of the text. Being able to manage the text size is important in web design. However, you should not use font size adjustments to make paragraphs look like headings, or headings look like paragraphs. Always use the proper HTML tags, like <h1> - <h6> for headings and <p> for paragraphs. The font-size value can be an absolute, or relative size. Absolute size:
Sets the text to a specified size
Does not allow a user to change the text size in all browsers (bad for accessibility reasons) Absolute size is useful when the physical size of the output is known
Relative size:
Sets the size relative to surrounding elements Allows a user to change the text size in browsers
If you do not specify a font size, the default size for normal text, like paragraphs, is 16px (16px=1em).
Set Font Size With Pixels

Setting the text size with pixels, gives you full control over the text size:
Example
h1 {font-size:40px;} h2 {font-size:30px;} p {font-size:14px;}
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The example above allows Firefox, Chrome, and Safari to resize the text, but not Internet Explorer. The text can be resized in all browsers using the zoom tool (however, this resizes the entire page, not just the text).
Set Font Size With Em

To avoid the resizing problem with Internet Explorer, many developers use em instead of pixels. The em size unit is recommended by the W3C. 1em is equal to the current font size. The default text size in browsers is 16px. So, the default size of 1em is 16px. The size can be calculated from pixels to em using this formula: pixels/16=em
Example
h1 {font-size:2.5em;} /* 40px/16=2.5em */ h2 {font-size:1.875em;} /* 30px/16=1.875em */ p {font-size:0.875em;} /* 14px/16=0.875em */
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In the example above, the text size in em is the same as the previous example in pixels. However, with the em size, it is possible to adjust the text size in all browsers. Unfortunately, there is still a problem with IE. When resizing the text, it becomes larger than it should when made larger, and smaller than it should when made smaller.
Use a Combination of Percent and Em

The solution that works in all browsers, is to set a default font-size in percent for the body element:
Example
body {font-size:100%;} h1 {font-size:2.5em;} h2 {font-size:1.875em;} p {font-size:0.875em;}
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Our code now works great! It shows the same text size in all browsers, and allows all browsers to zoom or resize the text!
More Examples
Set the boldness of the font This example demonstrates how to set the boldness of a font. Set the variant of the font This example demonstrates how to set the variant of a font. All the font properties in one declaration This example demonstrates how to use the shorthand property for setting all of the font properties in one declaration.
All CSS Font Properties

Property font font-family font-size Description Sets all the font properties in one declaration Specifies the font family for text Specifies the font size of text
font-style font-variant font-weight
Specifies the font style for text Specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font Specifies the weight of a font
CSS Links
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Styling Links
Links can be styled with any CSS property (e.g. color, font-family, background, etc.). Special for links are that they can be styled differently depending on what state they are in. The four links states are:
a:link - a normal, unvisited link a:visited - a link the user has visited a:hover - a link when the user mouses over it a:active - a link the moment it is clicked
Example
a:link {color:#FF0000;} /* unvisited link */ a:visited {color:#00FF00;} /* visited link */ a:hover {color:#FF00FF;} /* mouse over link */ a:active {color:#0000FF;} /* selected link */
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When setting the style for several link states, there are some order rules:
a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited a:active MUST come after a:hover
Common Link Styles

In the example above the link changes color depending on what state it is in. Lets go through some of the other common ways to style links:
Text Decoration
The text-decoration property is mostly used to remove underlines from links:
Example
a:link {text-decoration:none;} a:visited {text-decoration:none;} a:hover {text-decoration:underline;} a:active {text-decoration:underline;}
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Background Color
The background-color property specifies the background color for links:
Example
a:link {background-color:#B2FF99;} a:visited {background-color:#FFFF85;} a:hover {background-color:#FF704D;} a:active {background-color:#FF704D;}
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More Examples
Add different styles to hyperlinks This example demonstrates how to add other styles to hyperlinks. Advanced - Create link boxes This example demonstrates a more advanced example where we combine several CSS properties to display links as boxes.
CSS Lists
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The CSS list properties allow you to:

Set different list item markers for ordered lists Set different list item markers for unordered lists Set an image as the list item marker
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List
In HTML, there are two types of lists:
unordered lists - the list items are marked with bullets ordered lists - the list items are marked with numbers or letters
With CSS, lists can be styled further, and images can be used as the list item marker.
Different List Item Markers

The type of list item marker is specified with the list-style-type property:
Example
ul.a {list-style-type: circle;} ul.b {list-style-type: square;} ol.c {list-style-type: upper-roman;} ol.d {list-style-type: lower-alpha;}
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Some of the values are for unordered lists, and some for ordered lists.
An Image as The List Item Marker

To specify an image as the list item marker, use the list-style-image property:
Example
ul { list-style-image: url('sqpurple.gif'); }
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The example above does not display equally in all browsers. IE and Opera will display the imagemarker a little bit higher than Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. If you want the image-marker to be placed equally in all browsers, a crossbrowser solution is explained below.
Crossbrowser Solution
The following example displays the image-marker equally in all browsers:
Example
ul { list-style-type: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; } li { background-image: url(sqpurple.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0px 5px; padding-left: 14px; }
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Example explained:
For ul:
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For li:
Set the list-style-type to none to remove the list item marker Set both padding and margin to 0px (for cross-browser compatibility) Set the URL of the image, and show it only once (no-repeat) Position the image where you want it (left 0px and down 5px) Position the text in the list with padding-left
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List - Shorthand property

It is also possible to specify all the list properties in one, single property. This is called a shorthand property. The shorthand property used for lists, is the list-style property:
Example
ul { list-style: square url("sqpurple.gif"); }
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When using the shorthand property, the order of the values are:
list-style-type list-style-position (for a description, see the CSS properties table below) list-style-image
It does not matter if one of the values above are missing, as long as the rest are in the specified order.
More Examples
All the different list-item markers for lists This example demonstrates all the different list-item markers in CSS.
All CSS List Properties

Property list-style list-style-image list-style-position list-style-type Description Sets all the properties for a list in one declaration Specifies an image as the list-item marker Specifies if the list-item markers should appear inside or outside the content flow Specifies the type of list-item marker
CSS Tables
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The look of an HTML table can be greatly improved with CSS:
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Company
Alfreds Futterkiste Berglunds snabbkp Centro comercial Moctezuma Ernst Handel Island Trading Kniglich Essen Laughing Bacchus Winecellars Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti North/South Paris spcialits
Contact
Maria Anders Christina Berglund Francisco Chang Roland Mendel Helen Bennett Philip Cramer Yoshi Tannamuri Giovanni Rovelli Simon Crowther Marie Bertrand
Country
Germany Sweden Mexico Austria UK Germany Canada Italy UK France
The Big Cheese Vaffeljernet
Liz Nixon Palle Ibsen
USA Denmark
Table Borders
To specify table borders in CSS, use the border property. The example below specifies a black border for table, th, and td elements:
Example
table, th, td { border: 1px solid black; }
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Notice that the table in the example above has double borders. This is because both the table, th, and td elements have separate borders. To display a single border for the table, use the border-collapse property.
Collapse Borders
The border-collapse property sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or separated:
Example
table { border-collapse:collapse; } table,th, td { border: 1px solid black; }
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Table Width and Height

Width and height of a table is defined by the width and height properties. The example below sets the width of the table to 100%, and the height of the th elements to 50px:
Example
table { width:100%; } th { height:50px; }
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Table Text Alignment

The text in a table is aligned with the text-align and vertical-align properties. The text-align property sets the horizontal alignment, like left, right, or center:
Example
td { text-align:right; }
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The vertical-align property sets the vertical alignment, like top, bottom, or middle:
Example
td { height:50px; vertical-align:bottom; }
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Table Padding
To control the space between the border and content in a table, use the padding property on td and th elements:
Example
td { padding:15px; }
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Table Color
The example below specifies the color of the borders, and the text and background color of th elements:
Example
table, td, th { border:1px solid green; } th { background-color:green; color:white; }
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More Examples
Make a fancy table This example demonstrates how to create a fancy table. Set the position of the table caption This example demonstrates how to position the table caption.
CSS Box Model

The CSS Box Model

All HTML elements can be considered as boxes. In CSS, the term "box model" is used when talking about design and layout.
The CSS box model is essentially a box that wraps around HTML elements, and it consists of: margins, borders, padding, and the actual content. The box model allows us to place a border around elements and space elements in relation to other elements. The image below illustrates the box model:
Explanation of the different parts:
Margin - Clears an area around the border. The margin does not have a background color, it is completely transparent Border - A border that goes around the padding and content. The border is affected by the background color of the box Padding - Clears an area around the content. The padding is affected by the background color of the box Content - The content of the box, where text and images appear
In order to set the width and height of an element correctly in all browsers, you need to know how the box model works.
Width and Height of an Element

Important: When you specify the width and height properties of an element with CSS, you are just setting the width and height of the content area. To know the full size of the element, you must also add the padding, border and margin. The total width of the element in the example below is 300px:
width:250px;
padding:10px; border:5px solid gray; margin:10px;

Let's do the math: 250px (width) + 20px (left and right padding) + 10px (left and right border) + 20px (left and right margin) = 300px Imagine that you only had 250px of space. Let's make an element with a total width of 250px:
Example
width:220px; padding:10px; border:5px solid gray; margin:0px;
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The total width of an element should always be calculated like this: Total element width = width + left padding + right padding + left border + right border + left margin + right margin The total height of an element should always be calculated like this: Total element height = height + top padding + bottom padding + top border + bottom border + top margin + bottom margin
Browsers Compatibility Issue

If you tested the previous example in Internet Explorer, you saw that the total width was not exactly 250px. IE8 and earlier versions includes padding and border in the width, when the width property is set,unless a DOCTYPE is declared. To fix this problem, just add a DOCTYPE to the code:
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html>
<head> <style type="text/css"> div.ex { width:220px; padding:10px; border:5px solid gray; margin:0px; } </style> </head>
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CSS Border
CSS Border Properties

The CSS border properties allow you to specify the style and color of an element's border.
Border Style
The border-style property specifies what kind of border to display. None of the border properties will have ANY effect unless the border-style property is set!
border-style values:
none: Defines no border dotted: Defines a dotted border dashed: Defines a dashed border solid: Defines a solid border double: Defines two borders. The width of the two borders are the same as the border-width value
groove: Defines a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border-color value
ridge: Defines a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border-color value
inset: Defines a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border-color value
outset: Defines a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border-color value Try it yourself: Set the style of the border
Border Width
The border-width property is used to set the width of the border. The width is set in pixels, or by using one of the three pre-defined values: thin, medium, or thick. Note: The "border-width" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.
Example
p.one { border-style:solid; border-width:5px; } p.two { border-style:solid; border-width:medium; }
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Border Color
The border-color property is used to set the color of the border. The color can be set by:
name - specify a color name, like "red" RGB - specify a RGB value, like "rgb(255,0,0)" Hex - specify a hex value, like "#ff0000"
You can also set the border color to "transparent". Note: The "border-color" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.
Example
p.one { border-style:solid; border-color:red; } p.two { border-style:solid; border-color:#98bf21; }
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Border - Individual sides

In CSS it is possible to specify different borders for different sides:
Example
p { border-top-style:dotted; border-right-style:solid; border-bottom-style:dotted; border-left-style:solid; }
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The example above can also be set with a single property:
Example
border-style:dotted solid;
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The border-style property can have from one to four values.
border-style:dotted solid double dashed; o top border is dotted o right border is solid o bottom border is double o left border is dashed
border-style:dotted solid double; o top border is dotted o right and left borders are solid o bottom border is double
border-style:dotted solid; o top and bottom borders are dotted o right and left borders are solid
border-style:dotted; o all four borders are dotted
The border-style property is used in the example above. However, it also works with border-width and border-color.
Border - Shorthand property

As you can see from the examples above, there are many properties to consider when dealing with borders. To shorten the code, it is also possible to specify all the border properties in one property. This is called a shorthand property. The shorthand property for the border properties is "border":
Example
border:5px solid red;
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When using the border property, the order of the values are:
border-width border-style border-color
It does not matter if one of the values above are missing (although, border-style is required), as long as the rest are in the specified order.
More Examples
All the top border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the top border in one declaration. Set the style of the bottom border This example demonstrates how to set the style of the bottom border. Set the width of the left border This example demonstrates how to set the width of the left border. Set the color of the four borders This example demonstrates how to set the color of the four borders. It can have from one to four colors. Set the color of the right border This example demonstrates how to set the color of the right border.
All CSS Border Properties

Property border border-bottom border-bottom-color border-bottom-style border-bottom-width border-color border-left border-left-color border-left-style border-left-width border-right border-right-color border-right-style border-right-width border-style border-top border-top-color border-top-style border-top-width border-width Description Sets all the border properties in one declaration Sets all the bottom border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the bottom border Sets the style of the bottom border Sets the width of the bottom border Sets the color of the four borders Sets all the left border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the left border Sets the style of the left border Sets the width of the left border Sets all the right border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the right border Sets the style of the right border Sets the width of the right border Sets the style of the four borders Sets all the top border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the top border Sets the style of the top border Sets the width of the top border Sets the width of the four borders
CSS Outlines
An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, outside the border edge, to make the element "stand out". The outline properties specifies the style, color, and width of an outline.
Examples
Draw a line around an element (outline) This example demonstrates how to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge. Set the style of an outline This example demonstrates how to set the style of an outline. Set the color of an outline This example demonstrates how to set the color of an outline. Set the width of an outline This example demonstrates how to set the width of an outline.
CSS Outline
An outline is a line that is drawn around elements (outside the borders) to make the element "stand out". However, it is different from the border property. The outline is not a part of the element's dimensions, therefore the element's width and height properties do not contain the width of the outline.
All CSS Outline Properties

The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property outline Description Sets all the outline properties in one declaration Values outline-color outline-style outline-width inherit CSS 2
outline-color
Sets the color of an outline
color_name hex_number rgb_number invert inherit none dotted dashed solid double groove ridge inset outset inherit thin medium thick length inherit
outline-style
Sets the style of an outline
outline-width
Sets the width of an outline
CSS Margin
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Margin
The margin clears an area around an element (outside the border). The margin does not have a background color, and is completely transparent. The top, right, bottom, and left margin can be changed independently using separate properties. A shorthand margin property can also be used, to change all margins at once.
Possible Values
Value auto length % Description The browser sets the margin. The result of this is dependant of the browser Defines a fixed margin (in pixels, pt, em, etc.) Defines a margin in % of the containing element It is possible to use negative values, to overlap content.
Margin - Individual sides
In CSS, it is possible to specify different margins for different sides:
Example
margin-top:100px; margin-bottom:100px; margin-right:50px; margin-left:50px;
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Margin - Shorthand property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the margin properties in one property. This is called a shorthand property. The shorthand property for all the margin properties is "margin":
Example
margin:100px 50px;
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The margin property can have from one to four values.
margin:25px 50px 75px 100px; o top margin is 25px o right margin is 50px o bottom margin is 75px o left margin is 100px
margin:25px 50px 75px; o top margin is 25px o right and left margins are 50px o bottom margin is 75px
margin:25px 50px; o top and bottom margins are 25px o right and left margins are 50px
margin:25px;
all four margins are 25px
More Examples
Set the top margin of a text using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the top margin of a text using a cm value. Set the bottom margin of a text using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the bottom margin in percent, relative to the width of the containing element.
All CSS Margin Properties

Property margin margin-bottom margin-left margin-right margin-top Description A shorthand property for setting the margin properties in one declaration Sets the bottom margin of an element Sets the left margin of an element Sets the right margin of an element Sets the top margin of an element
CSS Padding
The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content.
Padding
The padding clears an area around the content (inside the border) of an element. The padding is affected by the background color of the element. The top, right, bottom, and left padding can be changed independently using separate properties. A shorthand padding property can also be used, to change all paddings at once.
Possible Values
Value length % Description Defines a fixed padding (in pixels, pt, em, etc.) Defines a padding in % of the containing element
Padding - Individual sides

In CSS, it is possible to specify different padding for different sides:
Example
padding-top:25px; padding-bottom:25px; padding-right:50px; padding-left:50px;
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Padding - Shorthand property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the padding properties in one property. This is called a shorthand property. The shorthand property for all the padding properties is "padding":
Example
padding:25px 50px;
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The padding property can have from one to four values.
padding:25px 50px 75px 100px; o top padding is 25px o right padding is 50px o bottom padding is 75px o left padding is 100px
padding:25px 50px 75px; o top padding is 25px o right and left paddings are 50px o bottom padding is 75px
padding:25px 50px; o top and bottom paddings are 25px o right and left paddings are 50px
padding:25px; o all four paddings are 25px
More Examples
All the padding properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the padding properties in one declaration, can have from one to four values. Set the left padding This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a p element. Set the right padding This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a p element. Set the top padding This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a p element. Set the bottom padding This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a p element.
All CSS Padding Properties

Property padding padding-bottom padding-left padding-right padding-top Description A shorthand property for setting all the padding properties in one declaration Sets the bottom padding of an element Sets the left padding of an element Sets the right padding of an element Sets the top padding of an element
CSS Grouping and Nesting Selectors

Grouping Selectors
In style sheets there are often elements with the same style.
h1 { color:green; } h2 {
color:green; } p { color:green; }
To minimize the code, you can group selectors. Separate each selector with a comma. In the example below we have grouped the selectors from the code above:
Example
h1,h2,p { color:green; }
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Nesting Selectors
It is possible to apply a style for a selector within a selector. In the example below, one style is specified for all p elements, one style is specified for all elements with class="marked", and a third style is specified only for p elements with class="marked":
Example
p { color:blue; text-align:center; } .marked { background-color:red; } .marked p { color:white; }
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CSS Dimension
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The CSS dimension properties allow you to control the height and width of an element.
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Set the height of elements This example demonstrates how to set the height of different elements. Set the height of an image using percent This example demonstrates how to set the height of an element using a percent value. Set the width of an element using a pixel value This example demonstrates how to set the width of an element using a pixel value. Set the maximum height of an element This example demonstrates how to set the maximum height of an element. Set the maximum width of an element using percent This example demonstrates how to set the maximum width of an element using a percent value. Set the minimum height of an element This example demonstrates how to set the minimum height of an element. Set the minimum width of an element using a pixel value This example demonstrates how to set the minimum width of an element using a pixel value.
All CSS Dimension Properties

The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property height Description Sets the height of an element Values auto length % inherit none length % inherit none length % inherit length CSS 1
max-height
Sets the maximum height of an element
max-width
Sets the maximum width of an element
min-height
Sets the minimum height of an element
% inherit min-width Sets the minimum width of an element length % inherit auto length % inherit 2
width
Sets the width of an element
CSS Display and Visibility

The display property specifies if/how an element is displayed, and the visibility property specifies if an element should be visible or hidden.
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Hiding an Element - display:none or visibility:hidden

Hiding an element can be done by setting the display property to "none" or the visibility property to "hidden". However, notice that these two methods produce different results: visibility:hidden hides an element, but it will still take up the same space as before. The element will be hidden, but still affect the layout.
Example
h1.hidden {visibility:hidden;}
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display:none hides an element, and it will not take up any space. The element will be hidden, and the page will be displayed as the element is not there:
Example
h1.hidden {display:none;}
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CSS Display - Block and Inline Elements

A block element is an element that takes up the full width available, and has a line break before and after it. Examples of block elements:
<h1> <p> <div>
An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary, and does not force line breaks. Examples of inline elements:
<span> <a>
Changing How an Element is Displayed

Changing an inline element to a block element, or vice versa, can be useful for making the page look a specific way, and still follow web standards. The following example displays list items as inline elements:
Example
li {display:inline;}
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The following example displays span elements as block elements:
Example
span {display:block;}
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Note: Changing the display type of an element changes only how the element is displayed, NOT what kind of element it is. For example: An inline element set to display:block is not allowed to have a block element nested inside of it.
More Examples
How to display an element as an inline element. This example demonstrates how to display an element as an inline element. How to display an element as a block element This example demonstrates how to display an element as a block element. How to make a table element collapse This example demonstrates how to make a table element collapse.
CSS Positioning
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Decide which element to display in front! Elements can overlap! Positioning

The CSS positioning properties allow you to position an element. It can also place an element behind another, and specify what should happen when an element's content is too big. Elements can be positioned using the top, bottom, left, and right properties. However, these properties will not work unless the position property is set first. They also work differently depending on the positioning method. There are four different positioning methods.
Static Positioning
HTML elements are positioned static by default. A static positioned element is always positioned according to the normal flow of the page. Static positioned elements are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties.
Fixed Positioning
An element with fixed position is positioned relative to the browser window. It will not move even if the window is scrolled:
Example
p.pos_fixed { position:fixed; top:30px; right:5px; }
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Note: IE7 and IE8 support the fixed value only if a !DOCTYPE is specified. Fixed positioned elements are removed from the normal flow. The document and other elements behave like the fixed positioned element does not exist. Fixed positioned elements can overlap other elements.
Relative Positioning
A relative positioned element is positioned relative to its normal position.
Example
h2.pos_left { position:relative; left:-20px; } h2.pos_right
{ position:relative; left:20px; }
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The content of relatively positioned elements can be moved and overlap other elements, but the reserved space for the element is still preserved in the normal flow.
Example
h2.pos_top { position:relative; top:-50px; }
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Relatively positioned elements are often used as container blocks for absolutely positioned elements.
Absolute Positioning
An absolute position element is positioned relative to the first parent element that has a position other than static. If no such element is found, the containing block is <html>:
Example
h2 { position:absolute; left:100px; top:150px; }
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Absolutely positioned elements are removed from the normal flow. The document and other elements behave like the absolutely positioned element does not exist. Absolutely positioned elements can overlap other elements.
Overlapping Elements
When elements are positioned outside the normal flow, they can overlap other elements. The z-index property specifies the stack order of an element (which element should be placed in front of, or behind, the others). An element can have a positive or negative stack order:
Example
img { position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; z-index:-1 }
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An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a lower stack order. Note: If two positioned elements overlap, without a z-index specified, the element positioned last in the HTML code will be shown on top.
More Examples
Set the shape of an element This example demonstrates how to set the shape of an element. The element is clipped into this shape, and displayed. How to show overflow in an element using scroll This example demonstrates how to set the overflow property to create a scroll bar when an element's content is too big to fit in a specified area. How to set the browser to automatically handle overflow This example demonstrates how to set the browser to automatically handle overflow. Change the cursor This example demonstrates how to change the cursor.
All CSS Positioning Properties

The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values CSS
bottom
Sets the bottom margin edge for a positioned box
auto length % inherit shape auto inherit
clip
Clips an absolutely positioned element
cursor
Specifies the type of cursor to be displayed url auto crosshair default pointer move e-resize ne-resize nw-resize n-resize se-resize sw-resize s-resize w-resize text wait help Sets the left margin edge for a positioned box auto length % inherit auto hidden scroll visible inherit absolute fixed relative static inherit
left
overflow
Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box
position
Specifies the type of positioning for an element
right
Sets the right margin edge for a positioned auto box length % inherit Sets the top margin edge for a positioned box auto length % inherit number auto inherit
top
z-index
Sets the stack order of an element
CSS Float
What is CSS Float?
With CSS float, an element can be pushed to the left or right, allowing other elements to wrap around it. Float is very often used for images, but it is also useful when working with layouts.
How Elements Float

Elements are floated horizontally, this means that an element can only be floated left or right, not up or down. A floated element will move as far to the left or right as it can. Usually this means all the way to the left or right of the containing element. The elements after the floating element will flow around it. The elements before the floating element will not be affected. If an image is floated to the right, a following text flows around it, to the left:
Example
img { float:right; }
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Floating Elements Next to Each Other

If you place several floating elements after each other, they will float next to each other if there is room. Here we have made an image gallery using the float property:
Example
.thumbnail { float:left; width:110px; height:90px; margin:5px; }
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Turning off Float - Using Clear

Elements after the floating element will flow around it. To avoid this, use the clear property. The clear property specifies which sides of an element other floating elements are not allowed. Add a text line into the image gallery, using the clear property:
Example
.text_line { clear:both; }
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More Examples
An image with border and margins that floats to the right in a paragraph Let an image float to the right in a paragraph. Add border and margins to the image. An image with a caption that floats to the right Let an image with a caption float to the right. Let the first letter of a paragraph float to the left Let the first letter of a paragraph float to the left and style the letter. Creating a horizontal menu Use float with a list of hyperlinks to create a horizontal menu. Creating a homepage without tables Use float to create a homepage with a header, footer, left content and main content.
All CSS Float Properties

The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property clear Description Specifies which sides of an element where other floating elements are not allowed Values left right both none inherit CSS 1
float
Specifies whether or not a box should float left right none inherit
CSS Horizontal Align

In CSS, several properties are used to align elements horizontally. Aligning Block Elements
A block element is an element that takes up the full width available, and has a line break before and after it.
Examples of block elements:
<h1> <p> <div>
For aligning text, see the CSS Text chapter. In this chapter we will show you how to horizontally align block elements for layout purposes.
Center Aligning Using the margin Property

Block elements can be aligned by setting the left and right margins to "auto". Note: Using margin:auto will not work in IE8 and earlier, unless a !DOCTYPE is declared. Setting the left and right margins to auto specifies that they should split the available margin equally. The result is a centered element:
Example
.center { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:70%; background-color:#b0e0e6; }
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Tip: Aligning has no effect if the width is 100%. Note: In IE5 there is a margin handling bug for block elements. To make the example above work in IE5, add some extra code. Try it yourself
Left and Right Aligning Using the position Property

One method of aligning elements is to use absolute positioning:
Example
.right { position:absolute;
right:0px; width:300px; background-color:#b0e0e6; }

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Note: Absolute positioned elements are removed from the normal flow, and can overlap elements.
Crossbrowser Compatibility Issues

When aligning elements like this, it is always a good idea to predefine margin and padding for the <body> element. This is to avoid visual differences in different browsers. There is a problem with IE8 and earlier, when using the position property. If a container element (in our case <div class="container">) has a specified width, and the !DOCTYPE declaration is missing, IE8 and earlier versions will add a 17px margin on the right side. This seems to be space reserved for a scrollbar. Always set the !DOCTYPE declaration when using the position property:
Example
body { margin:0; padding:0; } .container { position:relative; width:100%; } .right { position:absolute; right:0px; width:300px; background-color:#b0e0e6; }
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Left and Right Aligning Using the float Property

One method of aligning elements is to use the float property:
Example
.right { float:right; width:300px; background-color:#b0e0e6; }
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Crossbrowser Compatibility Issues

When aligning elements like this, it is always a good idea to predefine margin and padding for the <body> element. This is to avoid visual differences in different browsers. There is a problem with IE8 and earlier when using the float property. If the !DOCTYPE declaration is missing, IE8 and earlier versions will add a 17px margin on the right side. This seems to be space reserved for a scrollbar. Always set the !DOCTYPE declaration when using the float property:
Example
body { margin:0; padding:0; } .right { float:right; width:300px; background-color:#b0e0e6; }
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CSS Pseudo-classes
CSS pseudo-classes are used to add special effects to some selectors.
Syntax
The syntax of pseudo-classes:
selector:pseudo-class {property:value;}
CSS classes can also be used with pseudo-classes:
selector.class:pseudo-class {property:value;}
Anchor Pseudo-classes
Links can be displayed in different ways in a CSS-supporting browser:
Example
a:link {color:#FF0000;} /* unvisited link */ a:visited {color:#00FF00;} /* visited link */ a:hover {color:#FF00FF;} /* mouse over link */ a:active {color:#0000FF;} /* selected link */
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Note: a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited in the CSS definition in order to be effective!! Note: a:active MUST come after a:hover in the CSS definition in order to be effective!! Note: Pseudo-class names are not case-sensitive.
Pseudo-classes and CSS Classes

Pseudo-classes can be combined with CSS classes:
a.red:visited {color:#FF0000;} <a class="red" href="css_syntax.asp">CSS Syntax</a>

If the link in the example above has been visited, it will be displayed in red.
CSS - The :first-child Pseudo-class

The :first-child pseudo-class matches a specified element that is the first child of another element. Note: For :first-child to work in IE8 and earlier, a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.
Match the first <p> element

In the following example, the selector matches any <p> element that is the first child of any element:
Example
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> p:first-child { color:blue; } </style> </head> <body> <p>I am a strong man.</p> <p>I am a strong man.</p> </body> </html>
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Match the first <i> element in all <p> elements

In the following example, the selector matches the first <i> element in all <p> elements:
Example
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> p > i:first-child { font-weight:bold; } </style> </head> <body> <p>I am a <i>strong</i> man. I am a <i>strong</i> man.</p> <p>I am a <i>strong</i> man. I am a <i>strong</i> man.</p> </body> </html>
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Match all <i> elements in all first child <p> elements
In the following example, the selector matches all <i> elements in <p> elements that are the first child of another element:
Example
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> p:first-child i { color:blue; } </style> </head> <body> <p>I am a <i>strong</i> man. I am a <i>strong</i> man.</p> <p>I am a <i>strong</i> man. I am a <i>strong</i> man.</p> </body> </html>
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CSS - The :lang Pseudo-class

The :lang pseudo-class allows you to define special rules for different languages. Note: IE8 supports the :lang pseudo-class only if a <!DOCTYPE> is specified. In the example below, the :lang class defines the quotation marks for q elements with lang="no":
Example
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> q:lang(no) {quotes: "~" "~";} </style> </head> <body> <p>Some text <q lang="no">A quote in a paragraph</q> Some text.</p> </body> </html>
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More Examples
Add different styles to hyperlinks This example demonstrates how to add other styles to hyperlinks. Use of :focus This example demonstrates how to use the :focus pseudo-class.
All CSS Pseudo Classes/Elements

Selector :link :visited :active :hover :focus :first-letter :first-line :first-child :before :after :lang(language) Example a:link a:visited a:active a:hover input:focus p:first-letter p:first-line p:first-child p:before p:after p:lang(it) Example description Selects all unvisited links Selects all visited links Selects the active link Selects links on mouse over Selects the input element which has focus Selects the first letter of every <p> element Selects the first line of every <p> element Selects every <p> elements that is the first child of its parent Insert content before every <p> element Insert content after every <p> element Selects every <p> element with a lang attribute value starting with "it"
CSS Pseudo-elements
CSS pseudo-elements are used to add special effects to some selectors.
Syntax
The syntax of pseudo-elements:
selector:pseudo-element {property:value;}
CSS classes can also be used with pseudo-elements:
selector.class:pseudo-element {property:value;}
The :first-line Pseudo-element
The "first-line" pseudo-element is used to add a special style to the first line of a text. In the following example the browser formats the first line of text in a p element according to the style in the "first-line" pseudo-element (where the browser breaks the line, depends on the size of the browser window):
Example
p:first-line { color:#ff0000; font-variant:small-caps; }
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Note: The "first-line" pseudo-element can only be used with block-level elements. Note: The following properties apply to the "first-line" pseudo-element:
font properties color properties background properties word-spacing letter-spacing text-decoration vertical-align text-transform line-height clear
The :first-letter Pseudo-element

The "first-letter" pseudo-element is used to add a special style to the first letter of a text:
Example
p:first-letter { color:#ff0000; font-size:xx-large; }
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Note: The "first-letter" pseudo-element can only be used with block-level elements. Note: The following properties apply to the "first-letter" pseudo- element:
font properties color properties background properties margin properties padding properties border properties text-decoration vertical-align (only if "float" is "none") text-transform line-height float clear
Pseudo-elements and CSS Classes

Pseudo-elements can be combined with CSS classes:
p.article:first-letter {color:#ff0000;} <p class="article">A paragraph in an article</p>

The example above will display the first letter of all paragraphs with class="article", in red.
Multiple Pseudo-elements
Several pseudo-elements can also be combined. In the following example, the first letter of a paragraph will be red, in an xx-large font size. The rest of the first line will be blue, and in small-caps. The rest of the paragraph will be the default font size and color:
Example
p:first-letter { color:#ff0000; font-size:xx-large; } p:first-line { color:#0000ff; font-variant:small-caps; }
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CSS - The :before Pseudo-element

The ":before" pseudo-element can be used to insert some content before the content of an element. The following example inserts an image before each <h1> element:
Example
h1:before { content:url(smiley.gif); }
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CSS - The :after Pseudo-element

The ":after" pseudo-element can be used to insert some content after the content of an element. The following example inserts an image after each <h1> element:
Example
h1:after { content:url(smiley.gif); }
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All CSS Pseudo Classes/Elements

Selector :link :visited :active :hover :focus :first-letter :first-line :first-child Example a:link a:visited a:active a:hover input:focus p:first-letter p:first-line p:first-child Example description Selects all unvisited links Selects all visited links Selects the active link Selects links on mouse over Selects the input element which has focus Selects the first letter of every <p> element Selects the first line of every <p> element Selects every <p> elements that is the first child of its parent
:before :after :lang(language)
p:before p:after p:lang(it)
Insert content before every <p> element Insert content after every <p> element Selects every <p> element with a lang attribute value starting with "it"
CSS Navigation Bar

Demo: Navigation Bar

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Navigation Bars
Having easy-to-use navigation is important for any web site. With CSS you can transform boring HTML menus into good-looking navigation bars.
Navigation Bar = List of Links

A navigation bar needs standard HTML as a base. In our examples we will build the navigation bar from a standard HTML list. A navigation bar is basically a list of links, so using the <ul> and <li> elements makes perfect sense:
Example
<ul> <li><a <li><a <li><a <li><a </ul> href="default.asp">Home</a></li> href="news.asp">News</a></li> href="contact.asp">Contact</a></li> href="about.asp">About</a></li>
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Now let's remove the bullets and the margins and padding from the list:
Example
ul { list-style-type:none; margin:0; padding:0; }
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Example explained:
list-style-type:none - Removes the bullets. A navigation bar does not need list markers Setting margins and padding to 0 to remove browser default settings
The code in the example above is the standard code used in both vertical, and horizontal navigation bars.
Vertical Navigation Bar

To build a vertical navigation bar we only need to style the <a> elements, in addition to the code above:
Example
a { display:block; width:60px; }
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Example explained:
display:block - Displaying the links as block elements makes the whole link area clickable (not just the text), and it allows us to specify the width width:60px - Block elements take up the full width available by default. We want to specify a 60 px width
Tip: Also take a look at our fully styled vertical navigation bar example. Note: Always specify the width for <a> elements in a vertical navigation bar. If you omit the width, IE6 can produce unexpected results.
Horizontal Navigation Bar

There are two ways to create a horizontal navigation bar. Using inline or floating list items. Both methods work fine, but if you want the links to be the same size, you have to use the floating method.
Inline List Items

One way to build a horizontal navigation bar is to specify the <li> elements as inline, in addition to the "standard" code above:
Example
li { display:inline; }
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Example explained:
display:inline; - By default, <li> elements are block elements. Here, we remove the line breaks before and after each list item, to display them on one line
Tip: Also take a look at our fully styled horizontal navigation bar example.
Floating List Items

In the example above the links have different widths. For all the links to have an equal width, float the <li> elements and specify a width for the <a> elements:
Example
li { float:left; } a { display:block; width:60px; }
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Example explained:
float:left - use float to get block elements to slide next to each other display:block - Displaying the links as block elements makes the whole link area clickable (not just the text), and it allows us to specify the width width:60px - Since block elements take up the full width available, they cannot float next to each other. We specify the width of the links to 60px
Tip: Also take a look at our fully styled horizontal navigation bar example.
CSS Image Gallery

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Image Gallery
The following image gallery is created with CSS:
Example
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> div.img { margin:2px; border:1px solid #0000ff; height:auto; width:auto; float:left; text-align:center; } div.img img { display:inline; margin:3px; border:1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img { border:1px solid #0000ff; } div.desc { text-align:center; font-weight:normal; width:120px; margin:2px; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="img"> <a target="_blank" href="klematis_big.htm"> <img src="klematis_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110" height="90" /> </a> <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div> </div> <div class="img"> <a target="_blank" href="klematis2_big.htm"> <img src="klematis2_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110" height="90" /> </a> <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div> </div> <div class="img"> <a target="_blank" href="klematis3_big.htm"> <img src="klematis3_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110" height="90" /> </a> <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div> </div> <div class="img"> <a target="_blank" href="klematis4_big.htm">
<img src="klematis4_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110" height="90" /> </a> <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div> </div> </body> </html>
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CSS Image Opacity / Transparency

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Creating transparent images with CSS is easy.
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Creating transparent images - mouseover effect Creating a transparent box with text on a background image
Note: This is not yet a CSS standard. However, it works in all modern browsers, and is a part of the W3C CSS 3 recommendation.
Example 1 - Creating a Transparent Image

First we will show you how to create a transparent image with CSS. Regular image:
The same image with transparency:
Look at the following source code:
<img src="klematis.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="klematis" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" />

Firefox uses the property opacity:x for transparency, while IE uses filter:alpha(opacity=x). Tip: The CSS3 syntax for transparency is opacity:x. In Firefox (opacity:x) x can be a value from 0.0 - 1.0. A lower value makes the element more transparent. In IE (filter:alpha(opacity=x)) x can be a value from 0 - 100. A lower value makes the element more transparent.
Example 2 - Image Transparency - Mouseover Effect

Mouse over the images:
The source code looks like this:
<img src="klematis.jpg" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100" onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" /> <img src="klematis2.jpg" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100" onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" />
We see that the first line of the source code is similar to the source code in Example 1. In addition, we have added an onmouseover attribute and an onmouseout attribute. The onmouseover attribute
defines what will happen when the mouse pointer moves over the image. In this case we want the image to NOT be transparent when we move the mouse pointer over it. The syntax for this in Firefox is: this.style.opacity=1 and the syntax in IE is:this.filters.alpha.opacity=100. When the mouse pointer moves away from the image, we want the image to be transparent again. This is done in the onmouseout attribute.
Example 3 - Text in Transparent Box

This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is the transparent box. The source code looks like this: This is some text that is placed in
<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> div.background { width:500px; height:250px; background:url(klematis.jpg) repeat; border:2px solid black; } div.transbox { width:400px; height:180px; margin:30px 50px; background-color:#ffffff; border:1px solid black; /* for IE */ filter:alpha(opacity=60); /* CSS3 standard */ opacity:0.6; } div.transbox p { margin:30px 40px; font-weight:bold; color:#000000; } </style> </head> <body>
<div class="background"> <div class="transbox"> <p>This is some text that This is some text that is This is some text that is This is some text that is This is some text that is </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>
is placed placed in placed in placed in placed in
in the transparent box. the transparent box. the transparent box. the transparent box. the transparent box.
First, we create a div element (class="background") with a fixed height and width, a background image, and a border. Then we create a smaller div (class="transbox") inside the first div element. The "transbox" div have a fixed width, a background color, and a border - and it is transparent. Inside the transparent div, we add some text inside a p element.
CSS Image Sprites

Image Sprites
An image sprite is a collection of images put into a single image. A web page with many images can take a long time to load and generates multiple server requests. Using image sprites will reduce the number of server requests and save bandwidth.
Image Sprites - Simple Example

Instead of using three separate images, we use this single image ("img_navsprites.gif"):
With CSS, we can show just the part of the image we need. In the following example the CSS specifies which part of the "img_navsprites.gif" image to show:
Example
img.home
{ width:46px; height:44px; background:url(img_navsprites.gif) 0 0; }

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<img class="home" src="img_trans.gif" /> - Only defines a small transparent image because the src attribute cannot be empty. The displayed image will be the background image we specify in CSS width:46px;height:44px; - Defines the portion of the image we want to use background:url(img_navsprites.gif) 0 0; - Defines the background image and its position (left 0px, top 0px)
This is the easiest way to use image sprites, now we want to expand it by using links and hover effects.
Image Sprites - Create a Navigation List

We want to use the sprite image ("img_navsprites.gif") to create a navigation list. We will use an HTML list, because it can be a link and also supports a background image:
Example
#navlist{position:relative;} #navlist li{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;position:absolute;top:0;} #navlist li, #navlist a{height:44px;display:block;} #home{left:0px;width:46px;} #home{background:url('img_navsprites.gif') 0 0;} #prev{left:63px;width:43px;} #prev{background:url('img_navsprites.gif') -47px 0;} #next{left:129px;width:43px;} #next{background:url('img_navsprites.gif') -91px 0;}
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#navlist{position:relative;} - position is set to relative to allow absolute positioning inside it #navlist li{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;position:absolute;top:0;} - margin and padding is set to 0, list-style is removed, and all list items are absolute positioned
#navlist li, #navlist a{height:44px;display:block;} - the height of all the images are 44px
Now start to position and style for each specific part:
#home{left:0px;width:46px;} - Positioned all the way to the left, and the width of the image is 46px #home{background:url(img_navsprites.gif) 0 0;} - Defines the background image and its position (left 0px, top 0px) #prev{left:63px;width:43px;} - Positioned 63px to the right (#home width 46px + some extra space between items), and the width is 43px. #prev{background:url('img_navsprites.gif') -47px 0;} - Defines the background image 47px to the right (#home width 46px + 1px line divider) #next{left:129px;width:43px;}- Positioned 129px to the right (start of #prev is 63px + #prev width 43px + extra space), and the width is 43px. #next{background:url('img_navsprites.gif') no-repeat -91px 0;} - Defines the background image 91px to the right (#home width 46px + 1px line divider + #prev width 43px + 1px line divider )
Image Sprites - Hover Effect

Now we want to add a hover effect to our navigation list. Our new image ("img_navsprites_hover.gif") contains three navigation images and three images to use for hover effects:
Because this is one single image, and not six separate files, there will be no loading delay when a user hovers over the image. We only add three lines of code to add the hover effect:
Example
#home a:hover{background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') 0 -45px;} #prev a:hover{background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -47px -45px;} #next a:hover{background: url('img_navsprites_hover.gif') -91px -45px;}
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Example explained:
Since the list item contains a link, we can use the :hover pseudo-class #home a:hover{background: transparent url(img_navsprites_hover.gif) 0 -45px;} - For all three hover images we specify the same background position, only 45px further down
CSS Media Types

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Media Types allow you to specify how documents will be presented in different media. The document can be displayed differently on the screen, on the paper, with an aural browser, etc.
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Media Types
Some CSS properties are only designed for a certain media. For example the "voice-family" property is designed for aural user agents. Some other properties can be used for different media types. For example, the "font-size" property can be used for both screen and print media, but perhaps with different values. A document usually needs a larger font-size on a screen than on paper, and sans-serif fonts are easier to read on the screen, while serif fonts are easier to read on paper.
The @media Rule

The @media rule allows different style rules for different media in the same style sheet. The style in the example below tells the browser to display a 14 pixels Verdana font on the screen. But if the page is printed, it will be in a 10 pixels Times font. Notice that the fontweight is set to bold, both on screen and on paper:
<html> <head> <style> @media screen { p.test {font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;} } @media print { p.test {font-family:times,serif;font-size:10px;} } @media screen,print { p.test {font-weight:bold;} } </style> </head> <body> .... </body> </html>
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Different Media Types

Note: The media type names are not case-sensitive.
Media Type all aural braille embossed handheld print projection screen tty tv
Description Used for all media type devices Used for speech and sound synthesizers Used for braille tactile feedback devices Used for paged braille printers Used for small or handheld devices Used for printers Used for projected presentations, like slides Used for computer screens Used for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, like teletypes and terminals Used for television-type devices
CSS Attribute Selectors

Style HTML Elements With Specific Attributes

It is possible to style HTML elements that have specific attributes, not just class and id. Note: IE7 and IE8 support attribute selectors only if a !DOCTYPE is specified. Attribute selection isNOT supported in IE6 and lower.
Attribute Selector
The example below styles all elements with a title attribute:
Example
[title] { color:blue; }
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Attribute and Value Selector

The example below styles all elements with title="W3Schools":
Example
[title=W3Schools] { border:5px solid green; }
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Attribute and Value Selector - Multiple Values

The example below styles all elements with a title attribute that contains a specified value. This works even if the attribute has space separated values:
Example
[title~=hello] { color:blue; }
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The example below styles all elements with a lang attribute that contains a specified value. This works even if the attribute has hyphen ( - ) separated values:
Example
[lang|=en] { color:blue; }
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Styling Forms
The attribute selectors are particularly useful for styling forms without class or ID:
Example
input[type="text"] { width:150px; display:block; margin-bottom:10px; background-color:yellow; } input[type="button"]
{ width:120px; margin-left:35px; display:block; }

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You Have Learned CSS, Now What?

CSS Summary
This tutorial has taught you how to create style sheets to control the style and layout of multiple web sites at once. You have learned how to use CSS to add backgrounds, format text, add and format borders, and specify padding and margins of elements. You have also learned how to position an element, control the visibility and size of an element, set the shape of an element, place an element behind another, and to add special effects to some selectors, like links. For more information on CSS, please take a look at our CSS examples and our CSS reference.
Now You Know CSS, What's Next?

The next step is to learn JavaScript. JavaScript JavaScript can make your web site more dynamic. A static web site is nice when you just want to show flat content, but a dynamic web site can react to events and allow user interaction. JavaScript is the most popular scripting language on the internet and it works with all major browsers. If you want to learn more about JavaScript, please visit our JavaScript tutorial.
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CSS Properties
CSS Property Groups

Animation Background Border and outline Box Color Content Paged Media Dimension Flexible Box Font Generated content
Grid Hyperlink Linebox List Margin Marquee Multi-column Padding Paged Media Positioning
Print Ruby Speech Table Text 2D/3D Transform Transition User-interface
The "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1, CSS2, or CSS3).
Animation Properties
Property @keyframes animation Description Specifies the animation A shorthand property for all the animation properties below, except the animation-play-state property Specifies a name for the @keyframes animation Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds an animation takes to complete one cycle Specifies the speed curve of the animation Specifies when the animation will start Specifies the number of times an animation should be played Specifies whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles Specifies whether the animation is running or paused CSS 3 3
animation-name animation-duration
3 3
animation-timing-function animation-delay animation-iteration-count animation-direction
3 3 3 3
animation-play-state
Background Properties
Property background background-attachment Description Sets all the background properties in one declaration Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page Sets the background color of an element Sets the background image for an element Sets the starting position of a background image Sets how a background image will be repeated Specifies the painting area of the background Specifies the positioning area of the background images CSS 1 1
background-color background-image background-position background-repeat background-clip background-origin
1 1 1 1 3 3
background-size
Specifies the size of the background images
Border and Outline Properties

Property border border-bottom border-bottom-color border-bottom-style border-bottom-width border-color border-left border-left-color border-left-style border-left-width border-right border-right-color border-right-style border-right-width border-style border-top border-top-color border-top-style border-top-width border-width Description Sets all the border properties in one declaration Sets all the bottom border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the bottom border Sets the style of the bottom border Sets the width of the bottom border Sets the color of the four borders Sets all the left border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the left border Sets the style of the left border Sets the width of the left border Sets all the right border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the right border Sets the style of the right border Sets the width of the right border Sets the style of the four borders Sets all the top border properties in one declaration Sets the color of the top border Sets the style of the top border Sets the width of the top border Sets the width of the four borders CSS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
outline outline-color outline-style outline-width border-bottom-left-radius
Sets all the outline properties in one declaration Sets the color of an outline Sets the style of an outline Sets the width of an outline Defines the shape of the border of the bottom-left corner
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
border-bottom-right-radius Defines the shape of the border of the bottom-right corner border-image border-image-outset A shorthand property for setting all the border-image-* properties Specifies the amount by which the border image area extends beyond the border box
border-image-repeat
Specifies whether the image-border should be repeated, rounded or 3 stretched Specifies the inward offsets of the image-border Specifies an image to be used as a border Specifies the widths of the image-border A shorthand property for setting all the four border-*-radius properties Defines the shape of the border of the top-left corner Defines the shape of the border of the top-right corner 3 3 3 3
border-image-slice border-image-source border-image-width border-radius
border-top-left-radius border-top-right-radius box-decoration-break box-shadow
3 3 3
Attaches one or more drop-shadows to the box
Box Properties
Property overflow-x Description CSS
Specifies whether or not to clip the left/right edges of the content, if 3 it overflows the element's content area Specifies whether or not to clip the top/bottom edges of the 3
overflow-y
content, if it overflows the element's content area overflow-style rotation Specifies the preferred scrolling method for elements that overflow Rotates an element around a given point defined by the rotationpoint property Defines a point as an offset from the top left border edge 3 3
rotation-point
Color Properties
Property color-profile Description Permits the specification of a source color profile other than the default Sets the opacity level for an element Permits the specification of a color profile rendering intent other than the default CSS 3
opacity rendering-intent
3 3
Content for Paged Media Properties

Property bookmark-label bookmark-level bookmark-target float-offset Description Specifies the label of the bookmark Specifies the level of the bookmark Specifies the target of the bookmark link Pushes floated elements in the opposite direction of the where they have been floated with float Specifies the minimum number of characters in a hyphenated word after the hyphenation character Specifies the minimum number of characters in a hyphenated word before the hyphenation character Specifies a string that is shown when a hyphenate-break occurs Indicates the maximum number of successive hyphenated lines in an element CSS 3 3 3 3
hyphenate-after
hyphenate-before
hyphenate-character hyphenate-lines
3 3
hyphenate-resource
Specifies a comma-separated list of external resources that can help 3 the browser determine hyphenation points Sets how to split words to improve the layout of paragraphs Specifies the correct resolution of images Adds crop and/or cross marks to the document 3 3 3 3
hyphens image-resolution marks string-set
Dimension Properties
Property height max-height max-width min-height min-width width Description Sets the height of an element Sets the maximum height of an element Sets the maximum width of an element Sets the minimum height of an element Sets the minimum width of an element Sets the width of an element CSS 1 2 2 2 2 1
Flexible Box Properties

Property box-align box-direction box-flex box-flex-group box-lines Description Specifies how to align the child elements of a box Specifies in which direction the children of a box are displayed CSS 3 3
Specifies whether the children of a box is flexible or inflexible in size 3 Assigns flexible elements to flex groups Specifies whether columns will go onto a new line whenever it runs out of space in the parent box Specifies the display order of the child elements of a box 3 3
box-ordinal-group
box-orient
Specifies whether the children of a box should be laid out horizontally or vertically Specifies the horizontal position in horizontal boxes and the vertical position in vertical boxes
box-pack
Font Properties
Property font font-family font-size font-style font-variant Description Sets all the font properties in one declaration Specifies the font family for text Specifies the font size of text Specifies the font style for text Specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font Specifies the weight of a font A rule that allows websites to download and use fonts other than the "web-safe" fonts Preserves the readability of text when font fallback occurs Selects a normal, condensed, or expanded face from a font family CSS 1 1 1 1 1
font-weight @font-face
1 3
font-size-adjust font-stretch
3 3
Generated Content Properties

Property content Description Used with the :before and :after pseudo-elements, to insert generated content Increments one or more counters Creates or resets one or more counters Sets the type of quotation marks for embedded quotations CSS 2
counter-increment counter-reset quotes crop
2 2 2
Allows a replaced element to be just a rectangular area of an object, 3 instead of the whole object
move-to
Causes an element to be removed from the flow and reinserted at a 3 later point in the document Determines which page-based occurance of a given element is applied to a counter or string value 3
page-policy
Grid Properties
Property grid-columns grid-rows Description Specifies the width of each column in a grid Specifies the height of each column in a grid CSS 3 3
Hyperlink Properties
Property target Description A shorthand property for setting the target-name, target-new, and target-position properties Specifies where to open links (target destination) Specifies whether new destination links should open in a new window or in a new tab of an existing window Specifies where new destination links should be placed CSS 3
target-name target-new
3 3
target-position
Linebox Properties
Property alignment-adjust alignment-baseline Description Allows more precise alignment of elements Specifies how an inline-level element is aligned with respect to its parent Allows repositioning of the dominant-baseline relative to the dominant-baseline Specifies a scaled-baseline-table Sets the alignment point of the drop initial for the primary connection point CSS 3 3
baseline-shift
dominant-baseline drop-initial-after-adjust
3 3
drop-initial-after-align
Sets which alignment line within the initial line box is used at the primary connection point with the initial letter box Sets the alignment point of the drop initial for the secondary connection point Sets which alignment line within the initial line box is used at the secondary connection point with the initial letter box Controls the partial sinking of the initial letter Activates a drop-initial effect Sets which line of a multi-line inline block align with the previous and next inline elements within a line A shorthand property for setting the line-stacking-strategy, linestacking-ruby, and line-stacking-shift properties Sets the line stacking method for block elements containing ruby annotation elements Sets the line stacking method for block elements containing elements with base-shift Sets the line stacking strategy for stacked line boxes within a containing block element Sets the block-progression dimension of the text content area of an inline box
drop-initial-before-adjust
drop-initial-before-align
drop-initial-size drop-initial-value inline-box-align
3 3 3
line-stacking
line-stacking-ruby
line-stacking-shift
line-stacking-strategy
text-height
List Properties
Property list-style list-style-image list-style-position Description Sets all the properties for a list in one declaration Specifies an image as the list-item marker CSS 1 1
Specifies if the list-item markers should appear inside or outside the 1 content flow Specifies the type of list-item marker 1
list-style-type
Margin Properties
Property margin margin-bottom margin-left margin-right margin-top
Description Sets all the margin properties in one declaration Sets the bottom margin of an element Sets the left margin of an element Sets the right margin of an element Sets the top margin of an element
CSS 1 1 1 1 1
Marquee Properties
Property marquee-direction marquee-play-count marquee-speed marquee-style Description Sets the direction of the moving content Sets how many times the content move Sets how fast the content scrolls Sets the style of the moving content CSS 3 3 3 3
Multi-column Properties
Property column-count column-fill column-gap column-rule column-rule-color column-rule-style column-rule-width column-span Description Specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into Specifies how to fill columns Specifies the gap between the columns A shorthand property for setting all the column-rule-* properties Specifies the color of the rule between columns Specifies the style of the rule between columns Specifies the width of the rule between columns Specifies how many columns an element should span across CSS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
column-width columns
Specifies the width of the columns A shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count
3 3
Padding Properties
Property padding padding-bottom padding-left padding-right padding-top Description Sets all the padding properties in one declaration Sets the bottom padding of an element Sets the left padding of an element Sets the right padding of an element Sets the top padding of an element CSS 1 1 1 1 1
Paged Media Properties

Property fit Description Gives a hint for how to scale a replaced element if neither its width nor its height property is auto Determines the alignment of the object inside the box Specifies a rotation in the right or clockwise direction that a user agent applies to an image Specifies a particular type of page where an element SHOULD be displayed Specifies the size and orientation of the containing box for page content CSS 3
fit-position image-orientation
3 3
page
size
Positioning Properties
Property bottom clear Description Specifies the bottom position of a positioned element Specifies which sides of an element where other floating elements are not allowed CSS 2 1
clip cursor display float left overflow position
Clips an absolutely positioned element Specifies the type of cursor to be displayed Specifies the type of box an element should generate Specifies whether or not a box should float Specifies the left position of a positioned element Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box
2 2 1 1 2 2
Specifies the type of positioning method used for an element (static, 2 relative, absolute or fixed) Specifies the right position of a positioned element Specifies the top position of a positioned element Specifies whether or not an element is visible Sets the stack order of a positioned element 2 2 2 2
right top visibility z-index
Print Properties
Property orphans Description Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the bottom of a page when a page break occurs inside an element Sets the page-breaking behavior after an element Sets the page-breaking behavior before an element Sets the page-breaking behavior inside an element Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the top of a page when a page break occurs inside an element CSS 2
page-break-after page-break-before page-break-inside widows
2 2 2 2
Ruby Properties
Property ruby-align Description CSS
Controls the text alignment of the ruby text and ruby base contents 3 relative to each other
ruby-overhang
Determines whether, and on which side, ruby text is allowed to partially overhang any adjacent text in addition to its own base, when the ruby text is wider than the ruby base Controls the position of the ruby text with respect to its base Controls the spanning behavior of annotation elements
ruby-position ruby-span
3 3
Speech Properties
Property mark Description A shorthand property for setting the mark-before and mark-after properties Allows named markers to be attached to the audio stream Allows named markers to be attached to the audio stream Specifies a phonetic pronunciation for the text contained by the corresponding element A shorthand property for setting the rest-before and rest-after properties Specifies a rest or prosodic boundary to be observed after speaking an element's content Specifies a rest or prosodic boundary to be observed before speaking an element's content Specifies the balance between left and right channels Specifies how long it should take to render the selected element's content Specifies the average pitch (a frequency) of the speaking voice Specifies variation in average pitch Controls the speaking rate Indicates the strength of emphasis to be applied Refers to the amplitude of the waveform output by the speech CSS 3
mark-after mark-before phonemes
3 3 3
rest
rest-after
rest-before
voice-balance voice-duration
3 3
voice-pitch voice-pitch-range voice-rate voice-stress voice-volume
3 3 3 3 3
synthesises
Table Properties
Property border-collapse border-spacing caption-side empty-cells Description Specifies whether or not table borders should be collapsed Specifies the distance between the borders of adjacent cells Specifies the placement of a table caption Specifies whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table Sets the layout algorithm to be used for a table CSS 2 2 2 2
table-layout
Text Properties
Property color direction letter-spacing line-height text-align text-decoration text-indent text-transform unicode-bidi vertical-align white-space word-spacing Sets the vertical alignment of an element Specifies how white-space inside an element is handled Increases or decreases the space between words in a text Description Sets the color of text Specifies the text direction/writing direction Increases or decreases the space between characters in a text Sets the line height Specifies the horizontal alignment of text Specifies the decoration added to text Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block Controls the capitalization of text CSS 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
hanging-punctuation
Specifies whether a punctuation character may be placed outside the line box Specifies whether a punctuation character should be trimmed Describes how the last line of a block or a line right before a forced line break is aligned when text-align is "justify" Specifies the justification method used when text-align is "justify" Specifies a text outline Specifies what should happen when text overflows the containing element Adds shadow to text Specifies line breaking rules for text Specifies line breaking rules for non-CJK scripts Allows long, unbreakable words to be broken and wrap to the next line
punctuation-trim text-align-last
3 3
text-justify text-outline text-overflow
3 3 3
text-shadow text-wrap word-break word-wrap
3 3 3 3
2D/3D Transform Properties

Property transform transform-origin transform-style perspective perspective-origin backface-visibility Description Applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element Allows you to change the position on transformed elements Specifies how nested elements are rendered in 3D space Specifies the perspective on how 3D elements are viewed Specifies the bottom position of 3D elements CSS 3 3 3 3 3
Defines whether or not an element should be visible when not facing 3 the screen
Transition Properties
Property Description CSS
transition transition-property transition-duration
A shorthand property for setting the four transition properties Specifies the name of the CSS property the transition effect is for
3 3
Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds a transition effect takes 3 to complete Specifies the speed curve of the transition effect Specifies when the transition effect will start 3 3
transition-timing-function transition-delay
User-interface Properties
Property appearance Description Allows you to make an element look like a standard user interface element Allows you to define certain elements to fit an area in a certain way Provides the author the ability to style an element with an iconic equivalent Specifies where to navigate when using the arrow-down navigation key Specifies the tabbing order for an element Specifies where to navigate when using the arrow-left navigation key Specifies where to navigate when using the arrow-right navigation key CSS 3
box-sizing icon
3 3
nav-down
nav-index nav-left
3 3
nav-right
nav-up outline-offset resize
Specifies where to navigate when using the arrow-up navigation key 3 Offsets an outline, and draws it beyond the border edge Specifies whether or not an element is resizable by the user 3 3
CSS Selector Reference

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CSS Selectors
In CSS, selectors are patterns used to select the element(s) you want to style. The "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1, CSS2, or CSS3). Selector .class #id * element element,element element element element>element element+element [attribute] [attribute=value] [attribute~=value] Example .intro #firstname * p div,p div p div>p div+p [target] [target=_blank] [title~=flower] Example description Selects all elements with class="intro" Selects the element with id="firstname" Selects all elements Selects all <p> elements Selects all <div> elements and all <p> elements Selects all <p> elements inside <div> elements Selects all <p> elements where the parent is a <div> element Selects all <p> elements that are placed immediately after <div> elements Selects all elements with a target attribute Selects all elements with target="_blank" Selects all elements with a title attribute containing the word "flower" Selects all elements with a lang attribute value starting with "en" Selects all unvisited links Selects all visited links Selects the active link Selects links on mouse over Selects the input element which has focus Selects the first letter of every <p> element Selects the first line of every <p> element Selects every <p> elements that is the first child of its parent Insert content before every <p> element Insert content after every <p> element Selects every <p> element with a lang attribute value starting with "it" Selects every ul element that are preceded by a p element CSS 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3
[attribute|=language] [lang|=en] :link :visited :active :hover :focus :first-letter :first-line :first-child :before :after :lang(language) element1~element2 a:link a:visited a:active a:hover input:focus p:first-letter p:first-line p:first-child p:before p:after p:lang(it) p~ul
[attribute^=value] [attribute$=value] [attribute*=value] :first-of-type :last-of-type :only-of-type :only-child :nth-child(n) :nth-last-child(n) :nth-of-type(n) :nth-last-of-type(n) :last-child :root :empty :target :enabled :disabled :checked :not(selector) ::selection
a[src^="https"] a[src$=".pdf"]
Selects every a element whose src attribute value begins with "https" Selects every a element whose src attribute value ends with ".pdf"
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a[src*="w3schools"] Selects every a element whose src attribute value contains the substring "w3schools" p:first-of-type p:last-of-type p:only-of-type p:only-child p:nth-child(2) p:nth-last-child(2) p:nth-of-type(2) p:nth-last-oftype(2) p:last-child :root p:empty #news:target input:enabled input:disabled input:checked :not(p) ::selection
Selects every p element that is the first p element of 3 its parent Selects every p element that is the last p element of 3 its parent Selects every p element that is the only p element of its parent Selects every p element that is the only child of its parent Selects every p element that is the second child of its parent Selects every p element that is the second child of its parent, counting from the last child Selects every p element that is the second p element of its parent Selects every p element that is the second p element of its parent, counting from the last child Selects every p element that is the last child of its parent Selects the documents root element Selects every p element that has no children (including text nodes) Selects the current active #news element (clicked on a URL containing that anchor name) Selects every enabled input element Selects every disabled input element Selects every checked input element Selects every element that is not a p element Selects the portion of an element that is selected by a user 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Measurement Values
Unit % in Description percentage inch
cm mm em
centimeter millimeter 1em is equal to the current font size. 2em means 2 times the size of the current font. E.g., if an element is displayed with a font of 12 pt, then '2em' is 24 pt. The 'em' is a very useful unit in CSS, since it can adapt automatically to the font that the reader uses one ex is the x-height of a font (x-height is usually about half the font-size) point (1 pt is the same as 1/72 inch) pica (1 pc is the same as 12 points) pixels (a dot on the computer screen)
ex pt pc px

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/*This is a comment*/ p { text-align:center; /*This is another comment*/ color:black; font-family:arial; }

CSS Id and Class

The id and class Selectors

#para1 { text-align:center; color:red; }

Do NOT start an ID name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox.

The class Selector

CSS How To...

Three Ways to Insert CSS

External style sheet Internal style sheet Inline style

External Style Sheet

<head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /> </head>

hr {color:sienna;} p {margin-left:20px;} body {background-image:url("images/back40.gif");}

Internal Style Sheet

<head> <style type="text/css">

hr {color:sienna;} p {margin-left:20px;} body {background-image:url("images/back40.gif");} </style> </head>

<p style="color:sienna;margin-left:20px">This is a paragraph.</p>

Multiple Style Sheets

h3 { color:red; text-align:left; font-size:8pt; }

color:red; text-align:right; font-size:20pt;

Multiple Styles Will Cascade into One

background-color background-image background-repeat background-attachment background-position

With CSS, a color is most often specified by:

The background image for a page can be set like this:

Background Image - Repeat Horizontally or Vertically

Background Image - Set position and no-repeat

Background - Shorthand property

background-color background-image background-repeat background-attachment background-position

All CSS Background Properties

It can also be used to decorate text:

All CSS Text Properties

Difference Between Serif and Sans-serif Fonts

CSS Font Families

Generic family Serif

Sets the text to a specified size

Set Font Size With Pixels

Set Font Size With Em

Use a Combination of Percent and Em

All CSS Font Properties

font-style font-variant font-weight

Common Link Styles

The text-decoration property is mostly used to remove underlines from links:

Different List Item Markers

An Image as The List Item Marker

List - Shorthand property

All CSS List Properties

The Big Cheese Vaffeljernet

Liz Nixon Palle Ibsen

Table Width and Height

Table Text Alignment

CSS Box Model

The CSS Box Model

Explanation of the different parts:

Width and Height of an Element

padding:10px; border:5px solid gray; margin:10px;

Browsers Compatibility Issue

CSS Border Properties

Border - Individual sides

The example above can also be set with a single property:

The border-style property can have from one to four values.

/This is a comment/ p { text-align:center; /This is another comment/ color:black; font-family:arial; }