CSS Tutorial. Introduction to CSS. What You Should Already Know. What is CSS? CSS Demo

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1 CSS Tutorial Introduction to CSS What You Should Already Know Before you continue you should have some basic understanding of the following: HTML / XHTML If you want to study this subject first, find the tutorials on our Home page. What is CSS? CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets Styles define how to display HTML elements Styles are normally stored in Style Sheets Styles were added to HTML 4.0 to solve a problem External Style Sheets can save you a lot of work External Style Sheets are stored in CSS files Multiple style definitions will cascade into one CSS Demo With CSS, your HTML documents can be displayed using different output styles: See how it works Styles Solve a Common Problem HTML tags were originally designed to define the content of a document. They were supposed to say "This is a header", "This is a paragraph", "This is a table", by using tags like <h1>, <p>, <table>, and so on. The layout of the document was supposed to be taken care of by the browser, without using any formatting tags. As the two major browsers - Netscape and Internet Explorer - continued to add new HTML tags and attributes (like the <font> tag and the color attribute) to the original HTML specification, it became more and more difficult to create Web sites where the content of HTML documents was clearly separated from the document's presentation layout. To solve this problem, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - the non profit, standard setting consortium, responsible for standardizing HTML - created STYLES in addition to HTML 4.0. All major browsers support Cascading Style Sheets. Style Sheets Can Save a Lot of Work Styles sheets define HOW HTML elements are to be displayed, just like the font tag and the color attribute in HTML 3.2. Styles are normally saved in external.css files. External style sheets enable you to change the appearance and layout of all the pages in your Web, just by editing one single CSS document! CSS is a breakthrough in Web design because it allows developers to control the style and layout of multiple Web pages all at once. As a Web developer you can define a style for each HTML element and apply it to as

2 many Web pages as you want. To make a global change, simply change the style, and all elements in the Web are updated automatically. Multiple Styles Will Cascade Into One Style sheets allow style information to be specified in many ways. Styles can be specified inside a single HTML element, inside the element of an HTML page, or in an external CSS file. 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. Browser default 2. External style sheet 3. Internal style sheet (inside the tag) 4. 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 declared inside the tag, in an external style sheet, or in a browser (a default value). CSS Syntax Syntax The CSS syntax is made up of three parts: a selector, a property and a value: selector property: value The selector is normally the HTML element/tag you wish to define, the property is the attribute you wish to change, and each property can take a value. The property and value are separated by a colon, and surrounded by curly braces: body color: black Note: If the value is multiple words, put quotes around the value: p font-family: "sans serif" Note: If you wish to specify more than one property, you must separate each property with a semicolon. The example below shows how to define a center aligned paragraph, with a red text color: p text-align:center;color:red To make the style definitions more readable, you can describe one property on each line, like this: p text-align: center; color: black; font-family: arial

3 Grouping You can group selectors. Separate each selector with a comma. In the example below we have grouped all the header elements. All header elements will be displayed in green text color: h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 color: green The class Selector With the class selector you can define different styles for the same type of HTML element. Say that you would like to have two types of paragraphs in your document: one right-aligned paragraph, and one center-aligned paragraph. Here is how you can do it with styles: p.right text-align: right p.center text-align: center You have to use the class attribute in your HTML document: <p class="right"> This paragraph will be right-aligned. </p> <p class="center"> This paragraph will be center-aligned. </p> Note: To apply more than one class per given element, the syntax is: <p class="center bold"> This is a paragraph. </p> The paragraph above will be styled by the class "center" AND the class "bold". You can also omit the tag name in the selector to define a style that will be used by all HTML elements that have a certain class. In the example below, all HTML elements with class="center" will be center-aligned:.center text-align: center In the code below both the h1 element and the p element have class="center". This means that both elements will follow the rules in the ".center" selector: <h1 class="center"> This heading will be center-aligned </h1> <p class="center"> This paragraph will also be center-aligned. </p> Do NOT start a class name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox. Add Styles to Elements with Particular Attributes

4 You can also apply styles to HTML elements with particular attributes. The style rule below will match all input elements that have a type attribute with a value of "text": input[type="text"] background-color: blue The id Selector You can also define styles for HTML elements with the id selector. The id selector is defined as a #. The style rule below will match the element that has an id attribute with a value of "green": #green color: green The style rule below will match the p element that has an id with a value of "para1": p#para1 text-align: center; color: red Do NOT start an ID name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox. CSS Comments Comments are used to explain your code, and may help you when you edit the source code at a later date. A comment will be 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 How To... Examples Look at Example 1 <title>html code</title> <p>the HTML file below links to an external style sheet with the <link> tag:</p> <table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <xmp> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ex2.css" /> Look at Example 2 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ex2.css" /> <h1>this is a header 1</h1> <hr /> <p>you can see that the style sheet formats the text</p>

5 <h1>this is a header 1</h1> <hr /> <p>you can see that the style sheet formats the text</p> <p><a href=" target="_blank">this is a link</a></p> <p><a href=" target="_blank">this is a link</a></p> </xmp> </td></tr></table> How to Insert a Style Sheet When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document according to it. There are three ways of inserting a style sheet: 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: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /> The browser will read the style definitions from the file mystyle.css, and format the document according to it. 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")

6 Do NOT leave spaces between the property value and the units! If you use "margin-left: 20 px" instead of "margin-left: 20px" it will only work properly in IE6 but it will not work in Mozilla/Firefox or Netscape. 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 by using the <style> tag, like this: hr color: sienna p margin-left: 20px body background-image: url("images/back40.gif") The browser will now read the style definitions, and format the document according to it. Note: A browser normally ignores unknown tags. This means that an old browser that does not support styles, will ignore the <style> tag, but the content of the <style> tag will be displayed on the page. It is possible to prevent an old browser from displaying the content by hiding it in the HTML comment element: <!-- hr color: sienna p margin-left: 20px body background-image: url("images/back40.gif") --> Inline Styles An inline style loses many of the advantages of style sheets by mixing content with presentation. Use this method sparingly, such as when a style is to be applied to a single occurrence of an element. 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

7 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. CSS Background The CSS background properties define the background effects of an element. Examples Set the background color This example demonstrates how to set the background color for an element. body background-color: yellow h1 background-color: #00ff00 h2 background-color: transparent p background-color: rgb(250,0,255) <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <p>this is a paragraph</p> Set an image as the background This example demonstrates how to set an image as the background. body background-image: url('bgdesert.jpg')

8 How to repeat a background image This example demonstrates how to repeat a background image. How to repeat a background image only vertically This example demonstrates how to repeat a background image only vertically. body background-image: url('bgdesert.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat-y How to repeat a background image only horizontally This example demonstrates how to repeat a background image only horizontally. body background-image: url('bgdesert.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat-x How to display a background image only one time This example demonstrates how to display a background image only one time body background-image: url('bgdesert.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat How to place the background image This example demonstrates how to place the image on the page.

9 body background-image:url('smiley.gif'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment:fixed; background-position:center; <p><b>note:</b> For this to work in Mozilla, the background-attachment property must be set to "fixed".</p> How to position a background image using % This example demonstrates how to position an image on the page using percent. body background-image: url('smiley.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 30% 20%; <p><b>note:</b> For this to work in Mozilla, the background-attachment property must be set to "fixed".</p> How to position a background image using pixels This example demonstrates how to position an image on the page using pixels. body background-image: url('smiley.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50px 100px; <p><b>note:</b> For this to work in Mozilla, the background-attachment property must be set to "fixed".</p>

10 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. body background-image: url('smiley.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> <p>the image will not scroll with the rest of the page</p> All the background properties in one declaration This example demonstrates how to use the shorthand property for setting all of the background properties in one declaration. body background: #00ff00 url ('smiley.gif') no-repeat fixed center; <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p> <p>this is some text</p>

11 CSS Background Properties The CSS background properties allow you to control the background color of an element, set an image as the background, repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and position an image on a page. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C background A shorthand property for setting background-color all background properties in one background-image declaration background-repeat background-attachment background-position background-attachment background-color background-image background-position background-repeat Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page Sets the background color of an element scroll fixed color-rgb color-hex color-name transparent Sets an image as the background url(url) none Sets the starting position of a background image Sets if/how a background image will be repeated top left top center top right center left center center center right bottom left bottom center bottom right x% y% xpos ypos repeat repeat-x repeat-y no-repeat CSS Text The CSS text properties define the appearance of text. Examples Set the color of the text This example demonstrates how to set the color of the text.

12 h1 color: #00ff00 h2 color: #dda0dd p color: rgb(0,0,255) <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <p>this is a paragraph</p> Set the background-color of the text This example demonstrates how to set the background-color of a part of the text. span.highlight background-color:yellow <p> <span class="highlight">this is a text.</span> This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. This is a text. <span class="highlight">this is a text.</span> </p> Specify the space between characters This example demonstrates how to increase or decrease the space between characters. h1 letter-spacing: -3px h4 letter-spacing: 0.5cm <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h4>this is header 4</h4>

13 Specify the space between lines This example demonstrates how to specify the space between the lines in a paragraph. p.small line-height: 90% p.big line-height: 200% <p> This is a paragraph with a standard line-height. The default line height in most browsers is about 110% to 120%. This is a paragraph with a standard line-height. This is a paragraph with a standard line-height. </p> <p class="small"> This is a paragraph with a smaller line-height. This is a paragraph with a smaller line-height. This is a paragraph with a smaller line-height. This is a paragraph with a smaller line-height. </p> <p class="big"> This is a paragraph with a bigger line-height. This is a paragraph with a bigger line-height. This is a paragraph with a bigger line-height. This is a paragraph with a bigger line-height. </p> Align the text This example demonstrates how to align the text. h1 text-align: center h2 text-align: left h3 text-align: right <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <h3>this is header 3</h3> Decorate the text This example demonstrates how to add decoration to text.

14 h1 text-decoration: overline h2 text-decoration: line-through h3 text-decoration: underline a text-decoration: none <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <h3>this is header 3</h3> <p><a href=" is a link</a></p> Indent text This example demonstrates how to indent the first line of a paragraph. p text-indent: 1cm <p> This is some text in a paragraph This is some text in a paragraph This is some text in a paragraph This is some text in a paragraph This is some text in a paragraph This is some text in a paragraph </p> Control the letters in a text This example demonstrates how to control the letters in a text. p.uppercase text-transform: uppercase p.lowercase text-transform: lowercase p.capitalize text-transform: capitalize <p class="uppercase">this is some text in a paragraph</p> <p class="lowercase">this is some text in a paragraph</p> <p class="capitalize">this is some text in a paragraph</p>

15 Set the text direction of an element This example demonstrates how to change the text direction of an element. div.one direction: rtl div.two direction: ltr <div class="one">some text. Right-to-left direction.</div> <div class="two">some text. Left-to-right direction.</div> Increase the white space between words This example demonstrates how to increase the white space between words in a paragraph. p word-spacing: 30px <p> This is some text. This is some text. </p> Disable text wrapping inside an element This example demonstrates how to disable text wrapping inside an element. p white-space: nowrap <p> This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. This is some text. </p>

16 CSS Text Properties The CSS text properties allow you to control the appearance of text. It is possible to change the color of a text, increase or decrease the space between characters in a text, align a text, decorate a text, indent the first line in a text, and more. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C color Sets the color of a text color direction Sets the text direction ltr rtl line-height Sets the distance between lines normal number % letter-spacing Increase or decrease the space between characters normal text-align Aligns the text in an element left right center justify text-decoration Adds decoration to text none underline overline line-through blink text-indent text-shadow text-transform unicode-bidi white-space word-spacing Indents the first line of text in an element Controls the letters in an element Sets how white space inside an element is handled Increase or decrease the space between words % none color none capitalize uppercase lowercase normal embed bidi-override normal pre nowrap normal CSS Font The CSS font properties define the font in text. Examples

17 Set the font of a text This example demonstrates how to set a font of a text. h3 font-family: times p font-family: courier p.sansserif font-family: sans-serif <h3>this is header 3</h3> <p>this is a paragraph</p> <p class="sansserif">this is a paragraph</p> Set a paragraph font using the "caption" value This example demonstrates how to set a paragraph font using the "caption" value. <p>this is a normal paragraph</p> <p style="font: caption">this is a paragraph with a "caption" font</p> Set the size of the font This example demonstrates how to set the size of a font. h1 font-size: 150% h2 font-size: 130% p font-size: 100% <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <p>this is a paragraph</p>

18 Set the size of the font using font-size-adjust This example demonstrates how to set the size of a font using font-size-adjust. h1 font-size-adjust: 0.50 h2 font-size-adjust: 0.40 p font-size-adjust: 0.60 <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <p>this is a paragraph</p> Set the style of the font This example demonstrates how to set the style of a font. h1 font-style: italic h2 font-style: normal p font-style: oblique <h1>this is header 1</h1> <h2>this is header 2</h2> <p>this is a paragraph</p> Set the variant of the font This example demonstrates how to set the variant of a font. p.normal font-variant: normal p.small font-variant: small-caps <p class="normal">this is a paragraph</p> <p class="small">this is a paragraph</p>

19 Set the boldness of the font This example demonstrates how to set the boldness of a font. p.normal font-weight: normal p.thick font-weight: bold p.thicker font-weight: 900 <p class="normal">this is a paragraph</p> <p class="thick">this is a paragraph</p> <p class="thicker">this is a paragraph</p> 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. p font: italic small-caps px arial <p>this is a paragraph</p> CSS Font Properties The CSS font properties allow you to change the font family, boldness, size, and the style of a text. Note: In CSS1 fonts are identified by a font name. If a browser does not support the specified font, it will use a default font. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C font A shorthand property for setting font-style all of the properties for a font in one declaration font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family caption icon menu

20 font-family A prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names for an element message-box small-caption status-bar family-name generic-family font-size Sets the size of a font xx-small x-small small medium large x-large xx-large smaller larger % font-size-adjust font-stretch Specifies an aspect value for an none element that will preserve the x- number height of the first-choice font Condenses or expands the current font-family font-style Sets the style of the font normal italic oblique font-variant normal wider narrower ultra-condensed extra-condensed condensed semi-condensed semi-expanded expanded extra-expanded ultra-expanded Displays text in a small-caps font normal or a normal font small-caps font-weight Sets the weight of a font normal bold bolder lighter CSS Border The CSS border properties define the borders around an element. Examples

21 All the border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the four borders in one declaration, can have from one to three values. p border: medium double rgb(250,0,255) <p>some text</p> Set different borders on each side This example demonstrates how to set different borders on each side of the element. p.soliddouble border-style: solid double p.doublesolid border-style: double solid p.groovedouble border-style: groove double p.three border-style: solid double groove <p class="soliddouble">some text</p> <p class="doublesolid">some text</p> <p class="groovedouble">some text</p> <p class="three">some text</p> 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. p border-top: medium solid #ff0000 <p>some text.</p>

22 All the bottom border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the bottom border in one declaration. p border-bottom: medium solid #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> All the left border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the left border in one declaration. p border-left: medium solid #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> All the right border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the right border in one declaration. p border-right: medium solid #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> Set the style of the four borders This example demonstrates how to set the style of the four borders.

23 p.dotted border-style: dotted p.dashed border-style: dashed p.solid border-style: solid p.double border-style: double p.groove border-style: groove p.ridge border-style: ridge p.inset border-style: inset p.outset border-style: outset <p class="dotted">a dotted border</p> <p class="dashed">a dashed border</p> <p class="solid">a solid border</p> <p class="double">a double border</p> <p class="groove">a groove border</p> <p class="ridge">a ridge border</p> <p class="inset">an inset border</p> <p class="outset">an outset border</p> Set the style of the top border This example demonstrates how to set the style of the top border. p.dotted border-top-style: dotted p.dashed border-top-style: dashed p.solid border-top-style: solid p.double border-top-style: double p.groove border-top-style: groove p.ridge border-top-style: ridge p.inset border-top-style: inset p.outset border-top-style: outset <p class="dotted">a dotted border</p> <p class="dashed">a dashed border</p> <p class="solid">a solid border</p> <p class="double">a double border</p> <p class="groove">a groove border</p> <p class="ridge">a ridge border</p> <p class="inset">an inset border</p> <p class="outset">an outset border</p>

24 Set the style of the bottom border This example demonstrates how to set the style of the bottom border. p.dotted border-bottom-style: dotted p.dashed border-bottom-style: dashed p.solid border-bottom-style: solid p.double border-bottom-style: double p.groove border-bottom-style: groove p.ridge border-bottom-style: ridge p.inset border-bottom-style: inset p.outset border-bottom-style: outset <p class="dotted">a dotted border</p> <p class="dashed">a dashed border</p> <p class="solid">a solid border</p> <p class="double">a double border</p> <p class="groove">a groove border</p> <p class="ridge">a ridge border</p> <p class="inset">an inset border</p> <p class="outset">an outset border</p> Set the style of the left border This example demonstrates how to set the style of the left border. p.dotted border-left-style: dotted p.dashed border-left-style: dashed p.solid border-left-style: solid p.double border-left-style: double p.groove border-left-style: groove p.ridge border-left-style: ridge p.inset border-left-style: inset p.outset border-left-style: outset <p class="dotted">a dotted border</p> <p class="dashed">a dashed border</p> <p class="solid">a solid border</p> <p class="double">a double border</p> <p class="groove">a groove border</p>

25 <p class="ridge">a ridge border</p> <p class="inset">an inset border</p> <p class="outset">an outset border</p> Set the style of the right border This example demonstrates how to set the style of the right border. p.dotted border-right-style: dotted p.dashed border-right-style: dashed p.solid border-right-style: solid p.double border-right-style: double p.groove border-right-style: groove p.ridge border-right-style: ridge p.inset border-right-style: inset p.outset border-right-style: outset <p class="dotted">a dotted border</p> <p class="dashed">a dashed border</p> <p class="solid">a solid border</p> <p class="double">a double border</p> <p class="groove">a groove border</p> <p class="ridge">a ridge border</p> <p class="inset">an inset border</p> <p class="outset">an outset border</p> All the width of the border properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting the width of the four borders in one declaration, can have from one to four values. p.one border-width: 5px p.two border-width: thick p.three border-width: 5px 10px

26 p.four border-width: 5px 10px 1px p.five border-width: 5px 10px 1px medium <p class="one">some text</p> <p class="two">some text</p> <p class="three">some text</p> <p class="four">some text</p> <p class="five">some text</p> <p><b>note:</b> The "border-width" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> Set the width of the top border This example demonstrates how to set the width of the top border. p.one border-top-width: 15px p.two border-top-width: thin <p class="one"><b>note:</b> The "border-topwidth" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> <p class="two">some text. Some more text.</p> Set the width of the bottom border This example demonstrates how to set the width of the bottom border. p.one border-bottom-width: 15px

27 p.two border-bottom-width: thin <p class="one"><b>note:</b> The "border-bottomwidth" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> <p class="two">some text. Some more text.</p> Set the width of the left border This example demonstrates how to set the width of the left border. p.one border-left-width: 15px p.two border-left-width: thin <p class="one"><b>note:</b> The "border-leftwidth" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> <p class="two">some text. Some more text.</p> Set the width of the right border This example demonstrates how to set the width of the right border. p.one border-right-width: 15px p.two border-right-width: thin

28 <p class="one"><b>note:</b> The "border-rightwidth" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> <p class="two">some text. Some more text.</p> 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. p.one border-color: #0000ff p.two border-color: #ff0000 #0000ff p.three border-color: #ff0000 #00ff00 #0000ff p.four border-color: #ff0000 #00ff00 #0000ff rgb(250,0,255) <p class="one">one-colored border!</p> <p class="two">two-colored border!</p> <p class="three">three-colored border!</p> <p class="four">four-colored border!</p> <p><b>note:</b> The "border-color" property does not work if it is used alone. Use the "border-style" property to set the borders first.</p> Set the color of the top border This example demonstrates how to set the color of the top border.

29 p border-top-color: #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> Set the color of the bottom border This example demonstrates how to set the color of the bottom border. p border-bottom-color: #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> Set the color of the left border This example demonstrates how to set the color of the left border. p border-left-color: #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> Set the color of the right border This example demonstrates how to set the color of the right border. p

30 border-right-color: #ff0000 <p>some text.</p> CSS Border Properties The CSS border properties allow you to specify the style and color of an element's border. In HTML we use tables to create borders around a text, but with the CSS border properties we can create borders with nice effects, and it can be applied to any element. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C border A shorthand property for setting border-width all of the properties for the four borders in one declaration border-style border-color border-bottom border-bottom-color border-bottom-style border-bottom-width border-color border-left A shorthand property for setting border-bottom-width all of the properties for the border-style bottom border in one declaration border-color 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, can have from one to four colors A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the left border in one declaration border-color border-style thin medium thick color border-left-width border-style border-color border-left-color Sets the color of the left border border-color border-left-style Sets the style of the left border border-style border-left-width border-right Sets the width of the left border thin medium thick A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the right border in one declaration border-right-width border-style border-color border-right-color Sets the color of the right border border-color border-right-style Sets the style of the right border border-style border-right-width border-style Sets the width of the right border thin medium thick Sets the style of the four borders, can have from one to four styles none hidden dotted dashed

31 border-top A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the top border in one declaration solid double groove ridge inset outset border-top-width border-style border-color border-top-color Sets the color of the top border border-color border-top-style Sets the style of the top border border-style border-top-width border-width Sets the width of the top border thin medium thick A shorthand property for setting the width of the four borders in one declaration, can have from one to four values thin medium thick CSS Outlines The CSS outline properties is used to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge. Examples Draw a line around an element (outline) (does not work in IE) This example demonstrates how to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge. p border: red solid thin; outline: green dotted thick <p>some text.</p> CSS Outline Properties An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, outside the border edge, to make the element "stand out". The CSS outline properties sets the outlines around elements. You can specify the style, color, and width of the outline. Note: Outlines do not take up space, and they do not have to be rectangular. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape.

32 W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C outline A shorthand property for setting outline-color all the outline properties in one declaration outline-style outline-width outline-color outline-style outline-width Sets the color of the outline around an element Sets the style of the outline around an element Sets the width of the outline around an element color invert none dotted dashed solid double groove ridge inset outset thin medium thick CSS Margin The CSS margin properties define the space around elements. Examples All the margin properties in one declaration This example demonstrates how to set a shorthand property for setting all of the margin properties in one declaration. p.margin margin: 2cm 4cm 3cm 4cm <p>this is a paragraph with no specified margins</p> <p class="margin">this is a paragraph with specified margins</p> <p>this is a paragraph with no specified margins</p> 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. p.topmargin margin-top: 5cm

33 <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="topmargin">this is a paragraph with a specified top margin</p> Set the top margin of a text using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the top margin of a text using a percent value. p.topmargin margin-top: 25% <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="topmargin">this is a paragraph with a specified top margin</p> Set the bottom margin of a text using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the bottom margin of a text using a cm value. p.bottommargin margin-bottom: 2cm <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="bottommargin">this is a paragraph with a specified bottom margin</p> <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> Set the bottom margin of a text using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the bottom margin of a text using a percent value. p.bottommargin margin-bottom: 25% <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="bottommargin">this is a paragraph with a specified bottom margin</p>

34 <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> Set the left margin of a text using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the left margin of a text using a cm value. p.leftmargin margin-left: 2cm <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="leftmargin">this is a paragraph with a specified left margin</p> Set the left margin of a text using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the left margin of a text using a percent value. p.leftmargin margin-left: 25% <p>this is a paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="leftmargin">this is a paragraph with a specified left margin</p> Set the right margin of a text using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the right margin of a text using a cm value. p.rightmargin margin-right: 5cm <p style="text-align:right">this is a right aligned paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="rightmargin" style="text-align:right">this is a right aligned paragraph with a specified right margin</p> Set the right margin of a text using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the right margin of a text using a percent value.

35 p.rightmargin margin-right:25% <p style="text-align:right">this is a right aligned paragraph with no margin specified</p> <p class="rightmargin" style="text-align:right">this is a right aligned paragraph with a specified right margin</p> CSS Margin Properties The CSS margin properties define the space around elements. It is possible to use negative values to overlap content. 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 of the margins at once. Note: Netscape and IE give the body tag a default margin of 8px. Opera does not! Instead, Opera applies a default padding of 8px, so if one wants to adjust the margin for an entire page and have it display correctly in Opera, the body padding must be set as well! Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C margin A shorthand property for setting margin-top the margin properties in one declaration margin-right margin-bottom margin-left margin-bottom margin-left margin-right margin-top 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 auto % auto % auto % auto % CSS Padding The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content. Examples

36 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 top padding using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a table cell using a cm value. Set the top padding using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a table cell using a percent value. Set the bottom padding using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a table cell using a cm value. Set the bottom padding using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a table cell using a percent value. Set the left padding using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a table cell using a cm value. Set the left padding using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a table cell using a percent value. Set the right padding using a cm value This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a table cell using a cm value. Set the right padding using a percent value This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a table cell using a percent value. CSS Padding Properties The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content. Negative values are not allowed. The top, right, bottom, and left padding can be changed independently using separate properties. A shorthand padding property is also created to control multiple sides at once. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C padding A shorthand property for setting padding-top all of the padding properties in one declaration padding-right padding-bottom padding-left padding-bottom padding-left padding-right padding-top 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 List The CSS list properties allow you to place the list-item marker, change between different list-item markers, or set an image as the list-item marker.

37 Examples The different list-item markers in unordered lists This example demonstrates the different list-item markers in CSS. The different list-item markers in ordered lists This example demonstrates the different list-item markers in CSS. All the list style types This example demonstrates all the different list-item markers in CSS. Set an image as the list-item marker This example demonstrates how to set an image as the list-item marker. Place the list-item marker This example demonstrates where to place the list-item marker. All list properties in one declaration This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for a list in one declaration. CSS List Properties The CSS list properties allow you to place the list-item marker, change between different list-item markers, or set an image as the list-item marker. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C list-style A shorthand property for setting list-style-type all of the properties for a list in one declaration list-style-position list-style-image list-style-image list-style-position list-style-type Sets an image as the list-item marker Sets where the list-item marker is placed in the list Sets the type of the list-item marker none url inside outside none disc circle square decimal decimal-leading-zero lower-roman upper-roman lower-alpha upper-alpha lower-greek lower-latin upper-latin hebrew armenian georgian cjk-ideographic hiragana katakana hiragana-iroha katakana-iroha

38 marker-offset auto CSS Table The CSS table properties allow you to set the layout of a table. Examples Set the layout of a table This example demonstrates how to set the layout of a table. Show empty cells in a table This example demonstrates whether or not to show empty cells in a table. Collapse a table border This example demonstrates whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or detached as in standard HTML. Set the space between table borders This example demonstrates how to set the distance between cell borders. Set the position of the table caption This example demonstrates how to position the table caption. CSS Table Properties The CSS table properties allow you to set the layout of a table. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, M: Mac IE only, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). Property Description Values IE F N W3C border-collapse Sets whether the table borders collapse are collapsed into a single border separate or detached as in standard HTML border-spacing Sets the distance that separates 5M cell borders (only for the "separated borders" model) caption-side empty-cells table-layout Sets the position of the table caption Sets whether or not to show empty cells in a table (only for the "separated borders" model) top bottom left right show hide Sets the algorithm used to auto display the table cells, rows, and fixed columns 5M M