HTML5 STYLE ATTRIBUTE CHAPTER 6
SIXTH TUTORIAL ON HTML STYLE ATTRIBUTE
The HTML Style Attribute
Setting the style of an HTML element, can be done with the
style
attribute.
The
HTML
style
attribute
has the following syntax:
<tagname style="property:value;">
The property is a CSS property. The value is a CSS
value.
You will learn more about
CSS later in this tutorial.
Background Color
The
CSS
background-color
property defines the
background color for an HTML element.
This example
sets the background color for a page to powderblue:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="background-color:powderblue;">
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This is a heading
This is a paragraph.
Text Color
The CSS
color
property defines the text color for an
HTML element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="color:blue;">This is a
heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">This is a
paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This is a heading
This is a paragraph.
Fonts
The CSS font-family
property defines the font to be used for an HTML
element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1
style="font-family:verdana;">This is a heading</h1>
<p
style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This is a heading
This is a
paragraph.
Text Size
The CSS font-size
property defines the text size for an HTML element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1
style="font-size:300%;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-size:160%;">This
is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This is a heading
This is a paragraph.
Text Alignment
The CSS text-align
property defines the horizontal text alignment for an
HTML element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1
style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p
style="text-align:center;">Centered paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
Centered Heading