HTMLStyles
The HTMLstyle attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more.
The HTML Style Attribute
Setting the style of an HTML element, can be done with thestyle attribute.
The HTMLstyle attribute has the following syntax:
Theproperty is a CSS property. Thevalue is a CSS value.
You will learn more about CSS later in this tutorial.
Background Color
The CSSbackground-color property defines the background color for an HTML element.
Example
Set the background color for a page to powderblue:
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
Example
Set background color for two different elements:
<h1 style="background-color:powderblue;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="background-color:tomato;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
Text Color
The CSScolor property defines the text color for an HTML element:
Example
<p style="color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>
Fonts
The CSSfont-family property defines the font to be used for an HTML element:
Example
<p style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>
Text Size
The CSSfont-size property defines the text size for an HTML element:
Example
<p style="font-size:160%;">This is a paragraph.</p>
Text Alignment
The CSStext-align property defines the horizontal text alignment for an HTML element:
Example
<p style="text-align:center;">Centered paragraph.</p>
Chapter Summary
- Use the
styleattribute for styling HTML elements - Use
background-colorfor background color - Use
colorfor text colors - Use
font-familyfor text fonts - Use
font-sizefor text sizes - Use
text-alignfor text alignment
Video: HTML Styles
