HTML Styles

The HTML style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more.

Example

I am Red I am Blue I am Big

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.

Background Color

The CSS background-color property defines the background color for an HTML element.

Example

Set the background color for a page to powderblue:

<body style="background-color:powderblue;">
  <h1>This is a heading</h1>
  <p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>

Example

Set background color for two different elements:

<body>
  <h1 style="background-color:powderblue;">This is a heading</h1>
  <p style="background-color:tomato;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>

Text Color

The CSS color property defines the text color for an HTML element:

Example

<h1 style="color:blue;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>

Fonts

The CSS font-family property defines the font to be used for an HTML element:

Example

<h1 style="font-family:verdana;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>

Text Size

The CSS font-size property defines the text size for an HTML element:

Example

<h1 style="font-size:300%;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-size:160%;">This is a paragraph.</p>

Text Alignment

The CSS text-align property defines the horizontal text alignment for an HTML element:

Example

<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;">Centered paragraph.</p>

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