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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

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The HTML Style Attribute

Setting the style of an HTML element can be done with the style attribute. The 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.

Page Background Color

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

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

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

Example

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

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

Example

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

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

Example

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

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

Example

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

  • Use the style attribute for styling HTML elements.
  • Use background-color for background color.
  • Use color for text colors.
  • Use font-family for text fonts.
  • Use font-size for text sizes.
  • Use text-align for text alignment.

Test Yourself with an Exercise

What is a correct way to add a background color to an HTML document?

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