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Properties by name

This section contains reference topics for supported cascading style sheet properties. For a categorized list of cascading style sheet properties, see Properties by category.

Properties

  • !important   Increases the weight or importance of a particular declaration.

  • animation   Sets up six separate animation properties of the object.

  • animation-delay   Sets the time delay before an animation begins.

  • animation-direction   Sets whether an animation will alternate forward and backward play.

  • animation-duration   Sets the length of time that an animation will take to complete one cycle.

  • animation-iteration-count   Sets the number of times that an animation cycle will repeat.

  • animation-name   Defines a list of animations that apply to an object.

  • animation-timing-function   Sets how the animation will progress over one cycle.

  • background   Sets up to five separate background properties of the object.

  • background-attachment   Sets how the background image is attached to the object within the document.

  • background-color   Sets the color behind the content of the object.

  • background-image   Sets the background image of the object.

  • background-position   Sets the position of the background of the object.

  • background-repeat   Sets how the background-image property of the object is tiled.

  • border   Sets the properties to draw around the object.

  • border-bottom   Sets the properties of the bottom border of the object.

  • border-bottom-color   Sets the color of the bottom border of the object.

  • border-bottom-left-radius   Defines the degree to which the bottom-left border corner will be rounded.

  • border-bottom-right-radius   Defines the degree to which the bottom-right border corner will be rounded.

  • border-bottom-style   Sets the style of the bottom border of the object.

  • border-bottom-width   Sets the width of the bottom border of the object.

  • border-collapse   Sets a value that indicates whether the row and cell borders of a table are joined in a single border or detached as in standard HTML.

  • border-color   Sets the border color of the object.

  • border-left   Sets the properties of the left border of the object.

  • border-left-color   Sets the color of the left border of the object.

  • border-left-style   Sets the style of the left border of the object.

  • border-left-width   Sets the width of the left border of the object.

  • border-radius Defines the degree to which border corners will be rounded.

  • border-right   Sets the properties of the right border of the object.

  • border-right-color   Sets the color of the right border of the object.

  • border-right-style   Sets the style of the right border of the object.

  • border-right-width   Sets the width of the right border of the object.

  • border-style   Sets the style of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.

  • border-top   Sets the properties of the top border of the object.

  • border-top-color   Sets the color of the top border of the object.

  • border-top-left-radius   Defines the degree to which the top-left border corner will be rounded.

  • border-top-right-radius   Defines the degree to which the top-right border corner will be rounded.

  • border-top-style   Sets the style of the top border of the object.

  • border-top-width   Sets the width of the top border of the object.

  • border-width   Sets the width of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.

  • bottom   Sets the bottom position of the object relative to the bottom of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.

  • clear   Sets whether the object allows floating objects on its left side, its right side, or both, so that the next object displays after the floating objects.

  • clip   Sets which part of a positioned object is visible.

  • color   Sets the color of the text of the object.

  • cursor   Sets the type of pointer to display as the pointer moves over the object.

  • direction   Sets the reading order of the object.

  • display   Sets whether the object is rendered.

  • font   Sets a combination of separate font properties of the object

  • font-family   Sets the name of the font used for text in the object.

  • font-size   Sets a value that indicates the font size used for text in the object.

  • font-style   Sets the font style of the object as italic, normal, or oblique.

  • font-variant   Sets whether the text of the object is in small caps.

  • font-weight   Sets the weight of the font of the object.

  • height   Sets the height of the object.

  • icon   Sets the icon for an element.

  • left   Sets the position of the object relative to the left edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.

  • letter-spacing   Sets the amount of additional space between letters in the object.

  • line-height   Sets the distance between lines in the object.

  • list-style   Sets up to three separate list-style properties of the object.

  • list-style-image   Sets a value that indicates which image to use as a list-item marker for the object.

  • list-style-position   Sets a variable that indicates how the list-item marker is drawn relative to the content of the object.

  • list-style-type   Sets the predefined type of the list-item marker for the object.

  • margin   Sets the width of the top, right, bottom, and left margins of the object.

  • margin-bottom   Sets the size of the bottom margin of the object.

  • margin-left   Sets the size of the left margin of the object.

  • margin-right   Sets the size of the right margin of the object.

  • margin-top   Sets the size of the top margin of the object.

  • max-height   Sets the maximum height for the object.

  • max-width   Sets the maximum width for the object.

  • min-height   Sets the minimum height for the object.

  • min-width   Sets the minimum width for the object.

  • orphans   Sets the minimum number of lines of a paragraph that must appear at the bottom of a page.

  • outline   Sets the color, style, and width of the outline frame.

  • outline-color   Sets the color of the outline frame.

  • outline-offset   Sets the distance of the outline frame from of the border edge.

  • outline-style   Sets the style of the outline frame.

  • outline-width   Sets the width of the outline frame.

  • overflow   Sets a value indicating how to manage the content of the object when the content exceeds the height or width of the object.

  • padding   Sets the amount of space to insert between the object and its margin or, if there is a border, between the object and its border.

  • padding-bottom   Sets the amount of space to insert between the bottom border of the object and the content.

  • padding-left   Sets the amount of space to insert between the left border of the object and the content.

  • padding-right   Sets the amount of space to insert between the right border of the object and the content.

  • padding-top   Sets the amount of space to insert between the top border of the object and the content.

  • page-break-after   Sets a value indicating whether a page break occurs after the object.

  • page-break-before   Sets a value indicating whether a page break occurs before the object.

  • page-break-inside   Sets a string indicating whether a page break is allowed to occur inside the object.

  • position   Sets the type of positioning used for the object.

  • right   Sets the position of the object relative to the right edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.

  • table-layout   Sets a string that indicates whether the table layout is fixed.

  • text-align   Sets whether the text in the object is left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified.

  • text-decoration   Sets a value that indicates whether the text in the object has blink, line-through, overline, or underline decorations.

  • text-indent   Sets the indentation of the first line of text in the object.

  • text-transform   Sets the rendering of the text in the object.

  • top   Sets the position of the object relative to the top of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.

  • unicode-bidi   Sets the level of embedding with respect to the bidirectional (right-to-left) algorithm.

  • vertical-align   Sets the vertical alignment of the object.

  • visibility   Sets whether the content of the object is displayed.

  • white-space   Sets a value that indicates whether lines are automatically broken inside the object.

  • widows   Sets the minimum number of lines of a paragraph that must appear at the top of a page.

  • width   Sets the width of the object.

  • word-spacing   Sets the amount of additional space between words in the object.

  • z-index   Sets the stacking order of positioned objects.

See also

Concepts

Cascading style sheet reference
Understanding selectors
Properties by category

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