Styles

Setting the style of an HTML element, can be done with the style attribute. The HTML style attribute has the following syntax:

style="property:value;"

The property is a CSS property. The value is a CSS value.

Background Color

The background-color property defines the background color for an HTML element:

<body style="background-color:lightgrey;">

Text Color

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

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

Fonts

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

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

Text Size

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

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

Text Alignment

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

<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered heading.</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph<p>

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