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:
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.
HTML Background Color
The background-color property defines the background color for an HTML element:
This example sets the background for a page to lightgrey:
Example
<body style="background-color:lightgrey;">
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
Try it Yourself »HTML Text Color
The 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>
Try it Yourself »HTML Fonts
The 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>
Try it Yourself »HTML Text Size
The 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>
Try it Yourself »HTML Text Alignment
The text-align property defines the horizontal text alignment for an HTML element:
Example
<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
Try it Yourself »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 Exercises!
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