HTML Styles
The HTML style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and
more.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>I am normal</p>
<p style="color:red;">I am red</p>
<p style="color:blue;">I am blue</p>
<p style="font-size:50px;">I am big</p>
</body>
</html>
Output
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
<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:
<html><body>
<h1 style="background-color:powderblue;">This is a
heading</h1>
<p style="background-color:tomato;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body></html>
Text Color
The CSS color property defines the text color for an HTML element:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body>
<h1 style="color:blue;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body></html>
Fonts-The CSS font-family property defines the font to be used for an HTML
element:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>
<h1 style="font-family:verdana;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body></html>
Text Size–The CSS font-size property defines the text size for an HTML
element:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>
<h1 style="font-size:300%;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-size:160%;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body></html>
Text Alignment–The CSS text-align property defines the horizontal text
alignment for an HTML element:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>
<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;">Centered paragraph.</p>
</body></html>
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