The links in the "Property" column point to syntax, examples, browser support, etc.
The "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| Property |
Description |
CSS |
| background |
Sets all the background properties in one declaration |
1 |
| background-attachment |
Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page |
1 |
| background-color |
Sets the background color of an element |
1 |
| background-image |
Sets the background image for an element |
1 |
| background-position |
Sets the starting position of a background image |
1 |
| background-repeat |
Sets how a background image will be repeated |
1 |
| border |
Sets all the border properties in one declaration |
1 |
| border-bottom |
Sets all the bottom border properties in one declaration |
1 |
| border-bottom-color |
Sets the color of the bottom border |
2 |
| border-bottom-style |
Sets the style of the bottom border |
2 |
| border-bottom-width |
Sets the width of the bottom border |
1 |
| border-color |
Sets the color of the four borders |
1 |
| border-collapse |
Specifies whether or not table borders should be collapsed |
2 |
| border-left |
Sets all the left border properties in one declaration |
1 |
| border-left-color |
Sets the color of the left border |
2 |
| border-left-style |
Sets the style of the left border |
2 |
| border-left-width |
Sets the width of the left border |
1 |
| border-right |
Sets all the right border properties in one declaration |
1 |
| border-right-color |
Sets the color of the right border |
2 |
| border-right-style |
Sets the style of the right border |
2 |
| border-right-width |
Sets the width of the right border |
1 |
| border-spacing |
Specifies the distance between the borders of adjacent cells |
2 |
| border-style |
Sets the style of the four borders |
1 |
| border-top |
Sets all the top border properties in one declaration |
1 |
| border-top-color |
Sets the color of the top border |
2 |
| border-top-style |
Sets the style of the top border |
2 |
| border-top-width |
Sets the width of the top border |
1 |
| border-width |
Sets the width of the four borders |
1 |
| bottom |
Sets the bottom margin edge for a positioned box |
2 |
| caption-side |
Specifies the placement of a table caption |
2 |
| clear |
Specifies which sides of an element where other floating elements are not allowed |
1 |
| clip |
Clips an absolutely positioned element |
2 |
| color |
Sets the color of text |
1 |
| content |
Used with the :before and :after pseudo-elements, to insert generated content |
2 |
| counter-increment |
Increments one or more counters |
2 |
| counter-reset |
Creates or resets one or more counters |
2 |
| cursor |
Specifies the type of cursor to be displayed |
2 |
| direction |
Specifies the text direction/writing direction |
2 |
| display |
Specifies the type of box an element should generate |
1 |
| empty-cells |
Specifies whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table |
2 |
| float |
Specifies whether or not a box should float |
1 |
| font |
Sets all the font properties in one declaration |
1 |
| font-family |
Specifies the font family for text |
1 |
| font-size |
Specifies the font size of text |
1 |
| font-style |
Specifies the font style for text |
1 |
| font-variant |
Specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font |
1 |
| font-weight |
Specifies the weight of a font |
1 |
| height |
Sets the height of an element |
1 |
| left |
Sets the left margin edge for a positioned box |
2 |
| letter-spacing |
Increase or decrease the space between characters in a text |
1 |
| line-height |
Sets the line height |
1 |
| list-style |
Sets all the properties for
a list in one declaration |
1 |
| list-style-image |
Specifies an image as the list-item marker |
1 |
| list-style-position |
Specifies if the list-item markers should appear inside or outside the content flow |
1 |
| list-style-type |
Specifies the type of list-item marker |
1 |
| margin |
Sets all the margin properties in one declaration |
1 |
| margin-bottom |
Sets the bottom margin of an element |
1 |
| margin-left |
Sets the left margin of an element |
1 |
| margin-right |
Sets the right margin of an element |
1 |
| margin-top |
Sets the top margin of an element |
1 |
| max-height |
Sets the maximum height of an element |
2 |
| max-width |
Sets the maximum width of an element |
2 |
| min-height |
Sets the minimum height of an element |
2 |
| min-width |
Sets the minimum width of an element |
2 |
| orphans |
Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the bottom of a page when a page break occurs inside an element |
2 |
| outline |
Sets all the outline properties in one declaration |
2 |
| outline-color |
Sets the color of an outline |
2 |
| outline-style |
Sets the style of an outline |
2 |
| outline-width |
Sets the width of an outline |
2 |
| overflow |
Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box |
2 |
| padding |
Sets all the padding properties in one declaration |
1 |
| padding-bottom |
Sets the bottom padding of an element |
1 |
| padding-left |
Sets the left padding of an element |
1 |
| padding-right |
Sets the right padding of an element |
1 |
| padding-top |
Sets the top padding of an element |
1 |
| page-break-after |
Sets the page-breaking behavior after an element |
2 |
| page-break-before |
Sets the page-breaking behavior before an element |
2 |
| page-break-inside |
Sets the page-breaking behavior inside an element |
2 |
| position |
Specifies the type of positioning for an element |
2 |
| quotes |
Sets the type of quotation marks for embedded quotations |
2 |
| right |
Sets the right margin edge for a positioned box |
2 |
| table-layout |
Sets the layout algorithm to be used for a table |
2 |
| text-align |
Specifies the horizontal alignment of text |
1 |
| text-decoration |
Specifies the decoration added to text |
1 |
| text-indent |
Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block |
1 |
| text-shadow |
Specifies the shadow effect added to text |
2 |
| text-transform |
Controls the capitalization of text |
1 |
| top |
Sets the top margin edge for a positioned box |
2 |
| unicode-bidi |
|
2 |
| vertical-align |
Sets the vertical alignment of an element |
1 |
| visibility |
Specifies whether or not an element is visible |
2 |
| white-space |
Specifies how white-space inside an element is handled |
1 |
| widows |
Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the top of a page when a page break occurs inside an element |
2 |
| width |
Sets the width of an element |
1 |
| word-spacing |
Increases or decreases the space between words in a text |
1 |
| z-index |
Sets the stack order of an element |
2 |
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