CSS Text and Font Style Properties


The heart of CSS styling lies in the text and style properties, which give you an incredible amount of control over the appearance of Web page text.

color

Usage

Sets the color of text.

Values

color.


direction

Usage

Sets the direction of text, as in left-to-right or right-to-left.

Values

ltr, rtl.


font

Usage

A shorthand property that allows you to set all the font properties in one declaration.

Values

font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size/line-height, font-family.


font-family

Usage

A prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names for an element.

Values

family-name, generic-family.


font-size

Usage

Sets the size of a font.

Values

xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large, smaller, larger, length, %.


font-style

Usage

Sets the style of the font.

Values

normal, italic, oblique.


font-variant

Usage

Displays text in a small-caps font or a normal font.

Values

normal, small-caps.


font-weight

Usage

Sets the weight (boldness) of a font.

Values

normal, bold, bolder, lighter, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900.


letter-spacing

Usage

Increase or decrease the space between characters of text.

Values

normal, length.


text-align

Usage

Aligns the text within an element.

Values

left, right, center, justify.


text-decoration

Usage

Applies a decoration to text.

Values

none, underline, overline, line-through, blink.


text-indent

Usage

Indents the first line of text in an element.

Values

length, %.


text-TRansform

Usage

Controls the capitalization of letters of text.

Values

none, capitalize, uppercase, lowercase.


white-space

Usage

Establishes the handling of white space within an element.

Values

normal, pre, nowrap.


word-spacing

Usage

Increases or decreases the space between words.

Values

normal, length.





SAMS Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours (7th Edition)
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