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CSS2 - Reference Guide
This is a complete reference guide for web developers where we have listed all the CSS properties defined in the World Wide Web Consortium's Recommended Specification for Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2.
Click any property to see its description with examples −
Sr.No. | Property & Description |
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1 | azimuth
Describes the position of a sound source along the horizontal axis of the listener's environment. |
2 | background
Composite property for the following properties −
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3 | background-attachment
Determines if the background image is fixed in the window or scrolls as the document scrolls. |
4 | background-color
Sets the background color of an element. |
5 | background-image
Sets the background image of an element. |
6 | background-position
Sets the initial position of the element's background image, if specified; values normally are paired to provide x, y positions; default position is 0% 0%. |
7 | background-repeat
Determines how the background image is repeated (tiled) across an element. |
8 | border
Sets all four of an element's borders; value is one or more of a color, a value for border-width, and a value for border-style. |
9 | border-bottom
Sets an element's bottom border; value is one or more of a color, a value for border-bottom-width, and a value for border-style. |
10 | border-bottom-width
Sets the thickness of an element's bottom border. |
11 | border-collapse
Sets the table border rendering algorithm. |
12 | border-color
Sets the color of all four of an element's borders; default is the color of the element. |
13 | border-left-color
Sets the color of an element's left borders; default is the color of the element. |
14 | border-right-color
Sets the color of an element's right borders; default is the color of the element. |
15 | border-top-color
Sets the color of an element's top borders; default is the color of the element. |
16 | border-bottom-color
Sets the color of an element's bottom borders; default is the color of the element. |
17 | border-left
Sets an element's left border; value is one or more of a color, a value for border-left-width, and a value for border-style. |
18 | border-left-width
Sets the thickness of an element's left border. |
19 | border-right
Sets an element's right border; value is one or more of a color, a value for border-right-width, and a value for border-style. |
20 | border-right-width
Sets the thickness of an element's right border. |
21 | border-spacing
With separate borders set the spacing between borders. One value sets vertical and horizontal spacing and two values sets horizontal and vertical spacing respectively. |
22 | border-style
Sets the style of all four of an element's borders. |
23 | border-top
Sets an element's top border; value is one or more of a color, a value for border-top-width, and a value for border-style. |
24 | border-top-width
Sets the thickness of an element's top border. |
25 | border-width
Sets the thickness of all four of an element's borders. |
26 | bottom
Used with the position property to place the bottom edge of an element. |
27 | caption-side
Sets the position for a table caption. |
28 | clear
Sets which margins of an element must not be adjacent to a floating element; the element is moved down until that margin is clear. |
29 | clip
Sets the clipping mask for an element. |
30 | color
Sets the color of an element. |
31 | content
Inserts generated content around an element. |
32 | counter-increment
Increments a counter by 1; value is a list of counter names, with each name optionally followed by a value by which it is incremented. |
33 | counter-reset
Resets a counter to zero; value is a list of counter names, with each name optionally followed by a value to which it is reset. |
34 | cue-after
Plays the designated sound after an element is spoken. |
35 | cue-before
Plays the designated sound before an element is spoken. |
36 | cursor
Defines shape of the cursor. |
37 | direction
Defines direction of the flow of an element content. |
38 | display
Controls how an element is displayed. |
39 | elevation
Sets the height at which a sound is played. |
40 | empty-cells
With separate borders, hides empty cells in a table. |
41 | float
Determines if an element floats to the left or right, allowing text to wrap around it or be displayed inline. |
42 | font
Sets all the font attributes for an element. Value is any of the values for −
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43 | font-family
Defines the font for an element, either as a specific font or as one of the generic serif, sans-serif, cursive, fantasy, and monospace. |
44 | font-size
Defines the font size. |
45 | font-size-adjust
Adjusts the current font's aspect ratio. |
46 | font-stretch
Determines the amount to stretch the current font. |
47 | font-style
Defines the style of the face, either normal or some type of slanted style. |
48 | font-variant
Defines a font to be in small caps. |
49 | font-weight
Defines the font weight. If a number is used, it must be a multiple of 100 between 100 and 900; 400 is normal, 700 is the same as the keyword bold. |
50 | height
Defines the height of an element. |
51 | left
Used with the position property to place the left edge of an element. |
52 | letter-spacing
Inserts additional space between text characters. |
53 | line-height
Sets the distance between adjacent text baselines. |
54 | list-style
Defines list-related styles using any of the values for −
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55 | list-style-image
Defines an image to be used as a list item's marker, in lieu of the value for −
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56 | list-style-position
Indents or extends (default) a list item's marker with respect to the item's content. |
57 | list-style-type
Defines a list item's marker either for unordered lists (circle, disc, or square) or for ordered lists (decimal, loweralpha, lower-roman, none, upper-alpha, or upper-roman). |
58 | margin
Defines all four of an element's margins. |
59 | margin-bottom
Defines the bottom margin of an element. Default value is 0. |
60 | margin-left
Defines the left margin of an element. Default value is 0. |
61 | margin-right
Defines the right margin of an element. Default value is 0. |
62 | margin-top
Defines the top margin of an element. Default value is 0. |
63 | marker-offset
The marker-offset property can be used in bulleted lists for specifying the distance between the nearest border edges of a marker box (or bullet) and its associated principal box. |
64 | marks
The marks property is used to set crop marks and cross marks on paged media. This is used with the @page rule. |
65 | max-height
max-height property is used to constrain the height of an element. |
66 | max-width
max-width property is used to set the maximum width of an element. |
67 | min-height
min-height property is used to constrain the height of an element. |
68 | min-width
min-width property is used to constrain the width of an element. |
69 | orphans
Sets the minimum number of lines allowed in an orphaned paragraph fragment. |
70 | outline
The outline property is a shorthand property to specify all outline properties. |
71 | outline-color
The outline-color property is used to specify the color of the outline. Note that, unlike the border property, outline does not take up extra space and it can be non-rectangular. |
72 | outline-color-style
The outline-style property is used to specify the style of the outline. Note that, unlike the border property, outline does not take up extra space and it can be non-rectangular. |
73 | outline-width
The outline-color property is used to specify the color of the outline. Note that, unlike the border property, outline does not take up extra space and it can be non-rectangular. |
74 | overflow
Determines how overflow content is rendered. |
75 | padding
Defines all four padding amounts around an element. |
76 | padding-bottom
Defines the bottom padding of an element. Default value is 0. |
77 | padding-left
Defines the left padding of an element. Default value is 0. |
78 | padding-right
Defines the right padding of an element. Default value is 0. |
79 | padding-top
Defines the top padding of an element. Default value is 0. |
80 | page
Associates a named page layout with an element. |
81 | page-break-after
Forces or suppresses page breaks after an element. |
82 | page-break-before
Forces or suppresses page breaks before an element. |
83 | page-break-inside
Suppresses page breaks within an element. |
84 | pause
The pause property is CSS shorthand for specifying shorthand property for specifying pauses in aural media. |
85 | pause-after
Pauses a media after speaking an element. |
86 | pause-before
Pauses a media before speaking an element. |
87 | pitch
Sets the average pitch of an element's spoken content. |
88 | pitch-range
Sets the range of the pitch, from 0 (flat) to 100 (broad); default is 50. |
89 | play-during
If a URL is provided, it is played during an element's spoken content, specifying repeat loops the audio; mix causes it to mix with, rather than replace, other background audio. |
90 | position
Sets the positioning model for an element. |
91 | quotes
Sets the quote symbols used to quote text. |
92 | richness
Sets the richness of the voice, from 0 (flat) to 100 (mellifluous); default is 50. |
93 | right
Used with the position property to place the right edge of an element. |
94 | size
The size property is used in paged media to specify the size of the page. |
95 | speak
Determines how an element's content is spoken. |
96 | speak-header
Determines if table headers are spoken once for each row or column or each time a cell is spoken. |
97 | speak-numeral
Determines how numerals are spoken. |
98 | speak-punctuation
Determines if punctuation is spoken or used for inflection. |
99 | speech-rate
Sets the rate of speech; a number sets the rate in words per minute. |
100 | stress
Sets the stress of the voice, from 0 (catatonic) to 100 (hyperactive); default is 50. |
101 | table-layout
Determines the table-rendering algorithm. |
102 | text-align
Sets the text alignment style for an element. |
103 | text-decoration
Defines any decoration for the text; values may be combined. |
104 | text-indent
Defines the indentation of the first line of text in an element; default is 0. |
105 | text-shadow
Creates text drop shadows of varying colors and offsets. |
106 | text-transform
Transforms the text in the element accordingly. |
107 | top
Used with the position property to place the top edge of an element. |
108 | vertical-align
Sets the vertical positioning of an element. |
109 | visibility
Determines if an element is visible in the document or table. |
110 | voice-family
Selects a named voice family to speak an element's content. |
111 | volume
Sets the volume of spoken content; numeric values range from 0 to 100. |
112 | white-space
Defines how whitespace within an element is handled. |
113 | widows
Sets the minimum number of lines allowed in a widowed paragraph fragment. |
114 | width
Defines the width of an element. |
115 | word-spacing
Inserts additional space between words. |
116 | z-index
Sets the rendering layer for the current element. |
Pseudo-classes & Pseudo-elements
Sr.No. | Property & Description |
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1 | :active
Use this class to add special effect to an activated element. |
2 | :focus
Use this class to add special effect to an element while the element has focus. |
3 | :hover
Use this class to add special effect to an element when you mouse over it. |
4 | :link
Use this class to add special effect to an unvisited link. |
5 | :visited
Use this class to add special effect to a visited link. |
6 | :first-child
Use this class to add special effect to an element that is the first child of some other element. |
7 | :lang
Use this class to specify a language to use in a specified element. |
8 | :first-letter
Use this element to add special effect to the first letter of a text. |
9 | :first-line
Use this element to add special effect to the first line of a text. |
10 | :before
Use this element to insert some content before an element. |
11 | :after
Use this element to insert some content after an element. |