CSS Properties

How and which of these are supported by the browsers vary. It's best to test your styles sheets with different browsers. This includes the same browser on different operating systems.

Text Properties

These properties let you control basic text formatting and include the following.

Property	Description
text-transform	Set the case of the text.
vertical-align	Aligns the element vertically to the baseline.
text-align	Aligns the element horizontally to the baseline.
text-indent	Sets the amount of indent for the first line of a text block.
line-height	Distance between baselines of consecutive lines of text.
word-spacing	Distance between words of text.
letter-spacing	Distance between letters of a word.
text-decoration	Underlining, overlining, strike-through, or blink of an element.

Font Properties

These properties let you control basic font characteristics and include the following.

Property	Description
font-family	Font family or typeface of the element.
font-style	Style of type to use for the element.
font-variant	Small caps style of typeface.
font-weight	Boldness of the font.
font-size	Size of the font.

Color and Background Properties

These properties let you control the color and background of elements and include the following.

Property	Description
color	Color of the element.
background-color	Background color of the element.
background-image	Image to use as background of the element.
background-repeat	Specifies how a background image is repeated.
background-attachment	Specifies if a background image can scroll.
background-position	Specifies initial position of a background image.

Placement Properties

These properties let you specify where an element gets placed within its "box" and include the following.

Property	Description
margin-top	Top margin of an element.
margin-bottom	Bottom margin of an element.
margin-left	Left margin of an element.
margin-right	Right margin of an element.
padding-top	Padding at the top of an element.
padding-bottom	Padding at the bottom of an element.
padding-left	Padding at the left side of an element.
padding-right	Padding at the right side of an element.
border-width	Width of an elements border.
border-style	Style of an elements border.
border-color	Color of an elements border.
border	Width, style and color of an elements border.
border-top	Width, style and color of an elements top border.
border-bottom	Width, style and color of an elements bottom border.
border-left	Width, style and color of an elements left border.
border-right	Width, style and color of an elements right border.
height	Height of an element.
width	Width of an element.
float	How text flows around an element.
clear	Prevents text from flowing around an element.

Classification Properties

These properties let you classify elements by object type and assign characteristics based on these object types and include the following.

Property	Description
display	How the element is displayed.
white-space	How white space should be handled.
list-style-type	Symbol that appears before a list item.
list-style-image	Image that appears before a list item.
list-style-position	How bullet and list item line up.