CSS Tutorial

CSS TUTORIAL:
What is CSS?
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets
Styles define how to display HTML elements
Styles are normally stored in Style Sheets
Styles were added to HTML 4.0 to solve a problem
External Style Sheets can save you a lot of work
External Style Sheets are stored in CSS files
Multiple style definitions will cascade into one
Multiple Styles Will Cascade Into One
Style sheets allow style information to be specified in many ways. Styles can be specified inside a single
HTML element, inside the <head> element of an HTML page, or in an external CSS file. Even multiple
external style sheets can be referenced inside a single HTML document.
Cascading Order
What style will be used when there is more than one style specified for an HTML element?
Generally speaking we can say that all the styles will "cascade" into a new "virtual" style sheet by the
following rules, where number four has the highest priority:
Browser default
External style sheet
Internal style sheet (inside the <head> tag)
Inline style (inside an HTML element)
So, an inline style (inside an HTML element) has the highest priority, which means that it will override a style
declared inside the <head> tag, in an external style sheet, or in a browser (a default value).
Note: If the external style sheet link is placed below the internal style sheet in HTML <head>, the external
style sheet will override the internal style sheet.
Syntax
The CSS syntax is made up of three parts: a selector, a property and a value:selector {property: value}
The selector is normally the HTML element/tag you wish to define, the property is the attribute you wish to
change, and each property can take a value. The property and value are separated by a colon, and
surrounded by curly braces:body {color: black}
Note: If the value is multiple words, put quotes around the value:p {font-family: "sans serif"}
Note: If you wish to specify more than one property, you must separate each property with a semicolon. The
example below shows how to define a center aligned paragraph, with a red text color:p {text-
align:center;color:red}
To make the style definitions more readable, you can describe one property on each line, like this:p
{
text-align: center;
color: black;
font-family: arial
}
Grouping
You can group selectors. Separate each selector with a comma. In the example below we have grouped all
the header elements. All header elements will be displayed in green text color:h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6
{
color: green
}
The class Selector

With the class selector you can define different styles for the same type of HTML element.
Say that you would like to have two types of paragraphs in your document: one right-aligned paragraph, and
one center-aligned paragraph. Here is how you can do it with styles: p.right {text-align: right}
p.center {text-align: center}
You have to use the class attribute in your HTML document:<p class="right">
This paragraph will be right-aligned.
</p>
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<p class="center">
This paragraph will be center-aligned.
</p>
Note: To apply more than one class per given element, the syntax is:<p class="center bold">
This is a paragraph.
</p>
The paragraph above will be styled by the class "center" AND the class "bold".
You can also omit the tag name in the selector to define a style that will be used by all HTML elements that
have a certain class. In the example below, all HTML elements with class="center" will be center-
aligned:.center {text-align: center}
In the code below both the h1 element and the p element have class="center". This means that both
elements will follow the rules in the ".center" selector: <h1 class="center">
This heading will be center-aligned
</h1>
<p class="center">
This paragraph will also be center-aligned.
</p>
Do NOT start a class name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox.
Add Styles to Elements with Particular Attributes

You can also apply styles to HTML elements with particular attributes.
The style rule below will match all input elements that have a type attribute with a value of
"text":input[type="text"] {background-color: blue}
The id Selector
You can also define styles for HTML elements with the id selector. The id selector is defined as a #.
The style rule below will match the element that has an id attribute with a value of "green":#green {color:
green}
The style rule below will match the p element that has an id with a value of "para1":p#para1
{
text-align: center;
color: red
}
Do NOT start an ID name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox.
CSS Comments
Comments are used to explain your code, and may help you when you edit the source code at a later date.
A comment will be ignored by browsers. A CSS comment begins with "/*", and ends with "*/", like this:/* This
is a comment */
p
{
text-align: center;
/* This is another comment */
color: black;
font-family: arial
}
How to Insert a Style Sheet

When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document according to it. There are three ways of
inserting a style sheet:
External Style Sheet

An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many pages. With an external style sheet, you
can change the look of an entire Web site by changing one file. Each page must link to the style sheet using
the <link> tag. The <link> tag goes inside the head section: <head>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="mystyle.css" />
</head>
The browser will read the style definitions from the file mystyle.css, and format the document according to it.
An external style sheet can be written in any text editor. The file should not contain any html tags. Your style
sheet should be saved with a .css extension. An example of a style sheet file is shown below: hr {color:
sienna}
p {margin-left: 20px}
body {background-image: url("images/back40.gif")}
Do NOT leave spaces between the property value and the units! If you use "margin-left: 20 px" instead of
"margin-left: 20px" it will only work properly in IE6 but it will not work in Mozilla/Firefox or Netscape.
Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet should be used when a single document has a unique style. You define internal
styles in the head section by using the <style> tag, like this: <head>
<style type="text/css">
hr {color: sienna}
</style>
</head>
The browser will now read the style definitions, and format the document according to it.
Note: A browser normally ignores unknown tags. This means that an old browser that does not support
styles, will ignore the <style> tag, but the content of the <style> tag will be displayed on the page. It is
possible to prevent an old browser from displaying the content by hiding it in the HTML comment element:
<head>

</style>
</head>
Inline Styles
An inline style loses many of the advantages of style sheets by mixing content with presentation. Use this
method sparingly, such as when a style is to be applied to a single occurrence of an element.
To use inline styles you use the style attribute in the relevant tag. The style attribute can contain any CSS
property. The example shows how to change the color and the left margin of a paragraph: <p style="color:
sienna; margin-left: 20px">
This is a paragraph
</p>
Multiple Style Sheets

If some properties have been set for the same selector in different style sheets, the values will be inherited
from the more specific style sheet.
For example, an external style sheet has these properties for the h3 selector:h3
{
color: red;
text-align: left;
font-size: 8pt
}
And an internal style sheet has these properties for the h3 selector:h3
{
text-align: right;
font-size: 20pt
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}
If the page with the internal style sheet also links to the external style sheet the properties for h3 will
be:color: red;
text-align: right;
font-size: 20pt
The color is inherited from the external style sheet and the text-alignment and the font-size is replaced by
the internal style sheet.
CSS Background Properties

The CSS background properties allow you to control the background color of an element, set an image as
the background, repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and position an image on a page.
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape.
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined
(CSS1 or CSS2).
Property Description Description IE F N W3C
background A shorthand property for background-color 4 1 6 1

setting all background background-image
properties in one background-repeat
declaration background-attachment
background-position
background-attachment Sets whether a scroll 4 1 6 1

background image is fixed
fixed or scrolls with the
rest of the page
background-color Sets the background color-rgb 4 1 4 1

color of an element color-hex
color-name
transparent
Background image Sets an image as the url(URL) 4 1 4 1

background none
background-position Sets the starting top left 4 1 6 1

position of a top center
background image top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right
x% y%
xpos ypos
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background-repeat Sets if/how a repeat 4 1 4 1
background image will repeat-x
be repeated repeat-y
no-repeat
CSS Text Properties

The CSS text properties allow you to control the appearance of text. It is possible to change the color of a
text, increase or decrease the space between characters in a text, align a text, decorate a text, indent the
first line in a text, and more.
(CSS1 or CSS2).
Property Description Values IE F N W3C

Color Sets the color of a text color 3 1 4 1
Direction Sets the text direction ltr 6 1 6 2

rtl
Line Height Sets the distance between normal 4 1 4 1
lines number
length
%
Letter-spacing normal 4 1 6 1
length
text-align Aligns the text in an element left 4 1 4 1
right
center
justify
text-decoration Adds decoration to text none 4 1 4 1
underline
overline
line-through
blink
text-indent Indents the first line of text in length 4 1 4 1
an element %
text-shadow none
color
length
text-transform Controls the letters in an none 4 1 4 1

element capitalize
uppercase
lowercase
unicode-bidi normal 5 2
embed
bidi-override
white-space Sets how white space inside normal 5 1 4 1

an element is handled pre
nowrap
word-spacing Increase or decrease normal 6 1 6 1
the space between words length
CSS Font Properties
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The CSS font properties allow you to change the font family, boldness, size, and the style of a text.
Note: In CSS1 fonts are identified by a font name. If a browser does not support the specified font, it will use
a default font.
(CSS1 or CSS2).
font A shorthand property for font-style 4 1 4 1
setting all of the font-variant
properties for a font in one font-weight
declaration font-size/line-height
font-family
caption
icon
menu
message-box
small-caption
status-bar
font-family A prioritized list of font family-name 3 1 4 1

family names and/or generic-family
generic family names for
an element
font-size Sets the size of a font xx-small 3 1 4 1
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
smaller
larger
length
%
font-size-adjust Specifies an aspect value none 2
for an element that will number
preserve the x-height of
the first-choice font
font-stretch Condenses or expands normal 2
the current font-family wider
narrower
ultra-condensed
extra-condensed
condensed
semi-condensed
semi-expanded
expanded
extra-expanded
ultra-expanded
font-style Sets the style of the font normal 4 1 4 1
italic
oblique
font-variant Displays text in a small- normal 4 1 6 1
caps font or a normal font small-caps
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font-weight Sets the weight of a font normal 4 1 4 1
bold
bolder
lighter
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
CSS Border Properties

The CSS border properties allow you to specify the style and color of an element's border. In HTML we use
tables to create borders around a text, but with the CSS border properties we can create borders with nice
effects, and it can be applied to any element.
(CSS1 or CSS2).
border A shorthand property for setting all of border-width 4 1 4 1

the properties for the four borders in border-style
one declaration border-color
border-bottom A shorthand property for setting all of border-bottom-width 4 1 6 1

the properties for the bottom border in border-style
one declaration border-color
border-bottom-color Sets the color of the bottom border border color 4 1 6 2
border-bottom-style Sets the style of the bottom border border style 4 1 6 2
border-bottom-width Sets the width of the bottom border thin 4 1 4 1

medium
thick
length
border-color Sets the color of the four borders, can color 4 1 6
have from one to four colors
border-left A shorthand property for setting all of border-left-width 4 1 6 1
the properties for the left border in one border-style
declaration border-color
border-left-color Sets the color of the left border border-color 4 1 6
border-left-style Sets the style of the left border border-style 4 1 6 2
border-left-width Sets the width of the left border thin 4 1 4 1

medium
thick
length
border-right A shorthand property for setting all of border-right-width 4 1 6 1
the properties for the right border in one border-style
border-right-color Sets the color of the right border border-color 4 1 6 2
border-right-style Sets the style of the right border border-style 4 1 6 2
border-right-width Sets the width of the right border thin 4 1 4 1

medium
thick
length
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border-style Sets the style of the four borders, can none 4 1 6 1
have from one to four styles hidden
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset
border-top A shorthand property for setting all of border-top-width 4 1 6 1
the properties for the top border in one border-style
border-top-color Sets the color of the top border border-color 4 1 6 2
border-top-style Sets the style of the top border border-style 4 1 6 2
border-top-width Sets the width of the top border thin 4 1 4 1

medium
thick
length
border-width A shorthand property for setting the thin 4 1 4 1
width of the four borders in one medium
declaration, can have from one to four thick
values length
CSS Outlines
The CSS outline properties is used to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge.
CSS Outline Properties
An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, outside the border edge, to make the element "stand out".
The CSS outline properties sets the outlines around elements. You can specify the style, color, and width of
the outline.
Note: Outlines do not take up space, and they do not have to be rectangular.
(CSS1 or CSS2).
outline A shorthand property for setting all the outline-color 1.5 2

outline properties in one declaration outline-style
outline-width
outline-color Sets the color of the outline around an color 1.5 2
element invert
outline-style Sets the style of the outline around an none 1.5 2
element dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset
outline-width Sets the width of the outline around an thin 1.5 2
element medium
thick
length
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CSS Margin
The CSS margin properties define the space around elements.
CSS Margin Properties

The CSS margin properties define the space around elements. It is possible to use negative values to
overlap content. The top, right, bottom, and left margin can be changed independently using separate
properties. A shorthand margin property can also be used to change all of the margins at once.
Note: Netscape and IE give the body tag a default margin of 8px. Opera does not! Instead, Opera applies a
default padding of 8px, so if one wants to adjust the margin for an entire page and have it display correctly in
Opera, the body padding must be set as well!
(CSS1 or CSS2).
margin A shorthand property for setting margin-top 4 1 4 1

the margin properties in one margin-right
declaration margin-bottom
margin-left
margin- Sets the bottom margin of an auto 4 1 4 1
bottom element length
%
margin left Sets the left margin of auto 3 1 4 1
an element length
%
margin-right Sets the right margin of an auto 3 1 4 1
element length
%
margin top Sets the top margin of auto 3 1 4 1
an element length
%
CSS Padding
The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content.
CSS Padding Properties

The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content.
Negative values are not allowed. The top, right, bottom, and left padding can be changed independently
using separate properties. A shorthand padding property is also created to control multiple sides at once.
padding A shorthand property for setting padding-top 4 1 4 1

all of the padding properties in padding-right
one declaration padding-bottom
padding-left
padding bottom Sets the bottom length 4 1 4 1
padding of an element %
padding left Sets the left padding of Length 4 1 4 1

an element %
padding-right Sets the right padding of an length 4 1 4 1

element %
padding top Sets the top padding of Length 4 1 4 1

an element %
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CSS List
The CSS list properties allow you to place the list-item marker, change between different list-item markers,
or set an image as the list-item marker.
CSS List Properties

The CSS list properties allow you to place the list-item marker, change between different list-item markers,
or set an image as the list-item marker.
CSS Table
list-style A shorthand property for list-style-type 4 1 6 1

setting all of the list-style-position
properties for a list in one list-style-image
declaration
list-style-image Sets an image as the list- none 4 1 6 1
item marker url
list-style-position Sets where the list-item inside 4 1 6 1

marker is placed in the outside
list
list-style-type Sets the type of the list- none 4 1 4 1
item marker disc
circle
square
decimal
decimal-leading-zero
lower-roman
upper-roman
lower-alpha
upper-alpha
lower-greek
lower-latin
upper-latin
hebrew
armenian
georgian
cjk-ideographic
hiragana
katakana
hiragana-iroha
katakana-iroha
marker-offset Auto 1 7 2
Length
The CSS table properties allow you to set the layout of a table.
CSS Table Properties
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border-collapse Sets whether the table collapse 5 1 7 2

borders are collapsed into a separate
single border or detached
as in standard HTML
border-spacing Sets the distance that length length 5M 1 6 2
separates cell borders (only
for the "separated borders"
model)
caption-side Sets the position of the top 5M 1 6 2

table caption bottom
left
right
empty-cells Sets whether or not to show show 5M 1 6 2
empty cells in a table (only hide
for the "separated borders"
model)
table-layout Sets the algorithm used to auto 5 1 6 2
display the table cells, rows, fixed
and columns
CSS Dimension
The CSS dimension properties allow you to control the height and width of an element. It also allows you to
increase the space between two lines.
CSS Dimension Properties

The CSS dimension properties allow you to control the height and width of an element. It also allows you to
increase the space between two lines.
height Sets the height of an auto 4 1 6 1

element length
%
line height Sets the distance between normal 4 1 4 1
lines number
length
%
Max height Sets the maximum height none 1 6 2
of an element length
%
max-width Sets the maximum width none 1 6 2
of an element length
%
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min-height Sets the minimum height length 1 6 2
of an element %
min-width Sets the minimum width of length
an element %
width Sets the width of an auto 4 1 4 1
element %
length
CSS Classification
The CSS classification properties allow you to specify how and where to display an element.
CSS Classification Properties
The CSS classification properties allow you to control how to display an element, set where an image will
appear in another element, position an element relative to its normal position, position an element using an
absolute value, and how to control the visibility of an element.
clear Sets the sides of an left 4 1 4 1

element where other right
floating elements are not both
allowed none
cursor Specifies the type of cursor url 4 1 6 2
to be displayed auto
crosshair
default
pointer
move
e-resize
ne-resize
nw-resize
n-resize
se-resize
sw-resize
s-resize
w-resize
text
wait
help
display Sets how/if an element is none 4 1 4 1
displayed inline
block
list-item
run-in
compact
marker
table
inline-table
table-row-group
table-header-group
table-footer-group
table-row
table-column-group
table-column
table-cell
table-caption
float Sets where an image or a left 4 1 4 1
text will appear in another right
element none
position Places an element in a static 4 1 4 2
static, relative, absolute or relative
fixed position absolute
fixed
visibility Sets if an element should visible 4 1 6 2
be visible or invisible hidden 12
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CSS Positioning
The CSS positioning properties allows you to position an element.
bottom Sets how far the bottom edge of auto 5 1 6 2
an element is above/below the %
bottom edge of the parent length
element
clip Sets the shape of an element. shape 4 1 6 2
The element is clipped into this auto
shape, and displayed
left Sets how far the left edge of an auto 4 1 4 2
element is to the right/left of the %
left edge of the parent element length
overflow Sets what happens if the content visible 4 1 6 2
of an element overflow its area hidden
scroll
auto
position Places an element in a static, static 4 1 4 2
relative, absolute or fixed position relative
absolute
fixed
right Sets how far the right edge of an auto 5 1 6 2
element is to the left/right of the %
right edge of the parent element length
top Sets how far the top edge of an auto 4 1 4 2
element is above/below the top %
edge of the parent element length
vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of an baseline 4 1 4 1
element sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
length
%
z-index Sets the stack order of an auto 4 1 6 2
element number
CSS Pseudo-classes
CSS pseudo-classes are used to add special effects to some selectors.
Syntax
The syntax of pseudo-classes:selector:pseudo-class {property: value}
CSS classes can also be used with pseudo-classes:selector.class:pseudo-class {property: value}
Anchor Pseudo-classes
A link that is active, visited, unvisited, or when you mouse over a link can all be displayed in different ways in
a CSS-supporting browser:a:link {color: #FF0000} /* unvisited link */
a:visited {color: #00FF00} /* visited link */
a:hover {color: #FF00FF} /* mouse over link */
a:active {color: #0000FF} /* selected link */
Note: a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited in the CSS definition in order to be effective!!
Note: a:active MUST come after a:hover in the CSS definition in order to be effective!!
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Note: Pseudo-class names are not case-sensitive.
Pseudo-classes and CSS Classes
Pseudo-classes can be combined with CSS classes: a.red:visited {color: #FF0000}
<a class="red" href="css_syntax.asp">CSS Syntax</a>
If the link in the example above has been visited, it will be displayed in red.
CSS2 - The :first-child Pseudo-class

The :first-child pseudo-class matches a specified element that is the first child of another element.
Note: For :first-child to work in IE a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.

Match the first <p> element
In the following example, the selector matches any <p> element that is the first child of any
element:Example<html>
<head>
p:first-child
{
color:blue
}
</style></head>
<body>
<p>I am a strong man.</p>
<p>I am a strong man.</p>
</body></html>
Match the first <i> element in all <p> elements

In the following example, the selector matches the first <i> element in all <p> elements:Example<html>
<head>
p > i:first-child
{
font-weight:bold
}
</style></head>
<body>
<p>I am a <i>strong</i> man. I am a <i>strong</i> man.</p>
</body></html>
Match all <i> elements in all first child <p> elements

In the following example, the selector matches all <i> elements in <p> elements that are the first child of
another element:
Example
<html>
<head>
p:first-child i
{
color:blue
}
</style></head>
<body>
</body></html>
CSS2 - The :lang Pseudo-class

The :lang pseudo-class allows you to define special rules for different languages. In the example below,
the :lang class defines the type of quotation marks for q elements with a lang attribute with a value of
"no":<html>
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<head>
q:lang(no)
{
quotes: "~" "~"
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Some text <q lang="no">A quote in a paragraph</q>
Some text.</p>
</body></html>
Pseudo-classes
Pseudo-class Purpose IE F N W3C
:active Adds special style to an activated element 4 1 8 1
:focus Adds special style to an element while the element has focus 1.5 8 2
:hover Adds special style to an element when you mouse over it 4 1 7 1
:link Adds special style to an unvisited link 3 1 4 1
:visited Adds special style to a visited link 3 1 4 1
:first child Adds special style to an element that is the first 7 1 7 2

child of some other element
:lang Allows the author to specify a language to use in a specified 1 8 2
element
CSS Pseudo-elements
CSS pseudo-elements are used to add special effects to some selectors.
Syntax
The syntax of pseudo-elements:selector:pseudo-element {property: value}
CSS classes can also be used with pseudo-elements:selector.class:pseudo-element {property: value}
The :first-line Pseudo-element

The "first-line" pseudo-element is used to add special styles to the first line of the text in a selector:p:first-line
{color:#0000ff;font-variant:small-caps}
<p>Some text that ends up on two or more lines</p>
The output could be something like this:Some text that ends
up on two or more lines
In the example above the browser displays the first line formatted according to the "first-line" pseudo
element. Where the browser breaks the line depends on the size of the browser window.
Note: The "first-line" pseudo-element can only be used with block-level elements.
Note: The following properties apply to the "first-line" pseudo-element:

font properties
color properties
background properties
word-spacing
letter-spacing
text-decoration
vertical-align
text-transform
line-height
clear
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The :first-letter Pseudo-element
The "first-letter" pseudo-element is used to add special style to the first letter of the text in a selector:p:first-
letter {color:#ff0000;font-size:xx-large}
<p>The first words of an article...</p>
The output could be something like this:The first words of an article...
Note: The "first-letter" pseudo-element can only be used with block-level elements.
Note: The following properties apply to the "first-letter" pseudo- element:
font properties
color properties
background properties
margin properties
padding properties
border properties
text-decoration
vertical-align (only if "float" is "none")
text-transform
line-height
float
clear
Pseudo-elements and CSS Classes
Pseudo-elements can be combined with CSS classes: p.article:first-letter {color:#ff0000}

<p class="article">A paragraph in an article</p>
The example above will make the first letter of all paragraphs with class="article" red.
Multiple Pseudo-elements
Several pseudo-elements can be combined:p:first-letter {color:#ff0000;font-size:xx-large}
p:first-line {color:#0000ff}
<p>The first words of an article...</p>
The output could be something like this:The first
words of an
article...
In the example above the first letter of the paragraph will be red with a font size of 24pt. The rest of the first
line would be blue while the rest of the paragraph would be the default color.
CSS2 - The :before Pseudo-element
The ":before" pseudo-element can be used to insert some content before the content of an element.
The style below will play a sound before each occurrence of an <h1> element:
h1:before
{
content: url(beep.wav)
}
CSS2 - The :after Pseudo-element

The ":after" pseudo-element can be used to insert some content after the content of an element.
The style below will play a sound after each occurrence of an <h1> element:
h1:after
{
content: url(beep.wav)
}
Pseudo-elements
Pseudo-element Purpose IE F N W3C
:first- letter Adds special style to the first letter of a text 5 1 8
:first- line Adds special style to the first line of a text 5 1 8 1
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:before Inserts some content before the content of an 1.5 8 2
element
:after Inserts some content after the content of an element 1.5 8 2
CSS Image Gallery

CSS can be used to create an image gallery.
Image Gallery
The following image gallery is created with CSS:
Image gallery
The source code looks like this:<html>
<head>
div.img
{
margin: 2px;
border: 1px solid #0000ff;
height: auto;
width: auto;
float: left;
text-align: center;
}
div.img img
{
display: inline;
margin: 3px;
border: 1px solid #ffffff;
}
div.img a:hover img
{
border: 1px solid #0000ff;
}
div.desc
{
text-align: center;
font-weight: normal;
width: 120px;
margin: 2px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="img">
<a target="_blank" href="klematis_big.htm">
<img src="klematis_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110"
height="90" />
</a>
<div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div>
</div>
<div class="img">
<a target="_blank" href="klematis2_big.htm">
<img src="klematis2_small.jpg" alt="Klematis" width="110"
height="90" />
</a>
</div>
<div class="img">
height="90" />
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</a>
</div>
<div class="img">
height="90" />
</a>
</div></body></html>
CSS Image Opacity / Transparency

Creating transparent images with CSS is easy.
Note: This is not yet a CSS standard. However, it works in all modern browsers, and is a part of the W3C
CSS 3 recommendation.
Example 1 - Creating a Transparent Image
First we will show you how to create a transparent image with CSS.
Look at the following source code:<img src="klematis.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="klematis"
style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" />
Firefox uses the property opacity:x for transparency, while IE uses filter:alpha(opacity=x).
Tip: The CSS3 syntax for transparency is opacity:x.
In Firefox (opacity:x) x can be a value from 0.0 - 1.0. A lower value makes the element more transparent.
In IE (filter:alpha(opacity=x)) x can be a value from 0 - 100. A lower value makes the element more
transparent.
Example 2 - Image Transparency - Mouseover Effect

Mouse over the images:
The source code looks like this:<img src="klematis.jpg" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)"
onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100"
onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" />
<img src="klematis2.jpg" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)"
onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100"
onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" />
We see that the first line of the source code is similar to the source code in Example 1. In addition, we have
added an onmouseover attribute and an onmouseout attribute. The onmouseover attribute defines what will
happen when the mouse pointer moves over the image. In this case we want the image to NOT be
transparent when we move the mouse pointer over it.
The syntax for this in Firefox is: this.style.opacity=1 and the syntax in IE is: this.filters.alpha.opacity=100.
When the mouse pointer moves away from the image, we want the image to be transparent again. This is
done in the onmouseout attribute.
Example 3 - Text in Transparent Box

The source code looks like this:<html>
<head>
div.background
{
width: 500px;
height: 250px;
background: url(klematis.jpg) repeat;
border: 2px solid black;
}
div.transbox
{
width: 400px;
height: 180px;
margin: 30px 50px;
background-color: #ffffff;
border: 1px solid black;
/* for IE */
filter:alpha(opacity=60);
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/* CSS3 standard */
opacity:0.6;
}
div.transbox p
{
margin: 30px 40px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #000000;
}
</style></head><body>
<div class="background">
<div class="transbox">
<p>This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
</p>
</div></div></body></html>
First, we create a div element (class="background") with a fixed height and width, a background image, and
a border. Then we create a smaller div (class="transbox") inside the first div element. This div also have a
fixed width, a background image, and a border. In addition we make this div transparent.
Inside the transparent div, we add some text inside a p element.
CSS2 Media Types

Media Types allow you to specify how documents will be presented in different media. The document can be
displayed differently on the screen, on the paper, with an aural browser, etc.
Media Types
Some CSS properties are only designed for a certain media. For example the "voice-family" property is
designed for aural user agents. Some other properties can be used for different media types. For example,
the "font-size" property can be used for both screen and print media, but perhaps with different values. A
document usually needs a larger font-size on a screen than on paper, and sans-serif fonts are easier to read
on the screen, while serif fonts are easier to read on paper.
The @media Rule
The @media rule allows different style rules for different media in the same style sheet.
The style in the example below tells the browser to display a 14 pixels Verdana font on the screen. But if the
page is printed, it will be in a 10 pixels Times font. Notice that the font-weight is set to bold, both on screen
and on paper
:<html>
<head>
<style>
@media screen
{
p.test {font-family:verdana,sans-serif; font-size:14px}
}
@media print
{
p.test {font-family:times,serif; font-size:10px}
}
@media screen,print
{
p.test {font-weight:bold}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
....
</body></html>
See it yourself ! If you are using Mozilla/Firefox or IE 5+ and print this page, you will see that the paragraph
under "Media Types" will be displayed in another font, and have a smaller font size than the rest of the text.
Different Media Types
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Note: The media type names are not case-sensitive.
Media Type Description

all Used for all media type devices
aural Used for speech and sound synthesizers
braille Used for braille tactile feedback devices
embossed Used for paged braille printers
handheld Used for small or handheld devices
print Used for printers
projection Used for projected presentations, like slides
screen Used for computer screens
tty Used for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, like teletypes and terminals
tv Used for television-type devices
CSS Don't
Here are some technologies you should try to avoid when using CSS.
Internet Explorer Behaviors
What is it? Internet Explorer 5 introduced behaviors. Behaviors are a way to add behaviors to HTML
elements with the use of CSS styles.
Why avoid it? The behavior attribute is only supported by Internet Explorer.
What to use instead? Use JavaScript and HTML DOM instead.
Example 1 - Mouseover Highlight

The following HTML file has a <style> element that defines a behavior for the <h1> element:<html>
<head>
h1 { behavior: url(behave.htc) }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Mouse over me!!!</h1>
</body>
</html>
The XML document "behave.htc" is shown below:Example (IE Only)

The behavior file contains a JavaScript and event handlers for the elements.<attach for="element"
event="onmouseover" handler="hig_lite" />
<attach for="element" event="onmouseout" handler="low_lite" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function hig_lite()
{
element.style.color='red';
}
function low_lite()
{
element.style.color='blue';
}
</script>
Example 2 - Typewriter Simulation

The following HTML file has a <style> element that defines a behavior for elements with an id of
"typing":<html>
<head>
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#typing
{
behavior:url(behave_typing.htc);
font-family:"courier new";
}
</style></head><body>
<span id="typing" speed="100">IE5 introduced DHTML behaviors.
Behaviors are a way to add DHTML functionality to HTML elements

with the ease of CSS.<br /><br />How do behaviors work?<br />
By using XML we can link behaviors to any element in a web page
and manipulate that element.</p>
</span></body></html>
The XML document "typing.htc" is shown below:Example (IE Only)<attach for="window" event="onload"
handler="beginTyping" />
<method name="type" />
<script type="text/javascript">
var i,text1,text2,textLength,t;
function beginTyping()
{
i=0;
text1=element.innerText;
textLength=text1.length;
element.innerText="";
text2="";
t=window.setInterval(element.id+".type()",speed);
}
function type()
{
text2=text2+text1.substring(i,i+1);
element.innerText=text2;
i=i+1;
if (i==textLength)
{
clearInterval(t);
}
}</script>
CSS Summary
This tutorial has taught you how to create style sheets to control the style and layout of multiple web sites at
once.
You have learned how to use CSS to add backgrounds, format text, add and format borders, and specify
padding and margins of elements.
You have also learned how to position an element, control the visibility and size of an element, set the shape
of an element, place an element behind another, and to add special effects to some selectors, like links.
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Source: http://w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp
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Internal Style Sheet

Multiple Style Sheets

CSS Background Properties

Property Description Description IE F N W3C

background A shorthand property for background-color 4 1 6 1

background-attachment Sets whether a scroll 4 1 6 1

background-color Sets the background color-rgb 4 1 4 1

Background image Sets an image as the url(URL) 4 1 4 1

background-position Sets the starting top left 4 1 6 1

CSS Text Properties

Property Description Values IE F N W3C

Direction Sets the text direction ltr 6 1 6 2

text-transform Controls the letters in an none 4 1 4 1

white-space Sets how white space inside normal 5 1 4 1

CSS Font Properties

font-family A prioritized list of font family-name 3 1 4 1

CSS Border Properties

border A shorthand property for setting all of border-width 4 1 4 1

border-bottom A shorthand property for setting all of border-bottom-width 4 1 6 1

border-bottom-style Sets the style of the bottom border border style 4 1 6 2

border-bottom-width Sets the width of the bottom border thin 4 1 4 1

border-left-style Sets the style of the left border border-style 4 1 6 2

border-left-width Sets the width of the left border thin 4 1 4 1

border-right-style Sets the style of the right border border-style 4 1 6 2

border-right-width Sets the width of the right border thin 4 1 4 1

border-top-style Sets the style of the top border border-style 4 1 6 2

border-top-width Sets the width of the top border thin 4 1 4 1

outline A shorthand property for setting all the outline-color 1.5 2

CSS Margin Properties

margin A shorthand property for setting margin-top 4 1 4 1

CSS Padding Properties

padding A shorthand property for setting padding-top 4 1 4 1

padding left Sets the left padding of Length 4 1 4 1

padding-right Sets the right padding of an length 4 1 4 1

padding top Sets the top padding of Length 4 1 4 1

CSS List Properties

list-style A shorthand property for list-style-type 4 1 6 1

list-style-position Sets where the list-item inside 4 1 6 1

CSS Table Properties

border-collapse Sets whether the table collapse 5 1 7 2

caption-side Sets the position of the top 5M 1 6 2

CSS Dimension Properties

height Sets the height of an auto 4 1 6 1

Property Description Values IE F N W3C

clear Sets the sides of an left 4 1 4 1

CSS2 - The :first-child Pseudo-class

Note: For :first-child to work in IE a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.

Match the first <i> element in all <p> elements

Match all <i> elements in all first child <p> elements

CSS2 - The :lang Pseudo-class

:active Adds special style to an activated element 4 1 8 1

:hover Adds special style to an element when you mouse over it 4 1 7 1

:link Adds special style to an unvisited link 3 1 4 1

:visited Adds special style to a visited link 3 1 4 1

:first child Adds special style to an element that is the first 7 1 7 2

The :first-line Pseudo-element