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CSS Tutorials : Lesson 15 – Units, Colors, References

In this tutorial you will learn about Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Units and Colors, Percentage, Values, Colors, References - Font and Text, Color and Background, Layout, Classification, Positioning and Pseudo-classes.


Units and Colors

Percentage

Percentage values have to be followed by “%”.


Values

The absolute values represent a measurement, there are many measurements in CSS, so the measurement unit has to be stated.


CSS measurement units are:

• cm: centimeter.
• em: font size.
• ex: half of the font size.
• in: inch.
• mm: millimeter.
• pc: pica.
• pt: point.
• px: pixel.


Colors

Colors values can be in one of the following formats:

• color-name: the name of the color (red, green,…).
• #rrggbb: a hexadecimal representation of the color, the first two digits are for red, the following two digits are for green, and the last two digits are for blue (#FF00FF).
• rgb(x,y,z): RGB values representation of the color (rgb(255,255,0)).
• rgb(x%,y%,z%): RGB percentage representation of the color (rgb(100%,100%,0%)).


Font and Text:

direction


Sets the reading order of the specified element.


font


Sets up to six separate font properties of the element.


font-family


Sets the name of the font used for text in the element.


font-size


Sets the size of the font used for text in the element.


font-style


Sets the font style of the element as italic, normal, or oblique.


font-variant


Sets whether the text of the element is in small capital letters.


font-weight


Sets the weight of the font of the element.


line-height


Sets the distance between lines in the element.


letter-spacing


Sets the amount of additional space between letters in the element.


text-align


Sets whether the text in the element is left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified.


text-decoration


Sets whether the text in the element has blink, line-through, overline, or underline decorations.


text-indent


Sets the indentation of the text in the element.


text-transform


Sets the rendering of the text in the element.


vertical-align


Sets the vertical positioning of the element.



Color and Background

background


Sets up to five separate background properties of the element.


background-attachment


Sets how the background image is attached to the element within the document.


background-color


Sets the color behind the content of the element.


background-image


Sets the background image of the element.


background-position


Sets the position of the background of the element.


background-repeat


Sets how the background-image property of the element is tiled.


color


Sets the color of the text of the element.



Layout

border


Sets the properties to be drawn around the element.


border-bottom


Sets the properties of the bottom border of the element.


border-bottom-color


Sets the color of the bottom border of the element.


border-bottom-style


Sets the style of the bottom border of the element.


border-bottom-width


Sets the width of the bottom border of the element.


border-color


Sets the border color of the element.


border-left


Sets the properties of the left border of the element.


border-left-color


Sets the color of the left border of the element.


border-left-style


Sets the style of the left border of the element.


border-left-width


Sets the width of the left border of the element.


border-right


Sets the properties of the right border of the element.


border-right-color


Sets the color of the right border of the element.


border-right-style


Sets the style of the right border of the element.


border-right-width


Sets the width of the right border of the element.


border-style


Sets the style of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the element.


border-top


Sets the properties of the top border of the element.


border-top-color


Sets the color of the top border of the element.


border-top-style


Sets the style of the top border of the element.


border-top-width


Sets the width of the top border of the element.


border-width


Sets the width of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the element.


float


Sets on which side of the element the text will flow.


Margin


Sets the width of the left, right, bottom, and top margins of the element.


margin-bottom


Sets the height of the bottom margin of the element.


margin-left


Sets the width of the left margin of the element.


margin-right


Sets the width of the right margin of the element.


margin-top


Sets the height of the top margin of the element.


Padding


Sets the amount of space to insert between the element and its margin or, if there is a border, between the element and its border.


padding-bottom


Sets the amount of space to insert between the bottom border of the element and the content.


padding-left


Sets the amount of space to insert between the left border of the element and the content.


padding-right


Sets the amount of space to insert between the right border of the element and the content.


padding-top


Sets the amount of space to insert between the top border of the element and the content.



Classification

display


Sets whether the element is rendered.


list-style


Sets up to three separate list style properties of the element.


list-style-image


Sets which image to use as a list-item marker for the element.


list-style-position


Sets how the list-item marker is drawn relative to the content of the element.


list-style-type


Sets the predefined type of the line-item marker for the .



Positioning



 

 

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