CSS2 Reference
The links in the "Property" column point to more
useful information about each property.
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, M: Mac IE only, 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 |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| background |
A shorthand property for setting all background properties in one declaration |
background-color
background-image
background-repeat background-attachment background-position |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-attachment |
Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with
the rest of the page |
scroll
fixed |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-color |
Sets the background color of an element |
color-rgb
color-hex
color-name
transparent |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| background-image |
Sets an image as the background |
url(URL)
none |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| background-position |
Sets the starting position of a background image |
top left
top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right
x% y%
xpos ypos |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-repeat |
Sets if/how a background image will be repeated |
repeat
repeat-x
repeat-y
no-repeat |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| border |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the four borders in one declaration |
border-width
border-style
border-color |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| border-bottom |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the bottom
border in one declaration |
border-bottom-width
border-style
border-color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 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
medium
thick
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| border-color |
Sets the color of the four borders, can have from one to four colors |
color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| border-left |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the left
border in one declaration |
border-left-width
border-style
border-color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| border-left-color |
Sets the color of the left border |
border-color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| 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
medium
thick
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| border-right |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the right
border in one declaration |
border-right-width
border-style
border-color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 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
medium
thick
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| border-style |
Sets the style of the four borders, can have from one to four styles |
none
hidden
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| border-top |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the top border in one declaration |
border-top-width
border-style
border-color |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 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
medium
thick
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| border-width |
A shorthand property for setting the width of the
four borders in one declaration, can have from one to four values |
thin
medium
thick
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| clear |
Sets the sides of an element where other floating elements are not allowed |
left
right
both
none |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| cursor |
Specifies the type of cursor to be displayed |
url
auto
crosshair
default
pointer
move
e-resize
ne-resize
nw-resize
n-resize
se-resize
sw-resize
s-resize
w-resize
text
wait
help |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| display |
Sets how/if an element is displayed |
none
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 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| float |
Sets where an image or a text will appear in another element |
left
right
none |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| position |
Places an element in a static, relative, absolute or fixed position |
static
relative
absolute
fixed |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| visibility |
Sets if an element should be visible or invisible |
visible
hidden
collapse |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| height |
Sets the height of an element |
auto
length
% |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| line-height |
Sets the distance between lines |
normal
number
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| max-height |
Sets the maximum height of an element |
none
length
% |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| max-width |
Sets the maximum width of an element |
none
length
% |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| min-height |
Sets the minimum height of an element |
length
% |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| min-width |
Sets the minimum width of an element |
length
% |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| width |
Sets the width of an element |
auto
%
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
font
|
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for
a font in one declaration |
font-style
font-variant
font-weight
font-size/line-height
font-family
caption
icon
menu
message-box
small-caption
status-bar |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-family
|
A prioritized list of font family names and/or generic
family names for an element |
family-name
generic-family |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-size
|
Sets the size of a font |
xx-small
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
smaller
larger
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| font-size-adjust
|
Specifies an aspect value for an element that will preserve
the x-height of the first-choice font |
none
number |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
| font-stretch
|
Condenses or expands the current font-family |
normal
wider
narrower
ultra-condensed
extra-condensed
condensed
semi-condensed
semi-expanded
expanded
extra-expanded
ultra-expanded |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
font-style
|
Sets the style of the font |
normal
italic
oblique |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-variant
|
Displays text in a small-caps font or a normal font |
normal
small-caps |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
font-weight
|
Sets the weight of a font |
normal
bold
bolder
lighter
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| content
|
Generates content in a document. Used with the :before and :after
pseudo-elements |
string
url
counter(name)
counter(name, list-style-type)
counters(name, string)
counters(name, string, list-style-type)
attr(X)
open-quote
close-quote
no-open-quote
no-close-quote |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
| counter-increment
|
Sets how much the counter increments on each occurrence of a
selector |
none
identifier number |
|
|
|
2 |
| counter-reset
|
Sets the value the counter is set to on each occurrence of
a selector |
none
identifier number |
|
|
|
2 |
| quotes
|
Sets the type of quotation marks |
none
string string |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| list-style |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for
a list in one declaration |
list-style-type
list-style-position
list-style-image |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| list-style-image |
Sets an image as the list-item marker |
none
url |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| list-style-position |
Sets where the list-item marker is placed in the list |
inside
outside |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| list-style-type |
Sets the type of the list-item marker |
none
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 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| marker-offset |
|
auto
length |
|
1 |
7 |
2 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| margin
|
A shorthand property for setting the margin properties in
one declaration |
margin-top
margin-right
margin-bottom
margin-left |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
margin-bottom
|
Sets the bottom margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
margin-left
|
Sets the left margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
margin-right
|
Sets the right margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| margin-top
|
Sets the top margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| outline
|
A shorthand property for setting all the outline properties in
one declaration |
outline-color
outline-style
outline-width |
- |
1.5 |
- |
2 |
|
outline-color
|
Sets the color of the outline around an element |
color
invert |
- |
1.5 |
- |
2 |
|
outline-style
|
Sets the style of the outline around an element |
none
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset |
- |
1.5 |
- |
2 |
|
outline-width
|
Sets the width of the outline around an element |
thin
medium
thick
length |
- |
1.5 |
- |
2 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| padding |
A shorthand property for setting all of the padding properties in
one declaration |
padding-top
padding-right
padding-bottom
padding-left |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
padding-bottom
|
Sets the bottom padding of an element |
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
padding-left
|
Sets the left padding of an element |
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
padding-right
|
Sets the right padding of an element |
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| padding-top |
Sets the top padding of an element |
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| bottom |
Sets how far the bottom edge of an element is above/below the
bottom edge of the parent element |
auto
%
length |
5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| clip |
Sets the shape of an element. The element is clipped into
this shape, and displayed |
shape
auto |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| left |
Sets how far the left edge of an element is to the right/left of
the left edge of the parent element |
auto
%
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
overflow
|
Sets what happens if the content of an element overflow its
area |
visible
hidden
scroll
auto |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| position |
Places an element in a static, relative, absolute or fixed position |
static
relative
absolute
fixed |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| right |
Sets how far the right edge of an element is to the left/right of
the right edge of the parent element |
auto
%
length |
5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| top |
Sets how far the top edge of an element is above/below the
top edge of the parent element |
auto
%
length |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| vertical-align |
Sets the vertical alignment of an element |
baseline
sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| z-index |
Sets the stack order of an element |
auto
number |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| border-collapse |
Sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single
border or detached as in standard HTML |
collapse
separate |
5 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
| border-spacing |
Sets the distance that separates cell borders
(only for the "separated borders" model) |
length length |
5M |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| caption-side |
Sets the position of the table caption |
top
bottom
left
right |
5M |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| empty-cells |
Sets whether or not to show empty cells in a table (only
for the "separated borders" model) |
show
hide |
5M |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| table-layout |
Sets the algorithm used to display the table cells, rows, and columns |
auto
fixed |
5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| 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
rtl |
6 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| line-height |
Sets the distance between lines |
normal
number
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| letter-spacing |
Increase or decrease the space between characters |
normal
length |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| text-align |
Aligns the text in an element |
left
right
center
justify |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| text-decoration |
Adds decoration to text |
none
underline
overline
line-through
blink |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| text-indent |
Indents the first line of text in an element |
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| text-shadow |
|
none
color
length |
|
|
|
|
| text-transform |
Controls the letters in an element |
none
capitalize
uppercase
lowercase |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| unicode-bidi |
|
normal
embed
bidi-override |
5 |
|
|
2 |
| white-space |
Sets how white space inside an element is handled |
normal
pre
nowrap |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| word-spacing |
Increase or decrease the space between words |
normal
length |
6 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 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 child of some other element |
- |
1 |
7 |
2 |
| :lang |
Allows the author to specify a language to use in a specified element |
- |
1 |
8 |
2 |
| Pseudo-element |
Purpose |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| :first-letter |
Adds special style to the first letter of a text |
5 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| :first-line |
Adds special style to the first line of a text |
5 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| :before |
Inserts some content before an element |
|
1.5 |
8 |
2 |
| :after |
Inserts some content after an element |
|
1.5 |
8 |
2 |
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