Css tutorial

1 CSS Introduction
What is CSS?
• CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets
• Styles define how to display HTML elements
• Styles were added to HTML 4.0 to solve a problem
• External Style Sheets can save a lot of work
• External Style Sheets are stored in CSS files
Styles Solved a Big Problem
HTML was never intended to contain tags for formatting a document.
HTML was intended to define the content of a document, like:
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
When tags like <font>, and color attributes were added to the HTML 3.2 specification, it started
a nightmare for web developers. Development of large web sites, where fonts and color
information were added to every single page, became a long and expensive process.
To solve this problem, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) created CSS.
In HTML 4.0, all formatting could be removed from the HTML document, and stored in a
separate CSS file.
All browsers support CSS today.
CSS Saves a Lot of Work!
CSS defines HOW HTML elements are to be displayed.
Styles are normally saved in external .css files. External style sheets enable you to change the
appearance and layout of all the pages in a Web site, just by editing one single file!
2 CSS Syntax
Examples
Example 1
HTML file:
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ex1.css" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>This header is 36 pt</h1>
<h2>This header is blue</h2>
<p>This paragraph has a left margin of 50 pixels</p>
</body>

</html>
Additional CSS file (ex1.css):
body
{
background-color:yellow;
}
h1
{
font-size:36pt;
}
h2
{
color:blue;
}
p
{
margin
-left:50px;
}
Now how it looks?
Example 2
HTML file:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a header 1</h1>
<hr />
<p>You can see that the style sheet formats the text</p>
<p><a href="http://www.w3schools.com" target="_blank">This is a link</a></p>
</body>

</html>
Additional CSS file (ex2.css):
body {background-color:tan;}
h1 {color:maroon;font-size:20pt;}
hr {color:navy;}
p {font-size:11pt;margin-left:15px;}
a:link {color:green;}
a:visited {color:yellow;}
a:hover {color:black;}
a:active {color:blue;}
Now how it looks?
CSS Syntax
A CSS rule has two main parts: a selector, and one or more declarations:
The selector is normally the HTML element you want to style.
Each declaration consists of a property and a value.
The property is the style attribute you want to change. Each property has a value.
CSS Example
CSS declarations always end with a semicolon, and declaration groups are surrounded by curly
brackets:
p {color:red;text-align:center;}
To make the CSS more readable, you can put one declaration on each line, like this:
Example

p
{
color:red;
text-align:center;
}
CSS Comments
Comments are used to explain your code, and may help you when you edit the source code at a
later date. Comments are 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;
}
3 CSS Id and Class
The id and class Selectors
In addition to setting a style for a HTML element, CSS allows you to specify your own selectors
called "id" and "class".
The id Selector
The id selector is used to specify a style for a single, unique element.
The id selector uses the id attribute of the HTML element, and is defined with a "#".

The style rule below will be applied to the element with id="para1":
Example
#para1
{
text-align:center;
color:red;
}
Do NOT start an ID name with a number! It will not work in Mozilla/Firefox.
The class Selector
The class selector is used to specify a style for a group of elements. Unlike the id selector, the
class selector is most often used on several elements.
This allows you to set a particular style for any HTML elements with the same class.
The class selector uses the HTML class attribute, and is defined with a "."
In the example below, all HTML elements with class="center" will be center-aligned:
Example
.center {text-align:center;}
You can also specify that only specific HTML elements should be affected by a class.
In the example below, all p elements with class="center" will be center-aligned:
Example

p.center {text-align:center;}
Do NOT start a class name with a number! This is only supported in Internet Explorer.
4 CSS How To...
When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document according to it.
Three Ways to Insert CSS
There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
• External style sheet
• Internal style sheet
• Inline style
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>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" />
</head>
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! "margin-left:20 px" (instead of
"margin-left:20px") will work in IE, but not in Firefox or Opera.
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 of an HTML page, by using the <style> tag, like this:
<head>
<style type="text/css">
hr {color:sienna;}
p {margin-left:20px;}
body {background-image:url("images/back40.gif");}
</style>
</head>
Inline Styles
An inline style loses many of the advantages of style sheets by mixing content with presentation.
Use this method sparingly!
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;
}
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.
Multiple Styles Will Cascade into One
Styles can be specified:
• inside an HTML element
• inside the head section of an HTML page
• in an external CSS file
Tip: 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 (in the head section)
• 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 defined inside the <head> tag, or in an external style sheet, or in a browser (a
default value).
Note: If the link to the external style sheet is placed after the internal style sheet in HTML
<head>, the external style sheet will override the internal style sheet!

5 CSS Background
CSS background properties are used to define the background effects of an element.
CSS properties used for background effects:
• background-color
• background-image
• background-repeat
• background-attachment
• background-position
Background Color
The background-color property specifies the background color of an element.
The background color of a page is defined in the body selector:
Example
body {background-color:#b0c4de;}
The background color can be specified by:
• name - a color name, like "red"
• RGB - an RGB value, like "rgb(255,0,0)"
• Hex - a hex value, like "#ff0000"
In the example below, the h1, p, and div elements have different background colors:
Example
h1 {background-color:#6495ed;}
p {background-color:#e0ffff;}
div {background-color:#b0c4de;}
Background Image
The background-image property specifies an image to use as the background of an element.
By default, the image is repeated so it covers the entire element.
The background image for a page can be set like this:
Example

body {background-image:url('images/background.jpg');}
Background Image - Repeat Horizontally or Vertically
By default, the background-image property repeats an image both horizontally and vertically.
Some images should be repeated only horizontally or vertically, or they will look strange, like
this:
Example
body
{
background-image:url('gradient2.png');
}
This gradient background will look like this:

If the image is repeated only horizontally (repeat-x), the background will look better:
Example
body
{
background-image:url('gradient2.png');
background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
And now it looks much better:
Background Image - Set position and no-repeat

When using a background image, use an image that does not disturb the text.
Showing the image only once is specified by the background-repeat property:
Example
body
{
background-image:url('img_tree.png');
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
In the example above, the background image is shown in the same place as the text. We want to
change the position of the image, so that it does not disturb the text too much.
The position of the image is specified by the background-position property:
Example

body
{
background-image:url('img_tree.png');
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:top right;
}
Background - Shorthand property
As you can see from the examples above, there are many properties to consider when dealing
with backgrounds.
To shorten the code, it is also possible to specify all the properties in one single property. This is
called a shorthand property.
The shorthand property for background is simply "background":
Example
body {background:#ffffff url('img_tree.png') no-repeat top right;}
When using the shorthand property the order of the property values are:
• background-color
• background-image
• background-repeat
• background-attachment
• background-position
It does not matter if one of the property values is missing, as long as the ones that are present are
in this order.
All CSS Background Properties
The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1
or CSS2).

Property Description Values CSS
background
Sets all the background properties
in one declaration
background-color
background-image
background-repeat
background-attachment
background-position
inherit
1
background-attachment
Sets whether a background image
is fixed or scrolls with the rest of
the page
scroll
fixed
inherit
1
background-color
Sets the background color of an
element
color-rgb
color-hex
color-name
transparent
inherit
1
background-image
Sets the background image for an
element
url(URL)
none
inherit
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
inherit
1
background-repeat
Sets if/how a background image
will be repeated
repeat
repeat-x
repeat-y
no-repeat
inherit
1
6 CSS Text
Text Color
The color property is used to set the color of the text. The color can be specified by:
• name - a color name, like "red"
• RGB - an RGB value, like "rgb(255,0,0)"

• Hex - a hex value, like "#ff0000"
The default color for a page is defined in the body selector.
Example
body {color:blue;}
h1 {color:#00ff00;}
h2 {color:rgb(255,0,0);}
Text Alignment
The text-align property is used to set the horizontal alignment of a text.
Text can be centered, or aligned to the left or right, or justified.
When text-align is set to "justify", each line is stretched so that every line has equal width, and
the left and right margins are straight (like in magazines and newspapers).
Example
h1 {text-align:center;}
p.date {text-align:right;}
p.main {text-align:justify;}
HTML file:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS text-align Example</h1>
<p class="date">May, 2009</p>
<p class="main">In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like
criticizing anyone,' he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had

the advantages that you've had.'</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> Try to resize the browser window to see how justify works.</p>
</body>
</html>
CSS file (ex3.css):
h1 {text-align:center;}
p.date {text-align:right;}
p.main {text-align:justify;}
Text Decoration
The text-decoration property is used to set or remove decorations from text.
The text-decoration property is mostly used to remove underlines from links for design purposes:
Example
a {text-decoration:none;}
Now the link won’t have underlines.
It can also be used to decorate text:
Example
h1 {text-decoration:overline;}
h2 {text-decoration:line-through;}
h3 {text-decoration:underline;}
h4 {text-decoration:blink;}

It is not recommended to underline text that is not a link, as this often confuses users. Blinking is
also not a good idea.
Text Transformation
The text-transform property is used to specify uppercase and lowercase letters in a text.
It can be used to turn everything into uppercase or lowercase letters, or capitalize the first letter
of each word.
Example
p.uppercase {text-transform:uppercase;}
p.lowercase {text-transform:lowercase;}
p.capitalize {text-transform:capitalize;}
Text Indentation
The text-indentation property is used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text.
Example
p {text-indent:50px;}
More Examples
Specify the space between characters
This example demonstrates how to increase or decrease the space between characters.
h1 {letter-spacing:2px;}
h2 {letter-spacing:-3px;}

Specify the space between lines
This example demonstrates how to specify the space between the lines in a paragraph.
In the CSS file:
h1 {letter-spacing:2px;}
h2 {letter-spacing:-3px;}
In the HTML file:
<p class="small">
This is a paragraph with a smaller line-height.
</p>
<p class="big">
This is a paragraph with a bigger line-height.
</p>
Increase the white space between words
This example demonstrates how to increase the white space between words in a paragraph.
p
{
word-spacing:30px;
}
All CSS Text Properties
or CSS2).
color Sets the color of a text color 1
direction Sets the text direction
ltr
rtl
2
line-height Sets the distance between lines
normal
number
length
%
1
letter-spacing Increase or decrease the space between characters
normal
length
1
text-align Aligns the text in an element left 1

right
center
justify
text-decoration Adds decoration to text
none
underline
overline
line-through
blink
1
text-indent Indents the first line of text in an element
length
%
1
text-transform Controls the letters in an element
none
capitalize
uppercase
lowercase
1
vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of an element
baseline
sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
length
%
1
white-space Sets how white space inside an element is handled
normal
pre
nowrap
1
word-spacing Increase or decrease the space between words
normal
length
1
7 CSS Font
CSS font properties define the font family, boldness, size, and the style of a text.
Difference Between Serif and Sans-serif Fonts
On computer screens, sans-serif fonts are considered easier to read than serif fonts.

CSS Font Families
In CSS, there are two types of font family names:
• generic family - a group of font families with a similar look (like "Serif" or
"Monospace")
• font family - a specific font family (like "Times New Roman" or "Arial")
Generic family Font family Description
Serif
Times New Roman
Georgia
Serif fonts have small lines at the ends on some
characters
Sans-serif
Arial
Verdana
"Sans" means without - these fonts do not have
the lines at the ends of characters
Monospace
Courier New
Lucida
Console
All monospace characters has the same width
Font Family
The font family of a text is set with the font-family property.
The font-family property should hold several font names as a "fallback" system. If the browser
does not support the first font, it tries the next font.
Start with the font you want, and end with a generic family, to let the browser pick a similar font
in the generic family, if no other fonts are available.
Note: If the name of a font family is more than one word, it must be in quotation marks, like
font-family: "Times New Roman".
More than one font family is specified in a comma-separated list:
Example
p{font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
Font Style
The font-style property is mostly used to specify italic text.
This property has three values:
• normal - The text is shown normally
• italic - The text is shown in italics
• oblique - The text is "leaning" (oblique is very similar to italic, but less supported)

Example
p.normal {font-style:normal;}
p.italic {font-style:italic;}
p.oblique {font-style:oblique;}
Font Size
The font-size property sets the size of the text.
Being able to manage the text size is important in web design. However, you should not use font
size adjustments to make paragraphs look like headings, or headings look like paragraphs.
Always use the proper HTML tags, like <h1> - <h6> for headings and <p> for paragraphs.
The font-size value can be an absolute, or relative size.
Absolute size:
• Sets the text to a specified size
• Does not allow a user to change the text size in all browsers (bad for accessibility
reasons)
• Absolute size is useful when the physical size of the output is known
Relative size:
• Sets the size relative to surrounding elements
• Allows a user to change the text size in browsers
If you do not specify a font size, the default size for normal text, like paragraphs, is 16px
(16px=1em).
Set Font Size With Pixels
Setting the text size with pixels, gives you full control over the text size:
Example
h1 {font-size:40px;}
h2 {font-size:30px;}
p {font-size:14px;}

The example above allows Firefox, Chrome, and Safari to resize the text, but not Internet
Explorer.
The text can be resized in all browsers using the zoom tool (however, this resizes the entire page,
not just the text).
Set Font Size With Em
To avoid the resizing problem with Internet Explorer, many developers use em instead of pixels.
The em size unit is recommended by the W3C.
1em is equal to the current font size. The default text size in browsers is 16px. So, the default
size of 1em is 16px.
The size can be calculated from pixels to em using this formula: pixels/16=em
Example
h1 {font-size:2.5em;} /* 40px/16=2.5em */
h2 {font-size:1.875em;} /* 30px/16=1.875em */
p {font-size:0.875em;} /* 14px/16=0.875em */
In the example above, the text size in em is the same as the previous example in pixels.
However, with the em size, it is possible to adjust the text size in all browsers.
Unfortunately, there is still a problem with IE. When resizing the text, it becomes larger than it
should when made larger, and smaller than it should when made smaller.
Use a Combination of Percent and Em
The solution that works in all browsers, is to set a default font-size in percent for the body
element:
Example

body {font-size:100%;}
h1 {font-size:2.5em;}
h2 {font-size:1.875em;}
p {font-size:0.875em;}
Our code now works great! It shows the same text size in all browsers, and allows all browsers to
zoom or resize the text!
More Examples
Set the boldness of the font
This example demonstrates how to set the boldness of a font.
p.normal {font-weight:normal;}
p.light {font-weight:lighter;}
p.thick {font-weight:bold;}
p.thicker {font-weight:900;}
Set the variant of the font
This example demonstrates how to set the variant of a font.
p.normal {font-variant:normal;}
p.small {font-variant:small-caps;}
All the font properties in one declaration
This example demonstrates how to use the shorthand property for setting all of the font
properties in one declaration.
p.normal {font-variant:normal;}
p.small {font-variant:small-caps;}
All CSS Font Properties
or CSS2).
font Sets all the font properties in one font-style 1

declaration
font-variant
font-weight
font-size/line-height
font-family
caption
icon
menu
message-box
small-caption
status-bar
inherit
font-family Specifies the font family for text
family-name
generic-family
inherit
1
font-size Specifies the font size of text
xx-small
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
smaller
larger
length
%
inherit
1
font-style Specifies the font style for text
normal
italic
oblique
inherit
1
font-variant
Specifies whether or not a text should be
displayed in a small-caps font
normal
small-caps
inherit
1
font-weight Specifies the weight of a font normal
bold
bolder
lighter
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1

900
inherit
8 CSS Links
Links can be styled in different ways.
Styling Links
Links can be style with any CSS property (e.g. color, font-family, background-color).
Special for links are that they can be styled differently depending on what state they are in.
The four links states are:
• a:link - a normal, unvisited link
• a:visited - a link the user has visited
• a:hover - a link when the user indicates it with the mouse
• a:active - a link the moment it is clicked
Example
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 */
When setting the style for several link states, there are some order rules:
• a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited
• a:active MUST come after a:hover
Common Link Styles
In the example above the link changes color depending on what state it is in.
Lets go through some of the other common ways to style links.
Text Decoration
The text-decoration property is mostly used to remove underlines from links:
Example

a:link {text-decoration:none;}
a:visited {text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
a:active {text-decoration:underline;}
Background Color
The background-color property specifies the background color for links:
Example
a:link {background-color:#B2FF99;}
a:visited {background-color:#FFFF85;}
a:hover {background-color:#FF704D;}
a:active {background-color:#FF704D;}
More Examples
Advanced - Create link boxes
This example demonstrates a more advanced example where we combine several CSS properties
to display links as boxes.
a:link,a:visited
{
display:block;
font-weight:bold;
color:#FFFFFF;
background-color:Maroon;
width:120px;
text-align:center;

padding:4px;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:hover,a:active
{
background-color:Red;
}
10 CSS Lists
The CSS list properties allow you to:
• Set different list item markers for ordered lists
• Set different list item markers for unordered lists
• Set an image as the list item marker
List
In HTML, there are two types of lists:
• unordered lists - the list items are marked with bullets
• ordered lists - the list items are marked with numbers or letters
With CSS, lists can be styled further, and images can be used as the list item marker.
Different List Item Markers
The type of list item marker is specified with the list-style-type property:
Example
ul.a {list-style-type: circle;}
ul.b {list-style-type: square;}
ol.c {list-style-type: upper-roman;}
ol.d {list-style-type: lower-alpha;}
Some of the property values are for unordered lists, and some for ordered lists.
Values for Unordered Lists
Value Description

none No marker
disc Default. The marker is a filled circle
circle The marker is a circle
square The marker is a square
Values for Ordered Lists
Value Description
armenian The marker is traditional Armenian numbering
decimal The marker is a number
decimal-leading-zero The marker is a number padded by initial zeros (01, 02, 03, etc.)
georgian The marker is traditional Georgian numbering (an, ban, gan, etc.)
lower-alpha The marker is lower-alpha (a, b, c, d, e, etc.)
lower-greek The marker is lower-greek (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.)
lower-latin The marker is lower-latin (a, b, c, d, e, etc.)
lower-roman The marker is lower-roman (i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.)
upper-alpha The marker is upper-alpha (A, B, C, D, E, etc.)
upper-latin The marker is upper-latin (A, B, C, D, E, etc.)
upper-roman The marker is upper-roman (I, II, III, IV, V, etc.)
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property values "decimal-
leading-zero", "lower-greek", "lower-latin", "upper-latin", "armenian", or "georgian".
An Image as The List Item Marker
To specify an image as the list item marker, use the list-style-image property:
Example
ul
{
list-style-image: url('sqpurple.gif');
}
The example above does not display equally in all browsers. IE and Opera will display the
image-marker a little bit higher than Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.
If you want the image-marker to be placed equally in all browsers, a crossbrowser solution is
explained below.
Crossbrowser Solution

The following example displays the image-marker equally in all browsers:
Example
ul
{
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
li
{
background-image: url(sqpurple.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 0px 5px;
padding-left: 14px;
}
Example explained:
• For ul:
o Set the list-style-type to none to remove the list item marker
o Set both padding and margin to 0px (for cross-browser compatibility)
• For li:
o Set the URL of the image, and show it only once (no-repeat)
o Position the image where you want it (left 0px and down 5px)
o Position the text in the list with padding-left
List - Shorthand property
It is also possible to specify all the list properties in one, single property. This is called a
shorthand property.
The shorthand property used for lists, is the list-style property:
Example

ul
{
list-style: square url("sqpurple.gif");
}
When using the shorthand property, the order of the values is:
• list-style-type
• list-style-position (for a description, see the CSS properties table below)
• list-style-image
It does not matter if one of the values above is missing, as long as the rest are in the specified
order.
More Examples
All the different list-item markers for lists
This example demonstrates all the different list-item markers in CSS.
ul.a {list-style-type:disc;}
ul.b {list-style-type:circle;}
ul.c {list-style-type:square;}
ul.d {list-style-type:none;}
ol.e {list-style-type:decimal;}
ol.f {list-style-type:decimal-leading-zero;}
ol.g {list-style-type:lower-roman;}
ol.h {list-style-type:upper-roman;}
ol.i {list-style-type:lower-alpha;}
ol.j {list-style-type:upper-alpha;}
ol.k {list-style-type:lower-greek;}
ol.l {list-style-type:lower-latin;}
ol.m {list-style-type:upper-latin;}
ol.n {list-style-type:armenian;}
ol.o {list-style-type:georgian;}
All CSS List Properties
or CSS2).
list-style Sets all the properties for a list in one list-style-type 1

declaration
list-style-position
list-style-image
inherit
list-style-image Specifies an image as the list-item marker
URL
none
inherit
1
list-style-position
Specifies if the list-item markers should
appear inside or outside the content flow
inside
outside
inherit
1
list-style-type Specifies the type of list-item marker
none
disc
circle
square
decimal
decimal-leading-zero
armenian
georgian
lower-alpha
upper-alpha
lower-greek
lower-latin
upper-latin
lower-roman
upper-roman
inherit
11 CSS Tables
The look of an HTML table can be greatly improved with CSS:
Company Contact Country
Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders Germany
Berglunds snabbköp Christina Berglund Sweden
Centro comercial Moctezuma Francisco Chang Mexico
Ernst Handel Roland Mendel Austria
Island Trading Helen Bennett UK
Königlich Essen Philip Cramer Germany
Laughing Bacchus Winecellars Yoshi Tannamuri Canada
Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti Giovanni Rovelli Italy
North/South Simon Crowther UK
Paris spécialités Marie Bertrand France
The Big Cheese Liz Nixon USA
Vaffeljernet Palle Ibsen Denmark

Table Borders
To specify table borders in CSS, use the border property.
The example below specifies a black border for table, th, and td elements:
Example
table, th, td
{
border: 1px solid black;
}
Notice that the table in the example above has double borders. This is because both the table, th,
and td elements have separate borders.
To display a single border for the table, use the border-collapse property.
Collapse Borders
The border-collapse property sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or
separated:
Example
table
{
border-collapse:collapse;
}
table,th, td
{
border: 1px solid black;
}
Table Width and Height
Width and height of a table is defined by the width and height properties.
The example below sets the width of the table to 100%, and the height of the th elements to
50px:
Example

table
{
width:100%;
}
th
{
height:50px;
}
Table Text Alignment
The text in a table is aligned with the text-align and vertical-align properties.
The text-align property sets the horizontal alignment, like left, right, or center:
Example
td
{
text-align:right;
}
The vertical-align property sets the vertical alignment, like top, bottom, or middle:
Example

th {font-size:14pt;text-align:center;color:Ivory;margin-left:15px;}
td {text-align:right;}
Table Padding
To control the space between the border and content in a table, use the padding property on td
and th elements:
Example
td
{
padding:15px;
}
Table Color
The example below specifies the color of the borders, and the text and background color of th
elements:
Example
table, td, th
{
border:1px solid green;
}
th
{
background-color:green;
color:white;
}

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