How To Add CSS
How to Add CSS
When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the HTML document according to the information in the style sheet.
There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
- External CSS - link to an external .css file
- Internal CSS - use the <style> element in the head section
- Inline CSS - use the style attribute on HTML elements
External CSS
With an external style sheet, you can change the look of an entire website by changing just one file!
Each HTML page must include a reference to the external style sheet file inside the <link> element, inside the head section.
Example
External styles are defined within the <link> element, inside the <head> section of an HTML page:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyle.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself »
An external style sheet can be written in any text editor, and must be saved with a .css extension.
The external .css file should not contain any HTML tags.
Here is how the "mystyle.css" file looks:
"mystyle.css"
body {
background-color: lightblue;
}
h1 {
color: navy;
margin-left: 20px;
}
Note: Do not add a space between the property value (20) and the unit
(px):
Incorrect (space): margin-left: 20 px;
Correct (no space): margin-left: 20px;
Video: How to add CSS to HTML
