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The links in the "Property" column point to more useful information about the specific property.

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· Background Border Classification Dimension Font Generated Content List and Marker Margin Outlines Padding Positioning Table Text

Background

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

background A shorthand property for setting all background

properties in one declaration

background-color

background-image

background-repeat

background-attachment

background-position 6.0 4.0 CSS1

background-attachment

Sets whether a background image is fixed or

scrolls with the rest of the page scroll fixed 6.0 4.0 CSS1

background-color

Sets the background color of an element

color-rgb

color-hex

color-name

transparent 4.0 4.0 CSS1

background-image

Sets an image as the background

url

none 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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-% x-pos y-pos 6.0 4.0 CSS1

background-repeat

Sets if/how a background image will be repeated

repeat

repeat-x

repeat-y

no-repeat 4.0 4.0 CSS1

Border

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

border A shorthand property for setting all of the

properties for the four borders in one declaration

border-width

border-style

border-color 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS1

border-bottom-color

Sets the color of the bottom border

border-color 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-bottom-style

Sets the style of the bottom border

border-style 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-bottom-width

Sets the width of the bottom border

thin

medium

thick length 4.0 4.0 CSS1

border-color Sets the color of the four borders, can

have from one to four colors

color 6.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS1

border-left-color

Sets the color of the left border

border-color 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-left-style

Sets the style of the left border

border-style 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-left-width

Sets the width of the left border

thin

medium

thick length 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS1

border-right-color

Sets the color of the right border

border-color 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-right-style

Sets the style of the right border

border-style 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-right-width

Sets the width of the right border

thin medium thick length 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS1

border-top-color

Sets the color of the top border

border-color 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-top-style

Sets the style of the top border

border-style 6.0 4.0 CSS2

border-top-width

Sets the width of the top border

thin

medium

thick

length 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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 4.0 4.0 CSS1

Classification

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

clear Sets the sides of an element where other

floating elements are not allowed

left

right

both

none 4.0 4.0 CSS1

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 6.0 4.0 CSS2

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 4.0 4.0 CSS1

float Sets where an image or a text will

appear in another element

left

right

none 4.0 4.0 CSS1

position Places an element in a static, relative, absolute

or fixed position

static

relative

absolute

fixed 4.0 4.0 CSS2

visibility Sets if an element should be visible or invisible

visible

hidden

collapse 6.0 4.0 CSS2

Dimension

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

height Sets the height of an element

auto

length % 6.0 4.0 CSS1

line-height Sets the distance between lines

normal

number

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

max-height Sets the maximum height of an element

none

length % CSS2

max-width Sets the maximum width of an element

none

length % CSS2

min-height Sets the minimum height of an element

length % CSS2

min-width Sets the minimum width of an element

length % CSS2

width Sets the width of an element

auto

% length 4.0 4.0 CSS1

Font

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE 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 4.0 4.0 CSS1

font-family A prioritized list of font family names

and/or generic family names for an element

family-name

generic-family 4.0 3.0 CSS1

font-size Sets the size of a font

xx-small

x-small

small

medium

large

x-large

xx-large

smaller

larger

length % 4.0 3.0 CSS1

font-size-adjust

Specifies an aspect value for an element that

will preserve the x-height of the first-choice font

none

number CSS2

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 CSS2

font-style Sets the style of the font

normal

italic

oblique 4.0 4.0 CSS1

font-variant Displays text in a small-caps font or a normal font

normal

small-caps 6.0 4.0 CSS1

font-weight Sets the weight of a font

normal

bold

bolder

lighter

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 4.0 4.0 CSS1

Generated Content

Property Description Values NN IE 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 CSS2

counter-increment

Sets how much the counter increments on each

occurrence of a selector

none

identifier

number CSS2

counter-reset Sets the value the counter is set to on each occurrence

of a selector

none

identifier

number CSS2

quotes Sets the type of quotation marks

none

string string CSS2

List and Marker

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

list-style A shorthand property for setting all of the

properties for a list in one declaration l

ist-style-type

list-style-position

list-style-image 6.0 4.0 CSS1

list-style-image Sets an image as the list-item marker

none

url 6.0 4.0 CSS1

list-style-position

Sets where the list-item marker is placed in the list

inside

outside 6.0 4.0 CSS1

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 4.0 4.0 CSS1

marker-offset auto length CSS2

Margin

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

margin A shorthand property for setting the margin

properties in one declaration

margin-top

margin-right

margin-bottom

margin-left 4.0 4.0 CSS1

margin-bottom Sets the bottom margin of an element

auto

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

margin-left Sets the left margin of an element

auto

length % 4.0 3.0 CSS1

margin-right Sets the right margin of an element

auto

length % 4.0 3.0 CSS1

margin-top Sets the top margin of an element

auto

length % 4.0 3.0 CSS1

Outlines

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

outline A shorthand property for setting all the outline

properties in one declaration

outline-color

outline-style

outline-width CSS2

outline-color Sets the color of the outline around an element

color

invert CSS2

outline-style Sets the style of the outline around an element

none

dotted

dashed

solid

double

groove

ridge

inset

outset CSS2

outline-width Sets the width of the outline around an element

thin

medium

thick

length CSS2

Padding

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

padding A shorthand property for setting all of the

padding properties in one declaration

padding-top

padding-right

padding-bottom

padding-left 4.0 4.0 CSS1

padding-bottom

Sets the bottom padding of an element

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

padding-left Sets the left padding of an element

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

padding-right Sets the right padding of an element

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

padding-top Sets the top padding of an element

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

Positioning

On-Line Examples.

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

bottom Sets how far the bottom edge of an element is

above/below the bottom edge of the parent element

auto % length 6.0 5.0 CSS2

clip Sets the shape of an element. The element is clipped into

this shape, and displayed

shape

auto 6.0 4.0 CSS2

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 4.0 4.0 CSS2

overflow Sets what happens if the content of an element

overflow its area

visible

hidden

scroll

auto 6.0 4.0 CSS2

right Sets how far the right edge of an element is to the

ft/right of the right edge of the parent element

auto

% length 5.0 CSS2

top Sets how far the top edge of an element is

above/below the top edge of the parent element

auto

% length 4.0 4.0 CSS2

vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of an element

baseline

sub

super

top

text-top

middle

bottom

text-bottom

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

z-index Sets the stack order of an element

auto

number 6.0 4.0 CSS2

Table

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

border-collapse Sets the border model of a table

collapse

separate 5.0 CSS2

border-spacing Sets the distance between the borders

of adjacent cells (only for the

"separated borders" model)

length length CSS2

caption-side Sets the position of the caption

according to the table

top

bottom

left

right CSS2

empty-cells Sets wether cells with no visible content

should have borders or not (only for

the "separated borders" model)

show

hide CSS2

table-layout Sets the algorithm used to lay out the table

auto

fixed 5.0 CSS2

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