Text Color
The color property is used to set the color of the text.
With CSS, a color is most often specified by:
- a HEX value - like "#ff0000"
- an RGB value - like "rgb(255,0,0)"
- a color name - like "red"
Example
body {color:blue;}
h1 {color:#00ff00;}
h2 {color:rgb(255,0,0);} |
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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;} |
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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;} |
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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;} |
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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;} |
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Text Indentation
The text-indentation property is used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text.
CSS Text Properties
| Property | Description |
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| color | Sets the color of text |
| direction | Specifies the text direction/writing direction |
| letter-spacing | Increases or decreases the space between characters in a text |
| line-height | Sets the line height |
| text-align | Specifies the horizontal alignment of text |
| text-decoration | Specifies the decoration added to text |
| text-indent | Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block |
| text-shadow | Specifies the shadow effect added to text |
| text-transform | Controls the capitalization of text |
| unicode-bidi | |
| vertical-align | Sets the vertical alignment of an element |
| white-space | Specifies how white-space inside an element is handled |
| word-spacing | Increases or decreases the space between words in a text |
