CSS2 Reference
The links in the "Property" column point to more useful
information about the specific property.
Browser support: NN: Netscape, IE: Internet Explorer, W3C:
Web Standard
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
list-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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 left/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 |
| 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 whether cells with no visible content
should have borders or not (only for the "separated borders"
model) |
show
hide |
6.2 |
|
CSS2 |
| table-layout |
Sets the algorithm used to lay out the table |
auto
fixed |
|
5.0 |
CSS2 |
On-line
examples
| Property |
Description |
Possible Values |
NN |
IE |
W3C |
| color |
Sets the color of a text |
color |
4.0 |
3.0 |
CSS1 |
| direction |
Sets the text direction |
ltr
rtl |
|
|
CSS2 |
| letter-spacing |
Increase or decrease the space between
characters |
normal
length |
6.0 |
4.0 |
CSS1 |
| text-align |
Aligns the text in an element |
left
right
center
justify |
4.0 |
4.0 |
CSS1 |
| text-decoration |
Adds decoration to text |
none
underline
overline
line-through
blink |
4.0 |
4.0 |
CSS1 |
| text-indent |
Indents the first line of text in an element |
length
% |
4.0 |
4.0 |
CSS1 |
| text-shadow |
|
none
color
length |
|
|
|
| text-transform |
Controls the letters in an element |
none
capitalize
uppercase
lowercase |
4.0 |
4.0 |
CSS1 |
| unicode-bidi |
|
normal
embed
bidi-override |
|
5.0 |
CSS2 |
| white-space |
Sets how white space inside an element is
handled |
normal
pre
nowrap |
4.0 |
5.5 |
CSS1 |
| word-spacing |
Increase or decrease the space between words |
normal
length |
6.0 |
6.0 |
CSS1 |
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