HTML Styles
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>I am normal</p>
<p style="color:red;">I am red</p>
<p style="color:blue;">I am blue</p>
<p style="font-size:36px;">I am big</p>
</body>
</html>
The HTML Style Attribute
Setting the style of an HTML element, can be done with the style
attribute.
The HTML style attribute has the following syntax:
<tagname style="property:value;">
The property is a CSS property. The value is a CSS value.
HTML Background Color
The background-color property defines the background color for an
HTML element.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="background-color:powderblue;">
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Text Color
The color property defines the text color for an HTML element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="color:blue;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Fonts
The font-family property defines the font to be used for an HTML
element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="font-family:verdana;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Text Size
The font-size property defines the text size for an HTML element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="font-size:300%;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-size:160%;">This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Text Alignment
The text-align property defines the horizontal text alignment for an
HTML element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;">Centered paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Text Formatting
Text Formatting
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p><b>This text is bold</b></p>
<p><i>This text is italic</i></p>
<p>This is<sub> subscript</sub> and <sup>superscript</sup></p>
</body>
</html>
HTML Formatting Elements
In the previous chapter, you learned about the HTML style attribute.
HTML also defines special elements for defining text with a special
meaning.
HTML uses elements like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold
or italic text.
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:
<b> - Bold text
<strong> - Important text
<i> - Italic text
<em> - Emphasized text
<mark> - Marked text
<small> - Small text
<del> - Deleted text
<ins> - Inserted text
<sub> - Subscript text
<sup> - Superscript text
HTML <b> and <strong> Elements
The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra
importance.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><b>This text is bold.</b></p>
</body>
</html>
The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic
"strong" importance.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><strong>This text is strong.</strong></p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <i> and <em> Elements
The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra
importance.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is italic.</i></p>
</body>
</html>
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic
importance.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><em>This text is emphasized.</em></p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <small> Element
The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML <small>Small</small> Formatting</h2>
</body>
</html>
HTML <mark> Element
The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML <mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
</body>
</html>
HTML <del> Element
The HTML <del> element defines deleted (removed) text.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>The del element represents deleted (removed) text.</p>
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <ins> Element
The HTML <ins> element defines inserted (added) text.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>The ins element represent inserted (added) text.</p>
<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <sub> Element
The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <sup> Element
The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
</body></html>
