#HTML Styles&HTML Formatting Elements ##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:
style="property:value;"
The property is a CSS property. The value is a CSS value.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2 style="color:red;">I am red</h2>
<h2 style="color:blue;">I am blue</h2>
</body>
</html>
##HTML Background Color The background-color property defines the background color for an HTML element:
This example sets the background for a page to lightgrey:
<body style="background-color:lightgrey;">
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
##HTML Text Color The color property defines the text color for an HTML element:
<h1 style="color:blue;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>
##HTML Fonts
The font-family property defines the font to be used for an HTML element:
<h1 style="font-family:verdana;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-family:courier;">This is a paragraph.</p>
##HTML Text Size The font-size property defines the text size for an HTML element:
<h1 style="font-size:300%;">This is a heading</h1>
<p style="font-size:160%;">This is a paragraph.</p>
##HTML Text Alignment The text-align property defines the horizontal text alignment for an HTML element:
<h1 style="text-align:center;">Centered Heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
##HTML Formatting Elements In the previous chapter, you learned about HTML styling, using 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:
- Bold text
- Important text
- Italic text
- Emphasized text
- Marked text
- Small text
- Deleted text
- Inserted text
- Subscripts
- Superscripts
##HTML Bold and Strong Formatting
The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance.
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><b>This text is bold</b>.</p>
The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><strong>This text is strong</strong>.</p>
##HTML Italic and Emphasized Formatting
The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is italic</i>.</p>
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><em>This text is emphasized</em>.</p>
##HTML Small Formatting
The HTML <small> element defines small text:
<h2>HTML <small>Small</small> Formatting</h2>
##HTML Marked Formatting The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:
<h2>HTML <mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
##HTML Deleted Formatting
The HTML <del> element defines deleted (removed) text.
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
##HTML Inserted Formatting
The HTML <ins> element defines inserted (added) text.
<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
##HTML Subscript Formatting
The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.
<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
##HTML Superscript Formatting
The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.
<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>