1.4.1 1.4a Commonly used CSS terms
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Commonly used CSS terms, a complete listing can be found on the W3C site (see link on Style Sheet page).

























































































































































































































Properties


 Values


 Definition
border:


 black solid; or gray 2pt outset;


 attributes of border, Modifiers like outset (button),

inset (shadow),  ridge (raised), and double (double line) can be used

to define the border
border-width:


 0 medium medium 0;


thickness of border,  can also use points (pt)

first number is top, second number is right side, third number is bottom,

forth number is left side
border-style:


 solid;


  
color:


 black; or red ...


 identify color of text
display:


 block;


 text displays aligned


display:


 none;


 turns off attribute, attribute will not display
font-size:


 100%;  or 12pt;


 size of font
font-weight:


 bold;


 weight of font
font-style:;


 arial; or italic; ...


 style of font
list-style-type:


 none;


 turns off numberings, or defines numbering
list-style-image:


 url("location for image")


 turns off image, or defines image
margin-left:


10pt;


margin to the left of the element
margin-top:


10pt


 margin to the top of the element
margin-bottom:


 10pt;


margin to the button of the element
margin-right:


 10pt


 margin to the right of the element
margin:


 20pt 0 20pt 0;


 can also be used to create margin, first number is

top, second number is right side, third number is bottom, forth number is

left side
text-align:


 left; or right; ...


 to align text
text-decoration:


 none;


 will turn off features like underline
vertical-align:


 top; or center; ...


 to align text
width:


 90%;


 width of element on page


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