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What is CSS?
CSS (cascading style sheets) defines how to display (X)HTML elements. Styles can be inline, internal, external or they can cascade into one. Internal styles are placed within the starting and closing <head> tags of an HTML file and external style sheets are placed in a seperate file that contains only the styles, with an ."css" extension.

All of the tutorials here are XHTML compliant.

CSS text code tutorials

how to set the color of text with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to set the color of text with CSS.

how to set the background color of text with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to set the background color of text with CSS.

how to specify the letter-spacing of characters with CSS
Learn how to specify the space between characters of text with CSS.

how to specify the line-height of a paragraph with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to specify the line-height of a paragraph with CSS.

how to align text to the left, center or right with CSS
Learn how to align text to the left, center or to the right with CSS.

how to decorate text with CSS: underline, none, line-through and overline
This tutorial shows you how to use CSS to decorate text.

how to indent the first line of a paragraph with CSS
Learn how to indent the first line of a paragraph with CSS.

how to set text to all upper-case, all lower-case or to capitalize the first letter of every word
Learn how to set text to all upper-case, all lower-case letters and to capitalize the first letter of every word with CSS.

how to specify word-spacing with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to specify the word-spacing between words in a paragraph with CSS.

how to set the direction of text with CSS
Learn how to set the direction of text within an HTML element from either left to right or right to left with CSS.

CSS font code tutorials

how to specify the font-family of text with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to specify the font-family of text with CSS.

how to specify the font-size of text with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to specify the font-size of text with CSS.

how to set the caption font with CSS
Learn how to set the caption font with CSS.

how to adjust the font size
This tutorial shows you how to adjust the font size with the font-size-adjust attribute.

how to specify the font-style of text with CSS
Learn how to specify the font-style of text with CSS.

how to set the variant of text with CSS
Learn how to set the variant of a font with CSS.

how to set the boldness of a font with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to set the boldness of a font with CSS.

CSS border code tutorials

how to set the border of an HTML element with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to set different borders of an HTML element with CSS.

how to set all of the top border properties in one declaration
Learn how to set all of the top border properties in one declaration.

how to set all of the bottom border properties in one declaration
Learn how to set all of the bottom border properties in one declaration.

how to set all of the left border properties in one declaration
Learn how to set all of the left border properties in one declaration.

how to set all of the right border properties in one declaration
Learn how to set all of the right border properties in one declaration.

how to set the style of the four borders
This tutorial shows you how to set the style of the four borders of an HTML element.

how to set the top border of an HTML element with CSS
Learn how to set the top border of an HTML element with CSS.

how to set the bottom border of an HTML element with CSS
Learn how to set the bottom of an HTML element with CSS.

CSS background code tutorials

how to set the background color of a web page with CSS
Learn how to set the background color of a web page with CSS.

how to set an image as a background of a web page with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to set an image as a background of a web page with CSS.

how to repeat a background image on a web page with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to repeat a background image on a web page with CSS.

how to repeat a background image vertically on a web page
This tutorial shows you how to repeat a background image vertically only with CSS.

how to repeat a background image horizontally on a web page with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to repeat a background image horizontally on a web page using CSS.

how to display a background image only once
Learn how to display background image on a web page only once.

how to place a background image either left, center or right with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to place a background image either left, center or right on a web page with CSS.

how to position a background image using percentage points with CSS
Learn how to position a background image using percentage (%) points with CSS.

how to position a background image using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to position a background image using pixels values.

how to set a fixed background image with CSS
This tutorial will show you how to set a fixed background image on a web page. The image will not scroll up or down with the web page.

CSS margin code tutorials

how to set all of the margin properties in one declaration with CSS
Learn how to set all of the margin properties in one declaration with CSS.

how to set the top margin of a text using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the top margin of a text using cm values with CSS.

how to set the top margin of a text using percentage values
This tutorial shows you how to set the top margin of a text using percentage values with CSS.

how to set the bottom margin of a text using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the bottom margin of a text using cm values with CSS.

how to set the bottom margin of a text using percentage values
This tutorial shows you how to set the bottom margin of a text using percentage values with CSS.

how to set the left margin of a text using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the left margin of a text using cm values with CSS.

how to set the left margin of a text using percentage values
This tutorial shows you how to set the left margin of a text using percentage values with CSS.

how to set the right margin of a text using percentage values
This tutorial shows you how to set the right margin of a text using percentage values with CSS.

how to set the right margin of a text using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the right margin of a text using cm values with CSS.

CSS padding code tutorials

how to set the top padding of a text with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the top padding of a text using pixel (px) values.

how to set the bottom padding of a text with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the bottom padding of a text using pixel (px) values.

how to set the left padding of a text with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the left padding of a text using pixel (px) values.

how to set the right padding of a text with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the right padding of a text using pixel (px) values.

how to set the top padding of a text with CSS using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the top padding of a text using cm values.

how to set the left padding of a text with CSS using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the left padding of a text using cm values.

how to set the right padding of a text with CSS using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the right padding of a text using cm values.

how to set the bottom padding of a text with CSS using cm values
This tutorial shows you how to set the bottom padding of a text using cm values.

CSS list code tutorials

how to make different list-item markers in un-ordered lists with CSS
Learn how to make the differen list-item markers (disc, circle, square, none) in un-ordered lists with CSS.

how to make different list-item markers in ordered lists with CSS
Learn how to make the differen list-item markers (decimal, lower-roman, upper-roman, lower-alpha, upper-alpha) in ordered lists with CSS.

CSS dimension code tutorials

CSS dimension properties allow you to specify the height and width of an HTML element and it also allows you to increase the space between two lines.

how to set the height of an HTML element with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the height of an HTML element with CSS using pixel values. In this example, the HTML element is an image.

how to set the width of an HTML element with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the width of an HTML element with CSS using pixel values. In this example, the HTML element is an image.

how to set the line-height of a line using values with CSS using pixel values
This tutorial shows you how to set the line-height of a line with CSS code using pixel values.

how to set the line-height of a line with CSS using number values
This tutorial shows you how to set the line-height of a line with CSS code using number values.

CSS classification properties tutorials

CSS classification properties allow you to specify how and where to display an HTML element.

how to display an HTML element as an inline element with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to display an HTML element as an inline element with CSS.

how to display an HTML element as a block element using CSS
This tutorial shows you how to display an HTML element as a block element using CSS.