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HTML5 style Attribute

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Example

Use of the style attribute in an HTML document:

<h1 style="color:blue;text-align:center">This is a header</h1>
<p style="color:green">This is a paragraph.</p>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The style attribute is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The style attribute specifies an inline style for an element.

The style attribute will override any style set globally, e.g. styles specified in the <style> tag or in an external style sheet.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML5, the style attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).

In HTML 4.01, the style attribute cannot be used with: <base>, <head>, <html>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title>.


Syntax

<element style="style_definitions">

Attribute Values

Value Description
style_definitions One or more CSS properties and values separated by semicolons (e.g. style="color:blue;text-align:center")


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