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HTML <style> Tag

Example

Use of the <style> element in an HTML document:

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
h1 {color:red;}
p {color:blue;}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Header 1</h1>
<p>A paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <style> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <style> tag is used to define style information for an HTML document.

Inside the <style> element you specify how HTML elements should render in a browser.

The required type attribute defines the content of the <style> element. The only possible value is "text/css".

The <style> element always goes inside the head section.

Tips and Notes

Tip: To link to an external style sheet, use the <link> tag.

Tip: To learn more about style sheets, please read our CSS Tutorial.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE

Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
type text/css Specifies the MIME type of the style sheet STF

Optional Attributes

Attribute Value Description DTD
media screen
tty
tv
projection
handheld
print
braille
aural
all		 Specifies what media/device the media resource is optimized for STF

Standard Attributes

The <style> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
dir rtl
ltr		 Specifies the text direction for the content in an element STF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF
xml:lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <style> tag does not support any event attributes.

More information about Event Attributes.

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