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HTML5 <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>Heading</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.

Each HTML document can contain multiple <style> tags.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The "scoped" attribute is new in HTML5, which allows to define styles for a specified section of the document. If the "scoped" attribute is present, the styles only apply to the style element's parent element and that element's child elements.

Tips and Notes

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

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

Note: If the "scoped" attribute is not used, each <style> tag must be located in the head section.

Attributes

New : New in HTML5.

Attribute Value Description
type text/css Specifies the MIME type of the style sheet
media media_query Specifies what media/device the media resource is optimized for. Default value: all.
scopedNew scoped Specifies that the styles only apply to this element's parent element and that element's child elements

Global Attributes

The <style> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.

Event Attributes

The <style> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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