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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>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>A heading</h1>
<p>A paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
h1 {color:red;}
p {color:blue;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>A heading</h1>
<p>A paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Browser Support
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.
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.
Note: If the "scoped" attribute is not used, each <style> tag must be located in the head section.
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.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| media | media_query | Specifies what media/device the media resource is optimized for |
| scopedNew | scoped | Specifies that the styles only apply to this element's parent element and that element's child elements |
| type | text/css | Specifies the MIME type of the style sheet |
Global Attributes
The <style> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <style> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML CSS
HTML DOM reference: Style object
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