CSS Text
CSS has a lot of properties for formatting text.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
border: 1px solid gray;
padding: 8px;
}
h1 {
text-align: center;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #4CAF50;
}
p {
text-indent: 50px;
text-align: justify;
letter-spacing: 3px;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #008CBA;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h1>text formatting</h1>
<p>This text is styled with some of the text formatting properties. The heading uses the text-align, text-transform, and color properties.
The paragraph is indented, aligned, and the space between characters is specified. The underline is removed from this colored
<a target=”_blank” href=”tryit.asp?filename=trycss_text”>”Try it Yourself”</a> link.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Text Color
The color property is used to set the color of the text. The color is specified by:
- a color name – like “red”
- a HEX value – like “#ff0000”
- an RGB value – like “rgb(255,0,0)”
Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values.
The default text color for a page is defined in the body selector.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: blue;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is heading 1</h1>
<p>This is an ordinary paragraph. Notice that this text is blue. The default text color for a page is defined in the body selector.</p>
<p>Another paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Text Color and Background Color
In this example, we define both the background-color property and the color property:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
background-color: lightgrey;
color: blue;
}
h1 {
background-color: black;
color: white;
}
div {
background-color: blue;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a Heading</h1>
<p>This page has a grey background color and a blue text.</p>
<div>This is a div.</div>
</body>
</html>
The CSS Text Color Property
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| color | Specifies the color of text |