CSS CHEAT SHEET

SYNTAX
Syntax
selector {property: value;}
External Style Sheet
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />
Internal Style
<style type="text/css">
selector {property: value;}
</style>
Inline Style
<tag style="property: value">
GENERAL
Class String preceded by a period
ID String preceded by a hash mark
div Formats structure or block of text
span Inline formatting
color Foreground color
cursor Appearance of the cursor
display
block; inline; list-item; none
overflow How content overflowing its box is handled
visible, hidden, scroll, auto
visibility
visible, hidden
FONT
font-style
Italic, normal
font-variant
normal, small-caps
font-weight
bold, normal, lighter, bolder, integer (100-900)
font-size Size of the font
font-family Specific font(s) to be used
TEXT
letter-spacing Space between letters
line-height Vertical distance between baselines
text-align Horizontal alignment
text-decoration
blink, line-through, none, overline, underline
text-indent First line indentation
text-transform
capitalize, lowercase, uppercase
vertical-align Vertical alignment
word-spacing Spacing between words
BOX MODEL
CSS Box Model height; width; margin-top; margin-right; margin-bottom; margin-left; padding-top; padding-right; padding-bottom; padding-left;
BORDER
border-width Width of the border
border-style
dashed; dotted; double; groove; inset; outset; ridge; solid; none
border-color Color of the border
POSITION
clear Any floating elements around the element?
both, left, right, none
float Floats to a specified side
left, right, none
left The left position of an element
auto, length values (pt, in, cm, px)
top The top position of an element
auto, length values (pt, in, cm, px)
position
static, relative, absolute
z-index Element above or below overlapping elements?
auto, integer (higher numbers on top)
BACKGROUND
background-color Background color
background-image Background image
background-repeat
repeat, no-repeat, repeat-x, repeat-y
background-attachment Background image scroll with the element?
scroll, fixed
background-position
(x y), top, center, bottom, left, right
LIST
list-style-type Type of bullet or numbering in the list
disc; circle; square; decimal; lower-roman; upper-roman; lower-alpha; upper-alpha; none
list-style-position Position of the bullet or number in a list
inside; outside
list-style-image Image to be used as the bullet in a list
* The properties for each selector are in the order they should appear when using shorthand notation.

Shorthand*


background
border
border-bottom
border-left
border-right
border-top
font
list-style
margin
padding

Comments


/* Comment */

Pseudo Selectors


:hover
:active
:focus
:link
:visited
:first-line
:first-letter

Media Types


all
braille
embossed
handheld
print
projection
screen
speech
tty
tv

Units


Length %
em
pt
px
Keywords bolder
lighter
larger