HTML Styles

The HTML Style Attribute

The HTML style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more.

Syntax: <tagname style="property: value;">

The property is a CSS property and the value is a CSS value.

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Common Style Properties

Property	What it does	Example
color	Changes text color	color: red
background-color	Changes background color	background-color: yellow
font-family	Changes the font	font-family: Arial
font-size	Changes text size	font-size: 20px
text-align	Aligns text	text-align: center

Note: Inline styles (using the style attribute directly on a tag) are great for quick tests. For larger projects, use a separate CSS file for better organisation.