CSS chart
The CSS properties and possible values are listed below. In addition the support for these properties is listed.
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, S: Safari.
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| FONT PROPERTIES | ||||||
| Property | Description | Values | IE | F | S | W3C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| font-family |
A prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names for an element | family-name generic-family |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| font-size |
Sets the size of a font | word pixels inches em % |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| font-style |
Sets the style of the font | normal italic oblique |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| font-weight |
Sets the weight of a font | normal bold bolder lighter |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| font-variant |
Displays text in a small-caps font or a normal font | normal small-caps |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| font |
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for a font in one declaration | font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TEXT PROPERTIES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Description | Values | IE | F | S | W3C |
| color | Sets the color of a text | color | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| background-color | Sets the background color of an element | color-hex color-rgb transparent |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| line-height | Sets the distance between lines | % number length normal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| text-align | Aligns the text in an element | left right center justify |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| text-decoration | Adds decoration to text | none underline overline line-through blink |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| text-indent | Indents the first line of text in an element | length % |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| text-transform | Controls the letters in an element | none capitalize uppercase lowercase |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| letter-spacing | Increase or decrease the space between characters | normal length |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| word-spacing | Increase or decrease the space between words | normal length |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FONT PROPERTIES (seldom used) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Description | Values | IE | F | S | W3C |
| font-size-adjust | Specifies an aspect value for an element that will preserve the x-height of the first-choice font | none number |
- | - | - | 2 |
| font-stretch | Condenses or expands the current font-family | normal wider narrower ultra-condensed extra-condensed condensed semi-condensed semi-expanded expanded extra-expanded ultra-expanded |
- | - | - | 2 |
| TEXT PROPERTIES (seldom used) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Description | Values | IE | F | S | W3C |
| white-space | Sets how white space inside an element is handled | normal pre nowrap |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| unicode-bidi | normal embed bidi-override |
5 | 2 | |||
| direction | Sets the text direction | ltr rtl |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| text-shadow | none color length |
1.1 | ||||