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Definition

The <style> tag allows us to put style information into our HTML documents and must reside within the <head> element.

Example


<!DOCTYPE html>   <!-- The DOCTYPE declaration always comes first in a HTML document --> 
<html  lang="en">   <!-- Always enter a language for a webpage -->
<head>
  <title>Appears in browser toolbar, favourites and search engime results.</title>
  <style type="text/css">.red {color: red;} </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h2 class="red">Using Inline Styling</h2>
</body>
</html>

Using Inline Styling

Attributes

The following attributes can be used with the <style> tag.


<style> Specific Attributes
Attribute Value Description Example
mediamedia_querySpecifies the device the styles apply to

Defaults to all - other possible values include aural, braille, handheld, projection, print and screen.		 

style type="text/css" 
      media="print"></style>
typemedia_typeSpecifies the MIME type of the style sheet.

Must be a valid MIME type		 

style type="text/css"></style>
<style> Global Attributes
Attribute Description Example
Common
classSpecifies a classname for the element allowing you to apply the style of the predefined class to the content. 

<style class="name">Styling Text</style>
idSpecifies a unique id for the element allowing you to apply the style of the predefined id to the content. 

<style id="name">Styling Text</style>
styleSpecifies an inline style for the element allowing you to apply the style to the contentt. 

<style style="color:red;">Styling Text</style>
titleSpecifies an inline style for the element allowing you to apply the style to the content. 

<style title="Content info">Styling Text</style>
Keyboard
accesskeySpecifies a keyboard shortcut to associate with the element. 

<style accesskey="a">Styling Text</style>
tabindexSpecifies a tab order for the element. 

<style tabindex="1">Styling Text</style>
Language
dirSpecifies the directional flow of the content. 

<!-- The text will flow from left to right -->
<style dir="ltr">Styling Text</style>
<!-- The text will flow from right to left -->
<style dir="rtl">Styling Text</style>
langSpecifies a language code for the content of the element. 

<style lang="en">Styling Text</style>
spellcheckSpecifies an inline style for the element allowing you to apply the style to the contentt. 

<!-- Valid values true and false. -->
<!-- Default inherited / browser specific. -->
<style spellcheck="true">Styling Text</style>
translateSpecifies an inline style for the element allowing you to apply the style to the content. 

<!-- Valid values yes and no. -->
<!-- Default yes. -->
<style translate="no">Styling Text</style>
Miscellaneous
contenteditableSpecifies whether the content of the element is editable. 

<!-- Valid values true and false. -->
<!-- Default inherited. -->
<style contenteditable="true">Styling Text</style>
draggableSpecifies whether the element is draggable. 

<!-- Valid values true and false. -->
<!-- Default browser specific. -->
<style draggable="true">Styling Text</style>
hiddenSpecifies whether the element is not yet, or no longer, relevant. 

<!-- Valid values an empty string or hidden -->
<style hidden>Styling Text</style> 
<style hidden="hidden">Styling Text</style>
<style> Event Attributes
Attribute Description Example
Document Element
oncopyThe script to be run when the user copies the content of an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncopy="go()">Styling Text</style>
oncutThe script to be run when the user cuts the content of an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncut="go()">Styling Text</style>
onpasteThe script to be run when the user pastes some content into an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onpaste="go()">Styling Text</style>
Drag and Drop
ondragThe script to be run when an element is dragged. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondrag="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondragendThe script to be run when an element has stopped being dragged. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondragend="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondragenterThe script to be run when an element has been dragged to a valid drop target. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondragenter="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondragleaveThe script to be run when an element leaves a valid drop target. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondragleave="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondragoverThe script to be run when an element is being dragged over a valid drop target. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondragover="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondragstartThe script to be run at the start of a drag operation. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondragstart="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondropThe script to be run when a dragged element is being dropped. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondrop="go()">Styling Text</style>
Form
onblurThe script to be run when the element loses focus. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onblur="go()">Styling Text</style>
onchangeThe script to be run when object changed and attempt to leave field. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onchange="go()">Styling Text</style>
oncontextmenuThe script to be run when a context menu is triggered. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncontextmenu="go()">Styling Text</style>
onfocusThe script to be run when the element gets focus. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onfocus="go()">Styling Text</style>
oninputThe script to be run when an element gets user input. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oninput="go()">Styling Text</style>
oninvalidThe script to be run when an element is invalid. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oninvalid="go()">Styling Text</style>
onresetThe script to be run when a dragged element is being dropped. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onreset="go()">Styling Text</style>
onselectThe script to be run when some or all of the contents of an object are selected. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onselect="go()">Styling Text</style>
onsubmitThe script to be run when a form is submitted. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onsubmit="go()">Styling Text</style>
Keyboard
onkeydownThe script to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is pressed down. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onkeydown="go()">Styling Text</style>
onkeypressThe script to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is pressed down and released. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onkeypress="go()">Styling Text</style>
onkeyupThe script to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is released. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onkeyup="go()">Styling Text</style>
Media
onabortThe script code to be run on abort. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onabort="go()">Styling Text</style>
oncanplayThe script to be run when a file has buffered enough so it is ready to start playing. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncanplay="go()">Styling Text</style>
oncanplaythroughThe script to be run when a file can be played all the way to the end without further need of buffering. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncanplaythrough="go()">Styling Text</style>
oncuechangeThe script to be run when the cue changes when using the track element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style oncuechange="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondurationchangeThe script to be run when the length of the media is changed. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondurationchange="go()">Styling Text</style>
onemptiedThe script to be run when a media resource element suddenly becomes empty, usually due to an error. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onemptied="go()">Styling Text</style>
onendedThe script to be run when the media has reach the end. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onended="go()">Styling Text</style>
onloadeddataThe script to be run when media data is loaded and playback can start. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onloadeddata="go()">Styling Text</style>
onloadedmetadataThe script to be run when metadata has been loaded. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onloadedmetadata="go()">Styling Text</style>
onloadstartThe script to be run whenthe media resource has started loading. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onloadstart="go()">Styling Text</style>
onpauseThe script to be run when the media resource has been paused. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onpause="go()">Styling Text</style>
onplayThe script to be run when the media resource starts playback. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onplay="go()">Styling Text</style>
onplayingThe script to be run when when playback has already begun. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onplaying="go()">Styling Text</style>
onprogressThe script to be run when the browser is fetching the media data. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onprogress="go()">Styling Text</style>
onratechangeThe script to be run when the playback rate changes. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onratechange="go()">Styling Text</style>
onseekedThe script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to false indicating that seeking has finished. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onseeked="go()">Styling Text</style>
onseekingThe script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to true indicating that seeking is currently active. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onseeking="go()">Styling Text</style>
onstalledThe script to be run when the browser is unable to continue fetching media data. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onstalled="go()">Styling Text</style>
onsuspendThe script to be run when media data has stopped before being completely loaded. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onsuspend="go()">Styling Text</style>
ontimeupdateThe script to be run when the media resources current playback position has changed. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ontimeupdate="go()">Styling Text</style>
onvolumechangeThe script to be run when the volume has changed or been muted. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onvolumechange="go()">Styling Text</style>
onwaitingThe script to be run when the media resource has paused but is expected to resume. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onwaiting="go()">Styling Text</style>
Mouse
onclickThe script to be run when when a mouse is clicked on an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onclick="go()">Styling Text</style>
ondblclickThe script to be run when a mouse is double clicked on an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style ondblclick="go()">Styling Text</style>
onmousedownThe script to be run when he mouse button is pressed down while the cursor is over an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onmousedown="go()">Styling Text</style>
onmousemoveThe script to be run when the mouse button is moved. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onmousemove="go()">Styling Text</style>
onmouseoutThe script to be run when the mouse cursor moves off an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onmouseout="go()">Styling Text</style>
onmouseoverThe script to be run when the mouse cursor moves over an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onmouseover="go()">Styling Text</style>
onmouseupThe script to be run when the mouse button is released while the cursor is over the element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onmouseup="go()">Styling Text</style>
onwheelThe script to be run when the mouse wheel rolls up or down over an element. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onwheel="go()">Styling Text</style>
Scroll
onscrollThe script code to be run when the scrollbar of an element is being scrolled. 

 <!-- Executes go() function -->
<style onscroll="go()">Styling Text</style>
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