HTML <style> tag represents a style sheet code for a web page.
The style tag is generally used to give some visual styling or effects to all the HTML elements. It is defined under HTML <head> tag.
Also see the HTML <link> tag that is used to link external style sheets within web pages.
HTML style Tag Sample Code
<html> <head> <title>HTML/HTML5 style Tag with Example</title> <style type="text/css"> p { color: green; font-size: 15px; } span { text-decoration: underline; } </style> </head> <body> <p>This is the example of <span>HTML style tag</span>.</p> </body> </html>
HTML style Tag Sample Result
This is the example of HTML style tag.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are style tag attributes that are supported by <style> tag.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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media | all projection screen tv etc. |
Represents the media or device target resource for the stylesheet |
type | text/css | Represents the type of the stylesheet |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <style> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <style> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <style> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <style> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |