A style attribute on a <p> tag assigns a unique style to the paragraph.
Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the paragraph.
A style attribute on a <p> element.
The Palace Museum is a national museum housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. It was established in 1925 after the last Emperor of China was evicted from his palace, and opened its doors to the public.
<p style="width: 350px;padding: 20px;background: papayawhip;">
The Palace Museum is a national museum housed in
the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.
It was established in 1925 after the last Emperor
of China was evicted from his palace, and opened
its doors to the public.
</p>
The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <p> element.
A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).
The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.
This inline styling affects the current <p> element only.
<p style="CSS-styles">
Value | Description |
---|---|
CSS-styles | One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;). |
A style attribute on a <p> element.
Clicking the button toggles the height of the paragraph.
The Palace Museum is a national museum housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. It was established in 1925 after the last Emperor of China was evicted from his palace, and opened its doors to the public.
<p id="myparagraph"
style="width:300px; height:200px; padding:20px;
background:papayawhip; overflow:auto;">
The Palace Museum is a national museum housed in
the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.
It was established in 1925 after the last Emperor
of China was evicted from his palace, and opened
its doors to the public.
</p>
<br />
<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>
<script>
let toggle = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("myparagraph");
if (element.style.height === "200px") {
element.style.height = "auto";
} else {
element.style.height = "200px";
}
}
</script>
The style attribute assigns a custom height to the <p> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which changes the paragraph height, displaying all the its content.
Here is when style support started for each browser:
Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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