CSS Reference

Property list & descriptions taken from https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/

Animation (17 Properties)

animation

A shorthand property for all the animation-* properties

animation-delay

Specifies a delay for the start of an animation

animation-direction

Specifies whether an animation should be played forwards, backwards or in alternate cycles

animation-duration

Specifies how long an animation should take to complete one cycle

animation-fill-mode

Specifies a style for the element when the animation is not playing (before it starts, after it ends, or both)

animation-iteration-count

Specifies the number of times an animation should be played

animation-name

Specifies a name for the @keyframes animation

animation-play-state

Specifies whether the animation is running or paused

animation-timing-function

Specifies the speed curve of an animation

@keyframes

Specifies the animation code

pointer-events

Defines whether or not an element reacts to pointer events

scroll-behavior

Specifies whether to smoothly animate the scroll position in a scrollable box, instead of a straight jump

transition

A shorthand property for all the transition-* properties

transition-delay

Specifies when the transition effect will start

transition-duration

Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds a transition effect takes to complete

transition-property

Specifies the name of the CSS property the transition effect is for

transition-timing-function

Specifies the speed curve of the transition effect

Layout (5 Categories)

Columns (11 Properties)

column-count

Specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into

column-fill

Specifies how to fill columns, balanced or not

column-rule

A shorthand property for all the column-rule-* properties

column-rule-color

Specifies the color of the rule between columns

column-rule-style

Specifies the style of the rule between columns

column-rule-width

Specifies the width of the rule between columns

column-span

Specifies how many columns an element should span across

column-width

Specifies the column width

columns

A shorthand property for column-width and column-count

orphans

Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the bottom of a page or column

widows

Sets the minimum number of lines that must be left at the top of a page or column

Flex (12 Properties)

align-content

Specifies the alignment between the lines inside a flexible container when the items do not use all available space

align-items

Specifies the alignment for items inside a flexible container

align-self

Specifies the alignment for selected items inside a flexible container

flex

A shorthand property for the flex-grow, flex-shrink, and the flex-basis properties

flex-basis

Specifies the initial length of a flexible item

flex-direction

Specifies the direction of the flexible items

flex-flow

A shorthand property for the flex-direction and the flex-wrap properties

flex-grow

Specifies how much the item will grow relative to the rest

flex-shrink

Specifies how the item will shrink relative to the rest

flex-wrap

Specifies whether the flexible items should wrap or not

justify-content

Specifies the alignment between the items inside a flexible container when the items do not use all available space

order

Sets the order of the flexible item, relative to the rest

Grid (18 Properties)

grid

A shorthand property for the grid-template-rows, grid-template-columns, grid-template-areas, grid-auto-rows, grid-auto-columns, and the grid-auto-flow properties

grid-area

Either specifies a name for the grid item, or this property is a shorthand property for the grid-row-start, grid-column-start, grid-row-end, and grid-column-end properties

grid-auto-columns

Specifies a default column size

grid-auto-flow

Specifies how auto-placed items are inserted in the grid

grid-auto-rows

Specifies a default row size

grid-column

A shorthand property for the grid-column-start and the grid-column-end properties

grid-column-end

Specifies where to end the grid item

grid-column-gap

Specifies the size of the gap between columns

grid-column-start

Specifies where to start the grid item

grid-gap

A shorthand property for the grid-row-gap and grid-column-gap properties

grid-row

A shorthand property for the grid-row-start and the grid-row-end properties

grid-row-end

Specifies where to end the grid item

grid-row-gap

Specifies the size of the gap between rows

grid-row-start

Specifies where to start the grid item

grid-template

A shorthand property for the grid-template-rows, grid-template-columns and grid-areas properties

grid-template-areas

Specifies how to display columns and rows, using named grid items

grid-template-columns

Specifies the size of the columns, and how many columns in a grid layout

grid-template-rows

Specifies the size of the rows in a grid layout

Shared (3 Properties)

column-gap

Specifies the gap between the columns

gap

A shorthand property for the row-gap and the column-gap properties

row-gap

Specifies the gap between the grid rows

Table (5 Properties)

border-collapse

Sets whether table borders should collapse into a single border or be separated

border-spacing

Sets the distance between the borders of adjacent cells

caption-side

Specifies the placement of a table caption

empty-cells

Specifies whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table

table-layout

Defines the algorithm used to lay out table cells, rows, and columns

Positioning (21 Properties)

bottom

Sets the elements position, from the bottom of its parent element

break-after

Specifies whether or not a page-, column-, or region-break should occur after the specified element

break-before

Specifies whether or not a page-, column-, or region-break should occur before the specified element

break-inside

Specifies whether or not a page-, column-, or region-break should occur inside the specified element

clear

Specifies what should happen with the element that is next to a floating element

display

Specifies how a certain HTML element should be displayed

float

Specifies whether an element should float to the left, right, or not at all

isolation

Defines whether an element must create a new stacking content

left

Specifies the left position of a positioned element

margin

Sets all the margin properties in one declaration

margin-bottom

Sets the bottom margin of an element

margin-left

Sets the left margin of an element

margin-right

Sets the right margin of an element

margin-top

Sets the top margin of an element

page-break-after

Sets the page-break behavior after an element

page-break-before

Sets the page-break behavior before an element

page-break-inside

Sets the page-break behavior inside an element

position

Specifies the type of positioning method used for an element (static, relative, absolute or fixed)

right

Specifies the right position of a positioned element

top

Specifies the top position of a positioned element

z-index

Sets the stack order of a positioned element

Presentation (5 Categories)

Background (11 Properties)

backdrop-filter

Defines a graphical effect to the area behind an element

background

A shorthand property for all the background-* properties

background-attachment

Sets whether a background image scrolls with the rest of the page, or is fixed

background-blend-mode

Specifies the blending mode of each background layer (color/image)

background-clip

Defines how far the background (color or image) should extend within an element

background-color

Specifies the background color of an element

background-image

Specifies one or more background images for an element

background-origin

Specifies the origin position of a background image

background-position

Specifies the position of a background image

background-repeat

Sets if/how a background image will be repeated

background-size

Specifies the size of the background images

Block (28 Properties)

backface-visibility

Defines whether or not the back face of an element should be visible when facing the user

box-shadow

Attaches one or more shadows to an element

clip

Clips an absolutely positioned element

color

Sets the color of text

filter

Defines effects (e.g. blurring or color shifting) on an element before the element is displayed

hanging-punctuation

Specifies whether a punctuation character may be placed outside the line box

image-rendering

Specifies the type of algorithm to use for image scaling

mask

Hides parts of an element by masking or clipping an image at specific places

mask-clip

Specifies the mask area

mask-composite

Represents a compositing operation used on the current mask layer with the mask layers below it

mask-image

Specifies an image to be used as a mask layer for an element

mask-mode

Specifies whether the mask layer image is treated as a luminance mask or as an alpha mask

mask-origin

Specifies the origin position (the mask position area) of a mask layer image

mask-position

Sets the starting position of a mask layer image (relative to the mask position area)

mask-repeat

Specifies how the mask layer image is repeated

mask-size

Specifies the size of a mask layer image

mask-type

Specifies whether an SVG <mask> element is treated as a luminance mask or as an alpha mask

mix-blend-mode

Specifies how an element's content should blend with its direct parent background

object-fit

Specifies how the contents of a replaced element should be fitted to the box established by its used height and width

object-position

Specifies the alignment of the replaced element inside its box

opacity

Sets the opacity level for an element

perspective

Gives a 3D-positioned element some perspective

perspective-origin

Defines at which position the user is looking at the 3D-positioned element

transform

Applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element

transform-origin

Allows you to change the position on transformed elements

transform-style

Specifies how nested elements are rendered in 3D space

user-select

Specifies whether the text of an element can be selected

visibility

Specifies whether or not an element is visible

Border (37 Properties)

border

A shorthand property for border-width, border-style and border-color

border-bottom

A shorthand property for border-bottom-width, border-bottom-style and border-bottom-color

border-bottom-color

Sets the color of the bottom border

border-bottom-left-radius

Defines the radius of the border of the bottom-left corner

border-bottom-right-radius

Defines the radius of the border of the bottom-right corner

border-bottom-style

Sets the style of the bottom border

border-bottom-width

Sets the width of the bottom border

border-color

Sets the color of the four borders

border-image

A shorthand property for all the border-image-* properties

border-image-outset

Specifies the amount by which the border image area extends beyond the border box

border-image-repeat

Specifies whether the border image should be repeated, rounded or stretched

border-image-slice

Specifies how to slice the border image

border-image-source

Specifies the path to the image to be used as a border

border-image-width

Specifies the width of the border image

border-left

A shorthand property for all the border-left-* properties

border-left-color

Sets the color of the left border

border-left-style

Sets the style of the left border

border-left-width

Sets the width of the left border

border-radius

A shorthand property for the four border-*-radius properties

border-right

A shorthand property for all the border-right-* properties

border-right-color

Sets the color of the right border

border-right-style

Sets the style of the right border

border-right-width

Sets the width of the right border

border-style

Sets the style of the four borders

border-top

A shorthand property for border-top-width, border-top-style and border-top-color

border-top-color

Sets the color of the top border

border-top-left-radius

Defines the radius of the border of the top-left corner

border-top-right-radius

Defines the radius of the border of the top-right corner

border-top-style

Sets the style of the top border

border-top-width

Sets the width of the top border

border-width

Sets the width of the four borders

box-decoration-break

Sets the behavior of the background and border of an element at page-break, or, for in-line elements, at line-break.

outline

A shorthand property for the outline-width, outline-style, and the outline-color properties

outline-color

Sets the color of an outline

outline-offset

Offsets an outline, and draws it beyond the border edge

outline-style

Sets the style of an outline

outline-width

Sets the width of an outline

Content (32 Properties)

accent-color

Specifies an accent color for user-interface controls

caret-color

Specifies the color of the cursor (caret) in inputs, textareas, or any element that is editable

cursor

Specifies the mouse cursor to be displayed when pointing over an element

direction

Specifies the text direction/writing direction

hyphens

Sets how to split words to improve the layout of paragraphs

letter-spacing

Increases or decreases the space between characters in a text

line-break

Specifies how/if to break lines

line-height

Sets the line height

quotes

Sets the type of quotation marks for embedded quotations

tab-size

Specifies the width of a tab character

text-align

Specifies the horizontal alignment of text

text-align-last

Describes how the last line of a block or a line right before a forced line break is aligned when text-align is 'justify'

text-combine-upright

Specifies the combination of multiple characters into the space of a single character

text-decoration

Specifies the decoration added to text

text-decoration-color

Specifies the color of the text-decoration

text-decoration-line

Specifies the type of line in a text-decoration

text-decoration-style

Specifies the style of the line in a text decoration

text-decoration-thickness

Specifies the thickness of the decoration line

text-emphasis

Applies emphasis marks to text

text-indent

Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block

text-justify

Specifies the justification method used when text-align is 'justify'

text-orientation

Defines the orientation of the text in a line

text-shadow

Adds shadow to text

text-transform

Controls the capitalization of text

text-underline-position

Specifies the position of the underline which is set using the text-decoration property

unicode-bidi

Used together with the direction property to set or return whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages in the same document

vertical-align

Sets the vertical alignment of an element

white-space

Specifies how white-space inside an element is handled

word-break

Specifies how words should break when reaching the end of a line

word-spacing

Increases or decreases the space between words in a text

word-wrap

Allows long, unbreakable words to be broken and wrap to the next line

writing-mode

Specifies whether lines of text are laid out horizontally or vertically

Font (20 Properties)

font

A shorthand property for the font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size/line-height, and the font-family properties

@font-face

A rule that allows websites to download and use fonts other than the 'web-safe' fonts

font-family

Specifies the font family for text

font-feature-settings

Allows control over advanced typographic features in OpenType fonts

@font-feature-values

Allows authors to use a common name in font-variant-alternate for feature activated differently in OpenType

font-kerning

Controls the usage of the kerning information (how letters are spaced)

font-language-override

Controls the usage of language-specific glyphs in a typeface

font-size

Specifies the font size of text

font-size-adjust

Preserves the readability of text when font fallback occurs

font-stretch

Selects a normal, condensed, or expanded face from a font family

font-style

Specifies the font style for text

font-synthesis

Controls which missing typefaces (bold or italic) may be synthesized by the browser

font-variant

Specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font

font-variant-alternates

Controls the usage of alternate glyphs associated to alternative names defined in @font-feature-values

font-variant-caps

Controls the usage of alternate glyphs for capital letters

font-variant-east-asian

Controls the usage of alternate glyphs for East Asian scripts (e.g Japanese and Chinese)

font-variant-ligatures

Controls which ligatures and contextual forms are used in textual content of the elements it applies to

font-variant-numeric

Controls the usage of alternate glyphs for numbers, fractions, and ordinal markers

font-variant-position

Controls the usage of alternate glyphs of smaller size positioned as superscript or subscript regarding the baseline of the font

font-weight

Specifies the weight of a font

Sizing (18 Properties)

box-sizing

Defines how the width and height of an element are calculated: should they include padding and borders, or not

height

Sets the height of an element

max-height

Sets the maximum height of an element

max-width

Sets the maximum width of an element

min-height

Sets the minimum height of an element

min-width

Sets the minimum width of an element

overflow

Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box

overflow-wrap

Specifies whether or not the browser can break lines with long words, if they overflow the container

overflow-x

Specifies whether or not to clip the left/right edges of the content, if it overflows the element's content area

overflow-y

Specifies whether or not to clip the top/bottom edges of the content, if it overflows the element's content area

padding

A shorthand property for all the padding-* properties

padding-bottom

Sets the bottom padding of an element

padding-left

Sets the left padding of an element

padding-right

Sets the right padding of an element

padding-top

Sets the top padding of an element

resize

Defines if (and how) an element is resizable by the user

text-overflow

Specifies what should happen when text overflows the containing element

width

Sets the width of an element

Widgets (2 Categories)

Counters (2 Properties)

counter-increment

Increases or decreases the value of one or more CSS counters

counter-reset

Creates or resets one or more CSS counters

Lists (4 Properties)

list-style

Sets all the properties for a list in one declaration

list-style-image

Specifies an image as the list-item marker

list-style-position

Specifies the position of the list-item markers (bullet points)

list-style-type

Specifies the type of list-item marker

Uncategorised (5 Properties)

all

Resets all properties (except unicode-bidi and direction)

@charset

Specifies the character encoding used in the style sheet

content

Used with the :before and :after pseudo-elements, to insert generated content

@import

Allows you to import a style sheet into another style sheet

@media

Sets the style rules for different media types/devices/sizes

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