2. CSS Text Text properties allow you to control the appearance of text. It is possible to change the color of a text, increase or decrease the space between characters in a text, align a text, decorate a text, indent the first line in a text, and more.

3. The color property The color property sets the color of a text. Inherited: Yes

4. Example body { color: rgb(255,255,0) }

5. Possible Values ValueDescriptionNNIE colorThe color value can be a color name (red), a rgb value (rgb(255,0,0)), or a hex number (#ff0000). 4.03.0

6. Browser Notes Note in Internet Explorer 3.0: This property does not work with form fields Note in Netscape 4.x: This property does not work with form fields, dt, dd, hr, or table elements

7. The Direction Property The direction property sets the text direction. Inherited: Yes

8. Example div { direction: rtl }

9. Possible Values

10. ValueDescriptionNNIE ltrText direction is left-to-right rtlText direction is right-to-left

11. Letter-Spacing Property The letter-spacing property increases or decreases the white space between characters. Inherited: Yes Note: Negative values are allowed.

12. Example p { letter-spacing: 12px } p { letter-spacing: -0.5px }

13. Possible Values ValueDescriptionNNIE norma l Defines normal space between characters 6.04.0 lengthDefines a fixed space between characters 6.04.0

14. Text-Align Property The text-align property aligns the text in an element. Inherited: Yes

15. Example p { text-align: center }

16. Possible Values ValueDescriptionNNIE leftAligns the text to the left 4.03.0 rightAligns the text to the right4.03.0 centerCenters the text4.03.0 justify4.0

17. Text-Decoration Property The text-decoration property decorates the text. Inherited: No Note: The color of the decoration should be set by the "color" property.

18. Example p { text-decoration: underline }

19. Possible Values ValuesDescriptionNNIE noneDefines a normal text4.03.0 underlin e Defines a line under the text4.03.0 overlineDefines a line over the text6.04.0 line- through Defines a line through the text 4.03.0 blinkDefines a blinking text4.0

20. Text-Indent Property The text-indent indents the first line of text in an element. Inherited: Yes Note: Negative values are allowed. The first line will be indented to the left if the value is negative.

21. Example p { text-indent: 20px } p { text-indent: -12px }

22. Possible Values ValueDescriptionNNIE lengt h Defines a fixed indentation4.03.0 %Defines an indentation in % of the width of the parent element 4.03.0

23. Text-Transform Property The text-transform property controls the letters in an element. Inherited: Yes

24. Example p { text-transform: uppercase }

25. Possible Values ValueDescriptionNNIE noneDefines normal text, with lower case letters and capital letters 4.0 capitalizeEach word in a text starts with a capital letter 4.0 uppercaseDefines only capital letters4.0 lowercaseDefines no capital letters, only lower case letters 4.0