CSS Reference -- Table of Contents
This Table of Contents links to text references for each of the various CSS values. A return link back to this Table of Contents is located following each table.
Basic Concepts
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
In HTML |
link |
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<style>...</style> |
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<x style="declaration;"> |
Grouping |
x, y, z {declaration;} |
Contextual selectors |
x y z {declaration;} |
Class selector |
.class |
ID selector |
#ID |
At-rules |
@import |
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@font-face |
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@media |
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@page |
Important |
!important |
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Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-Classes
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
after |
:after |
anchor |
a:active |
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a:focus |
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a:hover |
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a:link |
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a:visited |
before |
:before |
first |
:first |
first-child |
:first-child |
left |
:left |
paragraph |
p:first-letter |
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p:first-line |
right |
:right |
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Color and Background Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
background |
<background-color> |
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<background-image> |
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<background-repeat> |
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-<background-attachment> |
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<background-position> |
background-attachment |
scroll |
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fixed |
background-color |
<color> |
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transparent |
background-image |
<url> |
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none |
background-position |
<percentage> |
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<length> |
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top |
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center |
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bottom |
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left |
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right |
background-repeat |
repeat |
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repeat-x |
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repeat-y |
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no-repeat |
color |
<color> |
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Font Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
font |
<font-style> |
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<font-variant> |
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<font-weight> |
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<font-size> / <line-height> |
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<font-family> |
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caption |
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icon |
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menu |
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message-box |
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small-caption |
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status-bar |
font-family |
<family-name> |
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cursive |
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fantasy |
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monospace |
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sans-serif |
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serif |
font-size |
<absolute-size> (xx-small - xx-large) |
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<relative-size> (smaller - larger) |
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<length> |
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<percentage> |
font-size-adjust |
<number> |
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none |
font-stretch |
normal |
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wider |
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narrower |
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ultra-condensed |
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extra-condensed |
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condensed |
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semi-condensed |
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semi-expanded |
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expanded |
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extra-expanded |
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ultra-expanded |
font-style |
normal |
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italic |
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oblique |
font-variant |
normal |
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small-caps |
font-weight |
normal |
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bold |
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bolder |
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lighter |
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100 – 900 |
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Text Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
content |
<string> |
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<url> |
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<counter> |
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open-quote |
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close-quote |
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no-open-quote |
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no-close-quote |
counter-increment |
<identifier> |
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<integer> |
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none |
counter-reset |
<identifier> |
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<integer> |
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none |
direction |
ltr |
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rtl |
letter-spacing |
normal |
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<length> |
line-height |
normal |
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<number> |
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<length> |
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<percentage> |
quotes |
<string> |
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none |
text-align |
left |
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right |
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center |
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justify |
text-decoration |
none |
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underline |
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overline |
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line-through |
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blink |
text-indent |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
text-shadow |
none |
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<color> |
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<length> |
text-transform |
capitalize |
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uppercase |
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lowercase |
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none |
unicode-bidi |
normal |
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embed |
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bidi-override |
vertical-align |
baseline |
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sub |
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super |
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top |
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text-top |
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middle |
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bottom |
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text-bottom |
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<percentage> |
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<length> |
white-space |
normal |
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pre |
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nowrap |
word-spacing |
normal |
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<length> |
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Box Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
border |
<border-width> |
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<border-style> |
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<color> |
border-bottom |
<border-width> |
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<border-style> |
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<color> |
border-bottom-color |
<color> |
border-bottom-style |
<border-style> |
border-bottom-width |
<border-width> |
border-collapse |
collapse |
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separate |
border-color |
<color> |
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transparent |
border-left |
<border-top-width> |
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<border-style> |
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<color> |
border-left-color |
<color> |
border-left-style |
<border-style> |
border-left-width |
<border-width> |
border-right |
<border-top-width> |
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<border-style> |
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<color> |
border-right-color |
<color> |
border-right-style |
<border-style> |
border-right-width |
<border-width> |
border-spacing |
<length> |
border-style |
none |
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dotted |
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dashed |
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solid |
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double |
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groove |
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ridge |
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inset |
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outset |
border-top |
<border-top-width> |
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<border-style> |
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<color> |
border-top-color |
<color> |
border-top-style |
<border-style> |
border-top-width |
<border-width> |
border-width |
thin |
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medium |
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thick |
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<length> |
bottom |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
clear |
none |
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left |
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right |
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both |
float |
left |
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right |
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none |
height |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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auto |
margin |
<margin-width> |
margin-bottom |
<margin-width> |
margin-left |
<margin-width> |
margin-right |
<margin-width> |
margin-top |
<margin-width> |
marker-offset |
<length> |
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auto |
max-height |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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none |
max-width |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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none |
min-height |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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min-width <length> |
| |
<percentage> |
padding |
<padding-width> |
padding-bottom |
<padding-width> |
padding-left |
<padding-width> |
padding-right |
<padding-width> |
padding-top |
<padding-width> |
width |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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auto |
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List Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
list-style |
<list-style-type> |
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<list-style-position> |
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<list-style-image> |
list-style-image |
<url> |
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none |
list-style-position |
inside |
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outside |
list-style-type |
disc |
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circle |
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square |
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decimal |
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decimal-leading-zero |
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lower-roman |
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upper-roman |
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lower-greek |
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lower-alpha |
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lower-latin |
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upper-alpha |
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upper-latin |
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hebrew |
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armenian |
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georgian |
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cjk-ideographic |
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hiragana |
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katakana |
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hiragana-iroha |
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katakana-iroha |
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none |
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Positioning Properties
PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
caption-side |
top |
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bottom |
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left |
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right |
clip |
auto |
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<shape> |
display |
block |
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inline |
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list-item |
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run-in |
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compact |
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marker |
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table |
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inline-table |
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table-row-group |
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table-header-group |
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table-footer-group |
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table-row |
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table-column-group |
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table-column |
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table-cell |
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table-caption |
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none |
empty-cells |
show |
| |
hide |
left |
<length> |
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<percentage> |
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auto |
overflow |
visible |
| |
hidden |
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scroll |
| |
auto |
position |
static |
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absolute |
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relative |
| |
fixed |
right |
<length> |
| |
<percentage> |
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auto |
table-layout |
auto |
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fixed |
top |
auto |
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<length> |
| |
<percentage> |
visibility |
collapse |
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visible |
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hidden |
z-index |
auto |
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<integer> |
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Page Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
marks |
crop |
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cross |
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none |
orphans |
<integer> |
page |
<identifier> |
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auto |
page-break-after |
auto |
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always |
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avoid |
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left |
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right |
page-break-before |
auto |
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always |
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avoid |
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left |
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right |
page-break-inside |
avoid |
| |
auto |
size |
<length> |
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auto |
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portrait |
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landscape |
widows |
<integer> |
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User Interface Properties
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
cursor |
<url> |
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auto |
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crosshair |
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default |
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pointer |
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move |
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e-resize |
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ne-resize |
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nw-resize |
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n-resize |
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se-resize |
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sw-resize |
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s-resize |
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w-resize |
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text |
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wait |
| |
help |
outline |
<outline-color> |
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<outline-style> |
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<outline-width> |
outline-color |
<color> |
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invert |
outline-style |
<border-style> |
outline-width |
<border-width> |
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Units
| PROPERTY NAME |
VALUE |
Length Units |
em |
| |
ex |
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px |
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in |
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cm |
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mm |
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pt |
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pc |
Color Units |
#000 |
| |
#000000 |
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(RRR,GGG,BBB) |
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(R%,G%,B%) |
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<keyword> |
URLs |
<url> |
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