CSS Properties and Values

for changing the background colour and image of elements

initial value depends on individual properties; not inherited; percentages allowed for background-position

for determining if and how background images should scroll

initial value: scroll; not inherited

for setting just the background colour of an element

initial value: transparent; not inherited

for setting the physical position of a specified background image

initial values: 0% 0%, if a single percentage is set, it is used for the horizontal position and the initial value of the vertical is set to 50%, if only one keyword is used, the initial value of the other is center; applies to a block-level and replaced elements: not inherited; percentages refer to the size of the box itself

for determining how and if background images should be tiled

initial value: the element's color property; not inherited

for defining all aspects of the border on on or more sides of an element.

initial value depends on individual properties; not inherited.

for setting only the color of the border on one or more sides of an element

initial value: the element's color property; not inherited.

for specifying the amount of space between borders in a table

initial value: 0; may be applied only to table elements; inherited

for setting only the style of a border on one or more sides of an element

initial value: none; not inherited

for defining all three border properties at once on only one side of an element

initial value depend on individual values; not inherited

for defining just the borders colour on only one side of an element

initial value: none; not inherited

for defining just the border's style  on only one side of an element

initial value: none; not inherited

for defining just the border's width on only one side of an element

initial value; medium; not inherited

for defining the border's width on one or more sides of an element

initial value: medium; not inherited

for keeping elements from floating on one or both sides of an element

initial value: none; may only be applied to block-level elements; not inherited

for setting the distance that an element should be offset from it's parent element's bottom edge

initial value: auto; not inherited; percentages refer to height of containing block

for setting the foreground colour, text colour, of an element

initial value: parent's colour, some colours are set by browser; inherited

for setting the cursor's shape

initial value: auto; inherited

for determining how and if an item should be displayed

initial value: inline; not inherited

for determining on which side of an element other elements are permitted to float

initial value: none; may not be applied to positioned elements or generated content; not inherited

for choosing the font family for text

initial value: depends on browser; inherited

for setting the size of text

initial value: medium; the computed value is inherited; percentages refer to parent elements font size

font length is specified in pixels (px) but most browsers will support point sizes (pt)

for making text italic

initial value: normal; inherited

for setting text in small caps

initial value: normal; inherited

for applying, removing, and adjusting bold formatting

initial value: normal; the numeric values are considered keywords and not integers (you can't choose 150, for example); inherited

for setting the height of an element

initial value: auto; may be applied to all elements except non-replaced inline elements, table columns, and column groups; not inherited

for setting the distance that an element should be offset from it's parent element's left edge

initial value: auto; may only be applied to positioned elements; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block

for setting the amount of space between letters

initial vale: normal; inherited

for setting the amount of space between lines of text

initial value: normal; inherited; percentages refer to the font size of the element itself

for setting a list's marker (regular or custom) and it's position

initial value: depends on initial values of individual elements; may only be applied to list elements; inherited

for designating a custom marker for a list

initial value: none; may only be applied to list elements; overrides list-style-type; inherited

for determining the position of a list's marker

initial value: outside; may only be applied to list elements; inherited

for setting a list's marker

initial value: disc; may only be applied to list elements; not used if list-style-image is valid; inherited

for setting the amount of space between one or more sides of an element's border and it's parent element

initial value: depends on browser and on value of width; not inherited; 

for setting the amount of space between only one side of an element's border and it's parent element

initial value: 0; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block; the values for margin-right and margin-left may be overridden if sum of width, margin-right, and margin-left are larger than the parent element's containing block

for printing crop marks and/or cross marks

initial value: none; can only be applied in a @page rule

for setting the maximum height and/or width of an element respectively

initial value: none; may not be applied to non-replaced inline elements or table elements; not inherited; percentages refer to height/width of containing block

for setting the minimum height and/or width of an element respectively

initial value: 0; may not be applied to non-replaced inline elements or table elements; not inherited; percentages refer to height/width of containing block

for specifying how many lines of an element may appear alone at the bottom of a page

initial value: 2; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited

for specifying where extra content should go if it does not fit in the element's content area

initial value: visible; may only be applied to block-level and replaced elements; not inherited

for specifying the distance between one or more sides of an element's content area and it's border

initial value: depends on browser; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block

for specifying the distance between one side of an element's content area and it's border

initial value: 0; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block

for specifying on which kind of page an element should be printed

initial value: auto; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited; names are defined with @page rule

for specifying when page breaks should or should not occur, when page is printed

initial value: auto; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited

for keeping page breaks from dividing an element across pages, when printed

initial value: auto; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited

for determining how an element should be positioned with respect to the document's flow

initial value: static; may not be applied to generated content; not inherited

for setting the distance that an element should be offset from its parent element's right edge

initial value: auto; may only be applied to positioned elements; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block

for determining the size of the printing area in a defined page

initial value: auto; may only be used within an @page rule

for choosing the algorithm that should be used to determine the widths of cells

initial value: auto; not inherited

for aligning text

initial value: depends on browser and writing direction; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited

for decorating text (mostly with lines)

initial value: none; not inherited

for setting the amount of space the first line of a paragraph should be indented

initial value: 0; may only be applied to block-level elements; percentages refer to width of containing block

for setting the capitalisation of an element's text

initial value: none; inherited

for setting the distance that an element should be offset from its parent element's top edge

initial value: auto; may only be applied to positioned elements; not inherited; percentages refer to height of containing block

for aligning elements vertically

initial value: baseline; may only be applied to inline-level and table cell elements; not inherited; percentage refer to the element's line-height property

for hiding elements without taking item out of the document's flow

initial value: inherit; which rather makes the fact that it's not inherited a moot point

for specifying how white space should be treated

initial value: normal; may only be applied to block-level elements; inherited

for specifying how many lines of an element may appear alone at the top of a page

initial value: 2; may only be applied to bloc-level elements; inherited

for setting the width of an element

initial value: auto; may not be applied to non-replaced inline elements, table rows, or row groups; not inherited; percentages refer to width of containing block

for setting the distance between words

initial value: normal; inherited

for setting the depth of an element with respect to overlapping elements

initial value: auto; may only be applied to positioned elements; not inherited