HTML 4 style Tag

Also see HTML5 <style> Tag.

This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <style> Tag.


The HTML <style> tag is used for declaring style sheets within the head of your HTML document.

Each HTML document can contain multiple <style> tags. Each tag must be located between the <head> tags.

Example

Attributes

Attributes specific to this tag:
AttributeDescription
nameDefines the name of the parameter.
typeSpecifies the style sheet language as a content-type (MIME type).
mediaSpecifies the device the document will be displayed on. Possible values:
  • all
  • braille
  • print
  • projection
  • screen
  • speech
Other Attributes:
AttributeDescription
dirSpecifies the direction of the text
langLanguage code
titleSpecifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").

Preview

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HTML5 Tags

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.

See HTML5 <style> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.

See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.