CSS Syntax

A CSS rule consists of a selector and a declaration block.

CSS Syntax

The selector points to the HTML element you want to style.

The declaration block contains one or more declarations separated by semicolons.

Each declaration includes a CSS property name and a value, separated by a colon.

Multiple CSS declarations are separated with semicolons, and declaration blocks are surrounded by curly braces.

Example

In this example all < p > elements will be center-aligned, with a red text color:

p{
color: red;
text-align: center;
}

Try it yourself

Example Explained

• p is a selector in CSS (it points to the HTML element you want to style: < p >).
• color is a property, and red is the property value
• text-alignis a property, and center is the property value

You will learn much more about CSS selectors and CSS properties in the next chapters!