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CSSStyleDeclaration JS Conversion


HTML DOM Style Object


Style object

The Style object represents an individual style statement.


Style Object Properties

Property Description
alignContent Sets or returns the alignment between the lines inside a flexible container when the items do not use all available space
alignItems Sets or returns the alignment for items inside a flexible container
alignSelf Sets or returns the alignment for selected items inside a flexible container
animation A shorthand property for all the animation properties below, except the animationPlayState property
animationDelay Sets or returns when the animation will start
animationDirection Sets or returns whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles
animationDuration Sets or returns how many seconds or milliseconds an animation takes to complete one cycle
animationFillMode Sets or returns what values are applied by the animation outside the time it is executing
animationIterationCount Sets or returns the number of times an animation should be played
animationName Sets or returns a name for the @keyframes animation
animationTimingFunction Sets or returns the speed curve of the animation
animationPlayState Sets or returns whether the animation is running or paused
background Sets or returns all the background properties in one declaration
backgroundAttachment Sets or returns whether a background-image is fixed or scrolls with the page
backgroundColor Sets or returns the background-color of an element
backgroundImage Sets or returns the background-image for an element
backgroundPosition Sets or returns the starting position of a background-image
backgroundRepeat Sets or returns how to repeat (tile) a background-image
backgroundClip Sets or returns the painting area of the background
backgroundOrigin Sets or returns the positioning area of the background images
backgroundSize Sets or returns the size of the background image
backfaceVisibility Sets or returns whether or not an element should be visible when not facing the screen
border Sets or returns borderWidth, borderStyle, and borderColor in one declaration
borderBottom Sets or returns all the borderBottom properties in one declaration
borderBottomColor Sets or returns the color of the bottom border
borderBottomLeftRadius Sets or returns the shape of the border of the bottom-left corner
borderBottomRightRadius Sets or returns the shape of the border of the bottom-right corner
borderBottomStyle Sets or returns the style of the bottom border
borderBottomWidth Sets or returns the width of the bottom border
borderCollapse Sets or returns whether the table border should be collapsed into a single border, or not
borderColor Sets or returns the color of an element's border (can have up to four values)
borderImage A shorthand property for setting or returning all the borderImage properties
borderImageOutset Sets or returns the amount by which the border image area extends beyond the border box
borderImageRepeat Sets or returns whether the image-border should be repeated, rounded or stretched
borderImageSlice Sets or returns the inward offsets of the image-border
borderImageSource Sets or returns the image to be used as a border
borderImageWidth Sets or returns the widths of the image-border
borderLeft Sets or returns all the borderLeft properties in one declaration
borderLeftColor Sets or returns the color of the left border
borderLeftStyle Sets or returns the style of the left border
borderLeftWidth Sets or returns the width of the left border
borderRadius A shorthand property for setting or returning all the four borderRadius properties
borderRight Sets or returns all the borderRight properties in one declaration
borderRightColor Sets or returns the color of the right border
borderRightStyle Sets or returns the style of the right border
borderRightWidth Sets or returns the width of the right border
borderSpacing Sets or returns the space between cells in a table
borderStyle Sets or returns the style of an element's border (can have up to four values)
borderTop Sets or returns all the borderTop properties in one declaration
borderTopColor Sets or returns the color of the top border
borderTopLeftRadius Sets or returns the shape of the border of the top-left corner
borderTopRightRadius Sets or returns the shape of the border of the top-right corner
borderTopStyle Sets or returns the style of the top border
borderTopWidth Sets or returns the width of the top border
borderWidth Sets or returns the width of an element's border (can have up to four values)
bottom Sets or returns the bottom position of a positioned element
boxDecorationBreak Sets or returns the behaviour of the background and border of an element at page-break, or, for in-line elements, at line-break.
boxShadow Attaches one or more drop-shadows to the box
boxSizing Allows you to define certain elements to fit an area in a certain way
captionSide Sets or returns the position of the table caption
caretColor Sets or returns the caret/cursor color of an element
clear Sets or returns the position of the element relative to floating objects
clip Sets or returns which part of a positioned element is visible
color Sets or returns the color of the text
columnCount Sets or returns the number of columns an element should be divided into
columnFill Sets or returns how to fill columns
columnGap Sets or returns the gap between the columns
columnRule A shorthand property for setting or returning all the columnRule properties
columnRuleColor Sets or returns the color of the rule between columns
columnRuleStyle Sets or returns the style of the rule between columns
columnRuleWidth Sets or returns the width of the rule between columns
columns A shorthand property for setting or returning columnWidth and columnCount
columnSpan Sets or returns how many columns an element should span across
columnWidth Sets or returns the width of the columns
content Used with the :before and :after pseudo-elements, to insert generated content
counterIncrement Increments one or more counters
counterReset Creates or resets one or more counters
cursor Sets or returns the type of cursor to display for the mouse pointer
direction Sets or returns the text direction
display Sets or returns an element's display type
emptyCells Sets or returns whether to show the border and background of empty cells, or not
filter Sets or returns image filters (visual effects, like blur and saturation)
flex Sets or returns the length of the item, relative to the rest
flexBasis Sets or returns the initial length of a flexible item
flexDirection Sets or returns the direction of the flexible items
flexFlow A shorthand property for the flexDirection and the flexWrap properties
flexGrow Sets or returns how much the item will grow relative to the rest
flexShrink Sets or returns how the item will shrink relative to the rest
flexWrap Sets or returns whether the flexible items should wrap or not
cssFloat Sets or returns the horizontal alignment of an element
font Sets or returns fontStyle, fontVariant, fontWeight, fontSize, lineHeight, and fontFamily in one declaration
fontFamily Sets or returns the font family for text
fontSize Sets or returns the font size of the text
fontStyle Sets or returns whether the style of the font is normal, italic or oblique
fontVariant Sets or returns whether the font should be displayed in small capital letters
fontWeight Sets or returns the boldness of the font
fontSizeAdjust Preserves the readability of text when font fallback occurs
fontStretch Selects a normal, condensed, or expanded face from a font family
hangingPunctuation Specifies whether a punctuation character may be placed outside the line box
height Sets or returns the height of an element
hyphens Sets how to split words to improve the layout of paragraphs
icon Provides the author the ability to style an element with an iconic equivalent
imageOrientation Specifies a rotation in the right or clockwise direction that a user agent applies to an image
isolation Defines whether an element must create a new stacking content
justifyContent Sets or returns the alignment between the items inside a flexible container when the items do not use all available space.
left Sets or returns the left position of a positioned element
letterSpacing Sets or returns the space between characters in a text
lineHeight Sets or returns the distance between lines in a text
listStyle Sets or returns listStyleImage, listStylePosition, and listStyleType in one declaration
listStyleImage Sets or returns an image as the list-item marker
listStylePosition Sets or returns the position of the list-item marker
listStyleType Sets or returns the list-item marker type
margin Sets or returns the margins of an element (can have up to four values)
marginBottom Sets or returns the bottom margin of an element
marginLeft Sets or returns the left margin of an element
marginRight Sets or returns the right margin of an element
marginTop Sets or returns the top margin of an element
maxHeight Sets or returns the maximum height of an element
maxWidth Sets or returns the maximum width of an element
minHeight Sets or returns the minimum height of an element
minWidth Sets or returns the minimum width of an element
navDown Sets or returns where to navigate when using the arrow-down navigation key
navIndex Sets or returns the tabbing order for an element
navLeft Sets or returns where to navigate when using the arrow-left navigation key
navRight Sets or returns where to navigate when using the arrow-right navigation key
navUp Sets or returns where to navigate when using the arrow-up navigation key
objectFit Specifies how the contents of a replaced element should be fitted to the box established by its used height and width
objectPosition Specifies the alignment of the replaced element inside its box
opacity Sets or returns the opacity level for an element
order Sets or returns the order of the flexible item, relative to the rest
orphans Sets or returns the minimum number of lines for an element that must be left at the bottom of a page when a page break occurs inside an element
outline Sets or returns all the outline properties in one declaration
outlineColor Sets or returns the color of the outline around a element
outlineOffset Offsets an outline, and draws it beyond the border edge
outlineStyle Sets or returns the style of the outline around an element
outlineWidth Sets or returns the width of the outline around an element
overflow Sets or returns what to do with content that renders outside the element box
overflowX Specifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content, if it overflows the element's content area
overflowY Specifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the content, if it overflows the element's content area
padding Sets or returns the padding of an element (can have up to four values)
paddingBottom Sets or returns the bottom padding of an element
paddingLeft Sets or returns the left padding of an element
paddingRight Sets or returns the right padding of an element
paddingTop Sets or returns the top padding of an element
pageBreakAfter Sets or returns the page-break behavior after an element
pageBreakBefore Sets or returns the page-break behavior before an element
pageBreakInside Sets or returns the page-break behavior inside an element
perspective Sets or returns the perspective on how 3D elements are viewed
perspectiveOrigin Sets or returns the bottom position of 3D elements
position Sets or returns the type of positioning method used for an element (static, relative, absolute or fixed)
quotes Sets or returns the type of quotation marks for embedded quotations
resize Sets or returns whether or not an element is resizable by the user
right Sets or returns the right position of a positioned element
scrollBehavior Specifies whether to smoothly animate the scroll position, instead of a straight jump, when the user clicks on a link within a scrollable boxt
tableLayout Sets or returns the way to lay out table cells, rows, and columns
tabSize Sets or returns the length of the tab-character
textAlign Sets or returns the horizontal alignment of text
textAlignLast Sets or returns how the last line of a block or a line right before a forced line break is aligned when text-align is "justify"
textDecoration Sets or returns the decoration of a text
textDecorationColor Sets or returns the color of the text-decoration
textDecorationLine Sets or returns the type of line in a text-decoration
textDecorationStyle Sets or returns the style of the line in a text decoration
textIndent Sets or returns the indentation of the first line of text
textJustify Sets or returns the justification method used when text-align is "justify"
textOverflow Sets or returns what should happen when text overflows the containing element
textShadow Sets or returns the shadow effect of a text
textTransform Sets or returns the capitalization of a text
top Sets or returns the top position of a positioned element
transform Applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element
transformOrigin Sets or returns the position of transformed elements
transformStyle Sets or returns how nested elements are rendered in 3D space
transition A shorthand property for setting or returning the four transition properties
transitionProperty Sets or returns the CSS property that the transition effect is for
transitionDuration Sets or returns how many seconds or milliseconds a transition effect takes to complete
transitionTimingFunction Sets or returns the speed curve of the transition effect
transitionDelay Sets or returns when the transition effect will start
unicodeBidi Sets or returns whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages in the same document
userSelect Sets or returns whether the text of an element can be selected or not
verticalAlign Sets or returns the vertical alignment of the content in an element
visibility Sets or returns whether an element should be visible
whiteSpace Sets or returns how to handle tabs, line breaks and whitespace in a text
width Sets or returns the width of an element
wordBreak Sets or returns line breaking rules for non-CJK scripts
wordSpacing Sets or returns the spacing between words in a text
wordWrap Allows long, unbreakable words to be broken and wrap to the next line
widows Sets or returns the minimum number of lines for an element that must be visible at the top of a page
zIndex Sets or returns the stack order of a positioned element


Access a Style Object

The Style object can be accessed from the head section of the document, or from specific HTML element(s).

Accessing style object(s) from the head section of the document:

Example

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("STYLE");
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Accessing a specified element's style object:

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myH1").style;
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Create a Style Object

You can create a <style> element by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("STYLE");
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You can also set the style properties of an existing element:

Example

document.getElementById("myH1").style.color = "red";
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Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML CSS

CSS tutorial: CSS Tutorial

HTML reference: HTML <style> tag

CSS reference: CSS Properties