HTML class Attribute

Definition and Usage

The class attribute specifies one or more classnames for an element.

The class attribute is mostly used to point to a class in a style sheet. However, it can also be used by a JavaScript (via the HTML DOM) to make changes to HTML elements with a specified class.

Applies to

The class attribute is part of the Global Attributes, and can be used on any HTML element.

Element	Attribute
All HTML elements	class

Example

Use of the class attribute in an HTML document:

<html>
<head>
<style>
h1.intro {
color: blue;
}

p.important {
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h1 class="intro">Header 1</h1>
<p>A paragraph.</p>
<p class="important">Note that this is an important paragraph. :)</p>

</body>
</html>

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