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Inline Style Sheet
An inline style is used to apply a unique style to a single element. It allows you to create and apply a
style directly to the element. Syntax to create an inline style is:
<element style = "property1:value1; property2:value2; … ….">
Where, element is any valid HTML tag and the style is the global attribute of HTML used by all the tags
of HTML. The style attribute contains the CSS properties and their values within double quotes. For
example:
<body style="background-color:green; color:white">
Text in white colour
</body>
Internal Style Sheet
CSS design can also be applied to an HTML document by using <STYLE> tag. This tag should be placed
inside the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags. An internal style sheet is commonly used when one web page
has a unique style. For example:
<head>
<style>
body{background-color:green; color:white;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Text in white colour
</body>
External Style Sheet
In case of external stylesheet, the CSS styles are written in a separate file which is saved with .css
extension. You need to include a reference to the external style sheet file within the <LINK> element
inside the <HEAD> element. Syntax to include the reference of the external stylesheet is:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="name of style sheet file">
</head>
Where, HREF attribute contains the path of the stylesheet. For example, if you have saved the file with
the styles as style.css, then the code will be:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
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