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Syntax:
*{
PROPERTY: VALUE;
}
For example:
* {
COLOR: BLUE;
}
Type Selector
The Type Selector in CSS is used to target all elements of a specific type (HTML tag) and apply
styles to them. It is also known as the Element Selector because it selects elements based on
their tag names.
Syntax:
ELEMENT {
PROPERTY: VALUE;
}
For example:
P{
TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;
COLOR: RED;
}
All HTML paragraphs on the web page will be centre-aligned and displayed in red colour.
TYPES OF CSS
There are three types of CSS:
External CSS
Internal CSS
Inline CSS
External CSS
By using External CSS, look of an entire website can be changed by updating just one CSS file.
To do so:
Web page must include a reference to the External CSS file within a <LINK> element inside the
<HEAD> section. Syntax to define LINK in the web page:
<HEAD>
<LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="name of style sheet">
</HEAD>
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