Internal style
An internal style sheet is a collection of CSS rules embedded within an HTML document, typically in a style element.
Web Design Playground
A style sheet embedded in an HTML document, typically within a style element, that applies CSS rules to that document only.
- How it is used
- Applies shared CSS rules to selected elements within one HTML page.
- How deep it goes
- Defines style elements, selectors, declarations, declaration blocks, and rules, then relates internal styles to maintenance and the cascade.
- Examples
- Uses dt elements styled with larger bold text and a div whose inline blue color overrides an internal red rule.
- What you can do after
- Apply internal rules to multiple matching elements and recognize when inline styles override them.
Web Design Playground, Second Edition
An internal style sheet is a collection of CSS style rules embedded in an HTML document, typically within a style element in the document head.
- How it is used
- Applies consistent CSS formatting across multiple matching elements within one HTML page.
- How deep it goes
- Defines selectors, declaration blocks, and style rules, but defers advanced selector details and broader cascade behavior.
- Examples
- Uses a dt rule to format movie-job terms such as Gaffer, Best Boy, and Grip.
- What you can do after
- Apply CSS by placing a style element in head and writing reusable selector-based rules.
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Related concepts
- style attributealternative to · The style attribute is an HTML or SVG attribute whose value contains CSS declarations applied directly to that element.
- external stylealternative to · An external style is a stylesheet stored as a separate resource and linked to one or more documents.
- CSShas part · CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, is a stylesheet language for specifying the presentation and layout of structured documents and user interfaces.
- style elementuses · A style element is an HTML element containing CSS rules that apply to a document or an applicable shadow tree.
- margin propertyconfigures · The CSS margin property specifies the outer space around an element’s border, separating it from neighboring content.
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