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MapTool supports a subset of the CSS level 1 specification. These styles can be used in-line, and also as external styles within dialogs and frames. This is not meant to be an exhaustive reference, nor an introduction to CSS, this page is only a collection of which properties are supported and to what extent. If you are looking for an introduction to CSS, visit W3Schools CSS Tutorial
Font Properties
font
Value: |
font-style, font-weight, font-size, font-family
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
only font-size
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Example: |
font: bold italic 12pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-family
Value: |
family-name, generic-name
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Initial: |
system default
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-size
Value: |
absolute-size, relative-size, length, percentage
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Initial: |
medium
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
relative to parent element's font-size
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Example: |
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font-style
Value: |
normal, italic, oblique
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Initial: |
normal
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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font-weight
Value: |
normal, bold, bolder, lighter, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
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Initial: |
normal
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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Color and Background Properties
color
Value: |
color name, color code
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Initial: |
element specific
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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background
Value: |
background-color, background-image, background-repeat, background-position
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
background: #0000FF url(asset://de05e42d2eb43fe53a542db116da8083) no-repeat right top;
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background-color
Value: |
color name, color code
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Initial: |
transparent
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
background-color: #0000FF;
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background-image
Value: |
none, url
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
background-image: url(asset://de05e42d2eb43fe53a542db116da8083);
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background-repeat
Value: |
repeat, repeat-x, repeat-y, no-repeat
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Initial: |
repeat
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
background-repeat: no-repeat;
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background-position
Value: |
top, center, bottom, left, center, right
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Initial: |
top left
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Applies To: |
block-level and replaced elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
background-position: bottom right;
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Text Properties
text-align
Value: |
left, right, center
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Initial: |
element specific
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Applies To: |
block-level elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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text-decoration
Value: |
none, underline, line-through
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
text-decoration: line-through;
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vertical-align
Value: |
baseline, sub, super
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Initial: |
baseline
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Applies To: |
inline elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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Box Properties
border-style
Value: |
none, inset, outset
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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margin
Value: |
length, auto
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Initial: |
none
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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margin-top
Value: |
length, auto
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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margin-right
Value: |
length, auto
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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margin-bottom
Value: |
length, auto
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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margin-left
Value: |
length, auto
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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padding
Value: |
length
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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padding-top
Value: |
length
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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padding-right
Value: |
length
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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padding-bottom
Value: |
length
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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padding-left
Value: |
length
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Initial: |
0
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Applies To: |
all elements
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Inherited: |
no
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Relative Size: |
no
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Example: |
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Classification Properties
list-style-type
Value: |
none, disc, circle, square, decimal, lower-roman, upper-roman, lower-alpha, upper-alpha
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Initial: |
disc
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Applies To: |
list-item elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
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list-style-position
Value: |
inside, outside
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Initial: |
outside
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Applies To: |
list-item elements
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Inherited: |
yes
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Relative Size: |
N/A
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Example: |
list-style-position: inside;
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