CSS Values

Below is a list of CSS values that can be used with CSS properties[Ref.].

Special CSS values

  1. none : This value removes the property.
  2. inherit : This value links the parents CSS definition to this property.
  3. initial : Sets property to default value.
CSS property Valid values
background Can include valid values of the following:
  • background-color
  • background-image
  • background-position
  • background-size
  • background-repeat
  • background-origin
  • background-clip
  • background-attachment
background-attachment
  • scroll
  • fixed
  • local
  • initial
  • inherit
background-color Any valid CSS colorcolor.
background-image url(/path/to/image.png)
background-position
Value Description
left top
left center
left bottom
right top
right center
right bottom
center top
center center
center bottom		 If you only specify one keyword, the other value will be "center"
x% y% The first value is the horizontal position and the second value is the vertical. The top left corner is 0% 0%. The right bottom corner is 100% 100%. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%. . Default value is: 0% 0%
xpos ypos The first value is the horizontal position and the second value is the vertical. The top left corner is 0 0. Units can be pixels (0px 0px) or any other CSS lengthlen. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%. You can mix % and positions
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.
background-repeat
  • repeat
  • repeat-x
  • repeat-y
  • no-repeat
  • initial
  • inherit
border Can include valid values of the following:
  • border-width
  • border-style (required)
  • border-color
border-color Any valid CSS colorcolor.
border-style
  • none
  • hidden
  • dotted
  • dashed
  • solid
  • double
  • groove
  • ridge
  • inset
  • outset
  • initial
  • inherit
border-width
clear
  • none
  • left
  • right
  • both
  • initial
  • inherit
clip
  • auto
  • shape rect (top, right, bottom, left)
  • initial
  • inherit
color Any valid CSS colorcolor.
cursor
  • alias
  • all-scroll
  • auto
  • cell
  • context-menu
  • col-resize
  • copy
  • crosshair
  • default
  • e-resize
  • ew-resize
  • grab
  • grabbing
  • help
  • move
  • n-resize
  • ne-resize
  • nesw-resize
  • ns-resize
  • nw-resize
  • nwse-resize
  • no-drop
  • none
  • not-allowed
  • pointer
  • progress
  • row-resize
  • s-resize
  • se-resize
  • sw-resize
  • text
  • URL
  • vertical-text
  • w-resize
  • wait
  • zoom-in
  • zoom-out
  • initial
  • inherit
display
  • inline
  • block
  • contents
  • flex
  • grid
  • inline-block
  • inline-flex
  • inline-grid
  • inline-table
  • list-item
  • run-in
  • table
  • table-caption
  • table-column-group
  • table-header-group
  • table-footer-group
  • table-row-group
  • table-cell
  • table-column
  • table-row
  • none
  • initial
  • inherit
filter

none

  • blur(px)
  • brightness(%)
  • contrast(%)
  • drop-shadow(h-offset v-offset blur spread color)
  • grayscale(%)
  • hue-rotate(deg)
  • invert(%)
  • opacity(%)
  • saturate(%)
  • sepia(%)
  • url(/path/to/image.png)

(multiple values can be combined delimitted by spaces)
float
  • none
  • left
  • right
  • initial
  • inherit
font Can include valid values of the following:
  • font-style
  • font-variant
  • font-weight
  • font-size/line-height
  • font-family
font-family
  • family-name (e.g.: Ariel, Georgia, Times New Roman etc.)
  • initial
  • inherit
font-size
font-variant
  • normal
  • small-caps
  • initial
  • inherit
font-weight
  • normal
  • bold
  • bolder
  • lighter
  • number (e.g.: 100, 200, 300 etc.)
  • initial
  • inherit
height
left
letter-spacing
line-height
list-style

Can include valid values of the following:

  • list-style-type
  • list-style-position
  • list-style-image
list-style-image
  • none
  • url(/path/to/image.png)
  • initial
  • inherit
list-style-position
  • inside
  • outside
  • initial
  • inherit
list-style-type
  • disc
  • armenian
  • circle
  • cjk-ideographic
  • decimal
  • decimal-leading-zero
  • georgian
  • hebrew
  • hiragana
  • hiragana-iroha
  • katakana
  • katakana-iroha
  • lower-alpha
  • lower-greek
  • lower-latin
  • lower-roman
  • none
  • square
  • upper-alpha
  • upper-greek
  • upper-latin
  • upper-roman
  • initial
  • inherit
margin margin-top margin-right margin-bottom margin-left
overflow
padding padding-top padding-right padding-bottom padding-left
page-break-after
  • auto
  • always
  • avoid
  • left
  • right
  • initial
  • inherit
page-break-before
  • auto
  • always
  • avoid
  • left
  • right
  • initial
  • inherit
position
  • static
  • absolute
  • fixed
  • relative
  • sticky
  • initial
  • inherit
stroke-dasharray
stroke-dashoffset - CSS lengthlen - number (e.g.: 100, 200, 300 etc.)
stroke-width number (e.g.: 1, 2, 3 etc.)
text-align
  • left
  • right
  • center
  • justify
  • initial
  • inherit
text-decoration

Can include valid values of the following:

  • text-decoration-line (required -- underline, overline, line-through)
  • text-decoration-color (CSS colorcolor.
  • text-decoration-style (solid, wavy, dotted, dashed, double)
text-indent
text-transform
  • none
  • capitalize
  • uppercase
  • lowercase
  • initial
  • inherit;
top
vertical-align
  • baseline
  • length
  • sub
  • super
  • top
  • text-top
  • middle
  • bottom
  • text-bottom
  • initial
  • inherit
visibility
  • visible
  • hidden
  • collapse
  • initial
  • inherit
width
z-index number (e.g.: 1, 2, 3 etc.)

len CSS Length

[ Ref.]

Unit Description
cm centimeters
mm millimeters
in inches (1in = 96px = 2.54cm)
px pixels (1px = 1/96th of 1in)
pt points (1pt = 1/72 of 1in)
pc picas (1pc = 12 pt)
em Relative to the font-size of the element (2em means 2 times the size of the current font)
ex Relative to the x-height of the current font (rarely used)
ch Relative to the width of the "0" (zero)
rem Relative to font-size of the root element
vw Relative to 1% of the width of the viewport
vh Relative to 1% of the height of the viewport
% Relative to the parent element

color CSS Color

  • Hexadecimal colors
  • RGB colors
  • RGBA colors
  • HSL colors
  • HSLA colors
  • Predefined/Cross-browser color names [Ref.]:
Color Name HEX Color
AliceBlue #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
Azure #F0FFFF
Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4
Black #000000
BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF
BlueViolet #8A2BE2
Brown #A52A2A
BurlyWood #DEB887
CadetBlue #5F9EA0
Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E
Coral #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
Crimson #DC143C
Cyan #00FFFF
DarkBlue #00008B
DarkCyan #008B8B
DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
DarkGray #A9A9A9
DarkGrey #A9A9A9
DarkGreen #006400
DarkKhaki #BDB76B
DarkMagenta #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
Darkorange #FF8C00
DarkOrchid #9932CC
DarkRed #8B0000
DarkSalmon #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F
DarkSlateGrey #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise #00CED1
DarkViolet #9400D3
DeepPink #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
DimGray #696969
DimGrey #696969
DodgerBlue #1E90FF
FireBrick #B22222
FloralWhite #FFFAF0
ForestGreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF
Gainsboro #DCDCDC
GhostWhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700
GoldenRod #DAA520
Gray #808080
Grey #808080
Green #008000
GreenYellow #ADFF2F
HoneyDew #F0FFF0
HotPink #FF69B4
IndianRed #CD5C5C
Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0
Khaki #F0E68C
Lavender #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
LawnGreen #7CFC00
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LightBlue #ADD8E6
LightCoral #F08080
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
LightGray #D3D3D3
LightGrey #D3D3D3
LightGreen #90EE90
LightPink #FFB6C1
LightSalmon #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSlateGray #778899
LightSlateGrey #778899
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightYellow #FFFFE0
Lime #00FF00
LimeGreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6
Magenta #FF00FF
Maroon #800000
MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
MediumBlue #0000CD
MediumOrchid #BA55D3
MediumPurple #9370D8
MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed #C71585
MidnightBlue #191970
MintCream #F5FFFA
MistyRose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
Navy #000080
OldLace #FDF5E6
Olive #808000
OliveDrab #6B8E23
Orange #FFA500
OrangeRed #FF4500
Orchid #DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
PaleGreen #98FB98
PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed #D87093
PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
PeachPuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F
Pink #FFC0CB
Plum #DDA0DD
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
Purple #800080
Red #FF0000
RosyBrown #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue #4169E1
SaddleBrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072
SandyBrown #F4A460
SeaGreen #2E8B57
SeaShell #FFF5EE
Sienna #A0522D
Silver #C0C0C0
SkyBlue #87CEEB
SlateBlue #6A5ACD
SlateGray #708090
SlateGrey #708090
Snow #FFFAFA
SpringGreen #00FF7F
SteelBlue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C
Teal #008080
Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347
Turquoise #40E0D0
Violet #EE82EE
Wheat #F5DEB3
White #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00
YellowGreen #9ACD32