Text Properties
Comments:  These properties let you control basic text formatting. Some may also be applied to non-text elements.
Property Description Values Example
text-transform Set the case of the text. capitalize
uppercase
lowercase
none 		p {text-transform: capitalize}

Capitalizes the first character of each word in the paragraph.

H2 {text-transform: uppercase}

Displays all level two headlines in all uppercase characters.

vertical-align Aligns the element vertically to the baseline. Can be very useful with images. baseline
sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
 		img {vertical-align: middle}

Places the image in the middle of the baseline.

text-align Aligns the element horizontally across the page or within division left
right
center
justify 		H3 {text-align: center}

Centers all level three headlines.

text-indent Sets the amount of indent for the first line of a text block XX units
% 		p {text-indent: 2em}

Indents the first line of the paragraph 2 em spaces.

line-height Also known as "leading" or "line space." Specifies the distance between baselines of consecutive lines of text. normal
XX units
% 		p {line-height: 12pt}

Sets 12 points of space from baseline to baseline in paragraph.

letter-spacing

 

Lets you control the space between letters. normal
XX units 		p {letter-spacing: 0}

Prevents any extra space from being added between letters in a paragraph.

text-decoration Sets underlining, overlining, strike-through, or blink attributes for the element. Vendors may be adding their own text decoration formats, as well. underline
line-through
none 		H1 {text-decoration: underline}

Underlines all level one headlines.