# CSS Properties for Text

This tutorial shows how we can handle text attributes with CSS.

The most used properties we can use for a text are:

• color : used to set the color of the text. The color is specified by:

  • a color name - like "red"
  • a HEX value - like "#ff0000"
  • an RGB value - like "rgb(255,0,0)"

• background-color : the color of the background.

• text-align : used to set the horizontal alignment of a text. Possible values: center, left, right, justify.

• text-align-last : specifies how to align the last line of a text. Possible values: center, left, right, justify.

• vertical-align : establishes the vertical alignment of an element. Possible values: baseline, text-top, text-bottom, sub, super.

• text-decoration : sets the appearance of decorative lines on text. Possible values: overline, line-through, underline, none.

• text-decoration-color : sets the color of the decoration

• text-decoration-style : sets the color of the decoration. Possible values: solid, double, dotted, dashed, wavy.

• text-transform : specifies how to capitalize an element's text. Possible values: capitalize, uppercase, lowercase, none.

• text-indent : used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text. Possible values: 5px, -5px.

• line-height : specifies the space between lines.

• word-spacing : specifies the space between the words in a text.

• text-shadow : adds shadow to text.