Web/HTML/Element/style

The HTML <style> element contains style information for a document, or part of a document. It contains CSS, which is applied to the contents of the document containing the <style> element.

The <style> element must be included inside the <head> of the document. In general, it is better to put your styles in external stylesheets and apply them using <link> elements.

If you include multiple <style> and <link> elements in your document, they will be applied to the DOM in the order they are included in the document — make sure you include them in the correct order, to avoid unexpected cascade issues.

In the same manner as <link> elements, <style> elements can include media attributes that contain media queries, allowing you to selectively apply internal stylesheets to your document depending on media features such as viewport width.

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

type: This attribute defines the styling language as a MIME type (charset should not be specified). This attribute is optional and defaults to text/css if it is not specified; values other than the empty string or text/css are not used. Note: There is very little reason to include this attribute in modern web documents.
media: This attribute defines which media the style should be applied to. Its value is a media query, which defaults to all if the attribute is missing.
nonce: A cryptographic nonce (number used once) used to whitelist inline styles in a style-src Content-Security-Policy. The server must generate a unique nonce value each time it transmits a policy. It is critical to provide a nonce that cannot be guessed as bypassing a resource’s policy is otherwise trivial.
title: This attribute specifies alternative style sheet sets.

Deprecated attributes

scoped ' ': This attribute specifies that the styles only apply to the elements of its parent(s) and children.

This attribute may be re-introduced in the future per https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/3547. If you want to use the attribute now, you can use a polyfill.

Examples

A simple stylesheet

In the following example, we apply a very simple stylesheet to a document:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    p {
      color: red;
    }
  </style> 
</head>
<body>
  <p>This is my paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Multiple style elements

In this example we've included two <style> elements — notice how the conflicting declarations in the later <style> element override those in the earlier one, if they have equal specificity.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    p {
      color: white;
      background-color: blue;
      padding: 5px;
      border: 1px solid black;
    }
  </style> 
  <style>
    p {
      color: blue;
      background-color: yellow;
    }
  </style> 
</head>
<body>
  <p>This is my paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Including a media query

In this example we build on the previous one, including a media attribute on the second <style> element so it is only applied when the viewport is less than 500px in width.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    p {
      color: white;
      background-color: blue;
      padding: 5px;
      border: 1px solid black;
    }
  </style> 
  <style media="all and (max-width: 500px)">
    p {
      color: blue;
      background-color: yellow;
    }
  </style> 
</head>
<body>
  <p>This is my paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Technical summary

Content categories	Metadata content, and if the `scoped` attribute is present: flow content.
Permitted content	Text content matching the `type` attribute, that is `text/css`.
Tag omission	Neither tag is omissible.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts metadata content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No `role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLStyleElement`

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'style' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'style' in that specification.	Recommendation	The `type` attribute becomes optional.
HTML 4.01 SpecificationThe definition of 'style' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`style`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`media`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`scoped` Deprecated'Non-standard'	Chrome No support 19 — 35 Disabled' No support 19 — 35 Disabled' Disabled' From version 19 until version 35 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable <style scoped>` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 55 — 61 Notes' Disabled' No support 55 — 61 Notes' Disabled' Notes' This attribute was hidden behind a pref because no other browsers support it (See bug 1291515). Disabled' From version 55 until version 61 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.scoped-style.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 21 — 55	IE No support No	Opera No support 15 — 22 Disabled' No support 15 — 22 Disabled' Disabled' From version 15 until version 22 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable <style scoped>` preference (needs to be set to `true`).	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support 25 — 35 Disabled' No support 25 — 35 Disabled' Disabled' From version 25 until version 35 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable <style scoped>` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Firefox Android No support 55 — 61 Notes' Disabled' No support 55 — 61 Notes' Disabled' Notes' This attribute was hidden behind a pref because no other browsers support it (See bug 1291515). Disabled' From version 55 until version 61 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.scoped-style.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 21 — 55	Opera Android No support 14 — 22 Disabled' No support 14 — 22 Disabled' Disabled' From version 14 until version 22 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable <style scoped>` preference (needs to be set to `true`).	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support 1.5 — 3.0
`title`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`type`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1 Notes' Full support 1 Notes' Notes' Prior to 75, Firefox accepted any CSS media (MIME) type, with optional parameters. Starting in 75, this has been restricted to the string 'text/css', per the spec.	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.': Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.': Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.