CSS list

This is a list of the most useful CSS properties, roughly ranked from easy to hard. They link to an explanation and examples.

text-align	Align text to the left, right, center or justify
font	Change all font properties in one line of code
font-family	Change the typeface of this element
font-size	Change the size of the font
font-width	Stretch the width of the font
font-style	Make font italic or oblique
font-weight	Change the weight of the font
height	Change the height of an element
margin	Put empty space around the outside of an element
opacity	Change the transparency of an element
padding	Put empty space around the inside of an element
color	Change text color
line-height	Change the line-height of text
visibility	Make element (in)visible
border	show a border around an element
box-shadow	Give an element a drop shadow
text-shadow	Give text a shadow
border-radius	Give an element rounded corners
background	Change the background of an element into a color, image or gradient
filter	Put a color filter on an element
:hover	Define what happens if the mouse is on an element
cursor	Change the cursor if it hovers over an element
transform	Transform the dimensions of an element, for example by skewing, scaling or rotating
transition	Make an element transition smoothly if it changes
columns	Put the elements inside an element into columns
position	Change how an element is positioned. For example absolute or fixed
grid	Put the elements inside an element into a grid
animation	Animate the properties of an element