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In HTML, the "style" attribute is used to apply inline CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to individual HTML elements. It allows you to define specific styles directly within the HTML tag itself, rather than in a separate CSS file or in the <head> section of the document.
The syntax for the style attribute is as follows:
<tag style="property: value;">
Here, "tag" represents the HTML element to which you want to apply the style, "property" is the CSS property you wish to modify, and "value" is the specific value assigned to that property.
For example, let's say you want to apply a red color to a <p> element. You can use the style attribute to achieve this inline styling as follows:
<p style="color: red;">This is a red paragraph.</p>
In this example, the style attribute is added to the <p> tag, and the CSS property color is set to the value red. As a result, the text within the paragraph will be displayed in red.
You can use multiple CSS properties within the style attribute by separating them with a semicolon (;). For instance:
<p style="color: red; font-size: 18px;">This is a red paragraph with a font size of 18 pixels.</p>
In the above example, both the color and font-size properties are applied to the <p> element, defining the text color as red and the font size as 18 pixels.
It's important to note that while the style attribute allows you to apply styles directly to individual HTML elements, it is generally considered better practice to use external CSS files or internal <style> blocks within the <head> section for more extensive and organized styling. Inline styling should be used sparingly and primarily for small and specific style adjustments.