Colour, alignment, decoration, transform and spacing.
✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lessonCSS has many properties for formatting text:
color: text colour.text-align: left, right, center, justify.text-decoration: underline, line-through, none.text-transform: uppercase, lowercase, capitalize.letter-spacing, word-spacing, line-height.text-indent: indents the first line.text-shadow: adds a shadow, e.g. 2px 2px 4px #000.Mastering CSS Text helps you write clean and reliable CSS code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.
<style>
.center { text-align: center; }
.upper { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 4px; }
.strike { text-decoration: line-through; color: #94A3B8; }
.shadow { font-size: 32px; color: #2563EB; text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.3); }
.spaced { line-height: 2; text-indent: 40px; }
</style>
<p class="center">Centred text</p>
<p class="upper">uppercase with letter spacing</p>
<p class="strike">Crossed out</p>
<p class="shadow">Text shadow</p>
<p class="spaced">This paragraph has a large line height and an indented first line, which makes long text easier to read.</p>Check what you learned in “CSS Text”.
Make the text uppercase.
h2 {
text-transform: ;
}
Which property removes the underline from links?
Centre the heading text.
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