# Definition and usage

The **HTML `<style>` element** is used to style an HTML document or part of a document without the need for an external stylesheet.


It is usually placed in the `<head>` element of an HTML document, and it specifies how HTML elements should render in a browser.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      h2 {
        color: blue;
        font-size: 15px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
      <h2>Edpresso Writing</h2>
  </body>
  
</html>

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# Attributes
**Attributes** provide additional properties of an HTML element and are always defined in the opening tag.


The `<style>` element contains attributes that define additional characteristics of the element, and it also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


>**Note**: Click on the link below to read on Global Attributes in HTML.

# Single and multiple styles

**Single** styling applies the `<style>` element once in a document while **multiple** styling applies the `<style>` element more than once in a document.

# Conclusion

Although the `<style>` element provides a document’s CSS style information, the generally preferred method is to export an external stylesheet. 
  

The HTML <style> Element


Definition and usage The HTML  element is used to style an HTML document or part of a document without the need for an external stylesheet. It is usually placed in the  element of an HTML document, and it specifies how HTML elements should render in a browser. 

Attribute	Value	Description
type	text/css	It species the styling language.
media	media_query	It specifies the media the styles apply to.

The HTML <style> Element

Definition and usage

Coding example:

Attributes

Attributes of the `<style>` element

Single and multiple styles

Conclusion

The HTML <style> Element

Definition and usage

Coding example:

Attributes

Attributes of the <style> element

Single and multiple styles

Conclusion

Attributes of the `<style>` element