What is CSS?

CSS is a language that defines and controls the appearance of HTML elements. In DataLion, you can use CSS to change the layout of texts, charts, headings, and buttons.

The CSS syntax

A CSS ruleset consists of a selector and an explanation block. The selector tells the software which object the styles refer to and the explanation blocks define the style.

selector {explanation block;explanation block}

An explanation block consists of a property and a value. The properties point to the type of change and the value then sets the color, for example.

selector {property:value; property:value;}

Example: p { color: #efefef; text-align:center;}

Translated: textblock{color:gray;text-align:center;}

In this example, the color is set to a specific hex (alternatively, an RGB value can be used) and the text is centered. Here, the selector points to the HTML element <p>, which stands for a normal text paragraph.