Basic CSS Syntax: White Space in Declarations

Some white space within CSS declarations is permissible, even recommended. We are no longer dealing with HTML, so indentation of properties is possible.

Acceptable:

p { font-size:24pt; color:#000000; text-align:left; }

Also Acceptable:

p {
    font-size:24pt;
    color:#000000;
    text-align:left;
}

When you have a large number of properties in a declaration, you may wish to place each property on its own line, indenting the properties in the manner shown above; this is perfectly acceptable, even de rigeur, making the CSS easier to read and analyze.

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