You can put your CSS rules into an HTML document using the <style> element. This tag is placed inside <head>…</head> tags.
Rules defined using this syntax will be applied to all elements available in the document.
Here is the generic syntax
Attributes associated with <style> elements are:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
| type | text/css | Specifies the style sheet language as a content –type (MIME type).This is required attribute. |
| media | screen tty tv projection handheldprint braileaural all | Specifies the device the document will be displayed on. Default value is all. This is optional attribute. |
Example Following is the example of embed CSS based on above syntax:
You can use style attribute of any HTML element to define style rules. These rules will be applied to that element only. Here is the generic syntax: 
Example Following is the example of inline CSS based on above syntax:
External CSS- The <link> Element: The <link> element can be used to include an external style sheet file in your HTML document. An external style sheet is a separate text file with .css extension . You define all the Style rules with in this text file and then you can include this file in any HTML document using<link> element.
Here is the generic syntax of including external CSS file:
Attributes associated with <style> elements are:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
| Type | text/css | Specifies the style sheet language as a content-type (MIME –type).This attribute is required. |
| href | URL | Specifies the style sheet file having style rules .This attribute is a required. |
| media | screen tty tv projection handheldprint braile aural all | Specifies the device the document will be displayed on. Default value is all. This is optional attribute. |
Example Consider a simple style sheet file with a name my style.css having the following rules:
Now you can include this file mystyle .css in any HTML document as follows:
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