A Comprehensive Guide to CSS Shorthand Properties
Tags: css, webdev, react
Published: 2023-04-03 20:11:06

CSS shorthand is a group of CSS properties that allow you to write multiple CSS properties in a single line of code. This can help you save time, reduce the size of your stylesheet, and make your code more readable.

### 1. `Background` property

The `background` property combines the `background-color`, `background-image`, `background-repeat`, `background-position`, and `background-size` properties.

```css
/*
background-color: #CCCCCC;
background-image: url(https://example.com/example.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: right top;
*/

background: #cccccc url(https://example.com/example.png) no-repeat fixed right
  top;
```

### 2. `Margin` property

**`margin`** property combines **`margin-top`**, **`margin-right`**, **`margin-bottom`**, and **`margin-left`**
properties.

```css
/*
margin-top: 20px;
margin-right: 30px;
margin-bottom: 70px;
margin-left: 80px;
margin: top right bottom left;
*/
margin: 20px 30px 70px 80px;
```

### 3. `Padding` property

**`padding`** combines **`padding-top`**, **`padding-right`**, **`padding-bottom`**, and **`padding-left`** properties.

```css
/*
padding-top: 10px;
padding-right: 20px;
padding-bottom: 20px;
padding-left: 40px;
*/
padding: top right bottom left;
padding: 10px 20px 40px;
```

### 4. `Font` property

**`font`** combines **`font-style`**, **`font-variant`**, **`font-weight`**, **`font-size`**, **`line-height`**, and **`font-family`**properties.

```css
/*
font-style: oblique;
font-weight: 400;
font-variant: small-caps;
font-size: 24px;
font-family: Times, serif;
*/
font: oblique 400 small-caps 24px Times, serif;
```

### 5. `Transition` property

The **`transition`** property combines the **`transition-property`**, **`transition-duration`**, **`transition-timing-function`**, and **`transition-delay`** properties.

```css
/*
transition-property: background, color;
transition-duration: 1s;
transition-timing-function: ease-out;
transition-delay: 60ms;
*/
transition: background-color 1s ease-out 60ms;
```

### 6. `Border` property

**`border`**combines **`border-width`**, **`border-style`**, and **`border-color`** properties.

```css
/*
border-width: 10px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #AA88FF;
*/
border: 10px solid #aa88ff;
```
### 7. `Flex` property
**`flex`** combines **`flex-grow`**, **`flex-shrink`**, and **`flex-basis`** properties.

```css
/*
flex-grow: 1;
flex-shrink: 1;
flex-basis: 1em;
*/
flex: 1 1 1em;
```

### 8. `list-style` property

**`list-style`** combines **`list-style-type`**, **`list-style-position`**, and **`list-style-image`** properties.

```css
/*
list-style-type: square;
list-style-position: inside;
list-style-image: url("list-icon.png");
*/
list-style: square inside url('list-icon.png');
```

### 9. `Animation` property

**`animation`** combines **`animation-name`**, **`animation-duration`**, **`animation-timing-function`**, **`animation-delay`**, **`animation-iteration-count`**, **`animation-direction`**, and **`animation-fill-mode`** properties.

```css
/*
animation-duration: 5s;
animation-name: example;
animation-delay: 2s;
animation-direction: alternate;
animation-fill-mode: normal
animation-iteration-count: infinite;
animation-play-state: running
animation-timing-function: ease-out;
*/

animation: 5s example 2s alternate infinite ease-out;
```

### 10. `place-self` property

**`place-self`** combines **`justify-self`** and **`align-self`** properties.

```css
/*
justify-self: start;
align-self: stretch;
*/
place-items: start stretch;
```

### 11. `place-contnent` property

`place-content` combines `justify-content` and `align-content` properties in CSS.

```css
/*
justify-content: center;
align-content: center;
*/
place-content: center;
```

### 12. `place-items` property

**`place-items`**: combines **`justify-items`** and **`align-items`** properties.

```css
/*
place-items: end;
justify-items: start;
*/
place-items: start end;
```

### 13. `text-decoration` property

**`text-decoration`** property combines the **`text-decoration-line`**, **`text-decoration-style`**, and **`text-decoration-color`** properties.

```css
/*
text-decoration-line: underline;
text-decoration-style: dotted;
text-decoration-color: red;
*/
text-decoration: underline dotted red;
```
### 14. `outline` property

The `outline` property is a shorthand for the `outline-color`, `outline-style`, and `outline-width` properties.

```css
/*
outline-color: red;
outline-style: solid;
outline-width: 2px;
*/
utline: 2px solid red;
```



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