In certain cases, where a browser does not support standard-compliant CSS, you may need to resort to using JavaScript to achieve a certain stylistic effect.
The following code provides the syntax necessary to use JavaScript to modify styles:
document.getElementById(id_of_element).style.javascript_property = "style";
If only it were that simple! How JavaScript refers to style properties varies a little bit from CSS. The following table will assist you in finding the correct JavaScript style.
Using the table below, here’s a JavaScript example on how to modify the border width property of an element:
<p id="example">This is an example.</p>
<script>
document.getElementById('example').style.borderWidth = '4px';
</script>| CSS Property | JavaScript Property |
|---|---|
| background | background |
| background-attachment | backgroundAttachment |
| background-color | backgroundColor |
| background-image | backgroundImage |
| background-position | backgroundPosition |
| background-repeat | backgroundRepeat |
| border | border |
| border-bottom | borderBottom |
| border-bottom-color | borderBottomColor |
| border-bottom-style | borderBottomStyle |
| border-bottom-width | borderBottomWidth |
| border-color | borderColor |
| border-left | borderLeft |
| border-left-color | borderLeftColor |
| border-left-style | borderLeftStyle |
| border-left-width | borderLeftWidth |
| border-right | borderRight |
| border-right-color | borderRightColor |
| border-right-style | borderRightStyle |
| border-right-width | borderRightWidth |
| border-style | borderStyle |
| border-top | borderTop |
| border-top-color | borderTopColor |
| border-top-style | borderTopStyle |
| border-top-width | borderTopWidth |
| border-width | borderWidth |
| clear | clear |
| clip | clip |
| color | color |
| cursor | cursor |
| display | display |
| filter | filter |
| font | font |
| font-family | fontFamily |
| font-size | fontSize |
| font-variant | fontVariant |
| font-weight | fontWeight |
| height | height |
| left | left |
| letter-spacing | letterSpacing |
| line-height | lineHeight |
| list-style | listStyle |
| list-style-image | listStyleImage |
| list-style-position | listStylePosition |
| list-style-type | listStyleType |
| margin | margin |
| margin-bottom | marginBottom |
| margin-left | marginLeft |
| margin-right | marginRight |
| margin-top | marginTop |
| overflow | overflow |
| padding | padding |
| padding-bottom | paddingBottom |
| padding-left | paddingLeft |
| padding-right | paddingRight |
| padding-top | paddingTop |
| page-break-after | pageBreakAfter |
| page-break-before | pageBreakBefore |
| position | position |
| float | styleFloat |
| text-align | textAlign |
| text-decoration | textDecoration |
| text-decoration: blink | textDecorationBlink |
| text-decoration: line-through | textDecorationLineThrough |
| text-decoration: none | textDecorationNone |
| text-decoration: overline | textDecorationOverline |
| text-decoration: underline | textDecorationUnderline |
| text-indent | textIndent |
| text-transform | textTransform |
| top | top |
| vertical-align | verticalAlign |
| visibility | visibility |
| width | width |
| z-index | zIndex |