B — A–Z

Every CSS entry starting with B, grouped by kind. Pseudo-classes, pseudo-elements and types are filed by their first letter, ignoring the leading :, :: or <.

NameDescription
Color
ButtonBorderSystem colour: the border of a button.
ButtonFaceSystem colour: the background of a button.
ButtonTextSystem colour: text on a button.
beigeNamed colour #f5f5dc.
bisqueNamed colour #ffe4c4.
blackNamed colour #000000.
blanchedalmondNamed colour #ffebcd.
blueNamed colour #0000ff.
bluevioletNamed colour #8a2be2.
brownNamed colour #a52a2a.
burlywoodNamed colour #deb887.
Container feature
block-sizeThe block size of the query container's content box.
Descriptor
base-paletteAn @font-palette-values descriptor: the built-in palette to start from.
Function
blur()A Gaussian blur filter.
brightness()A filter that scales brightness.
Property
backdrop-filterApplies filter effects to whatever is behind an element.
backface-visibilityWhether the back of a box shows when turned away.
backgroundShorthand for all the background longhands, in comma-separated layers.
background-attachmentWhether a background scrolls with the element, its content or stays fixed.
background-blend-modeHow an element's background layers blend with each other.
background-clipHow far the background is painted: a box, the border area or the text.
background-colorA solid colour painted beneath the background images.
background-imageOne or more images or gradients painted as background layers.
background-originWhich box background positions and sizes are measured against.
background-positionWhere each background image is placed in its positioning area.
background-position-xThe horizontal position of each background image.
background-position-yThe vertical position of each background image.
background-repeatWhether and how background images are tiled.
background-sizeThe size of each background image, including cover and contain.
baseline-shiftRaises or lowers an inline box from its baseline.
baseline-sourceWhether an inline block aligns by its first or last baseline.
block-sizeThe preferred size of a box along the block axis.
borderSets the width, style and colour of all four borders at once.
border-blockSets the block-start and block-end borders to the same value.
border-block-colorSets the colours of the block-start and block-end borders.
border-block-endSets the width, style and colour of the block-end border.
border-block-end-colorThe colour of the block-end border.
border-block-end-styleThe line style of the block-end border.
border-block-end-widthThe thickness of the block-end border.
border-block-startSets the width, style and colour of the block-start border.
border-block-start-colorThe colour of the block-start border.
border-block-start-styleThe line style of the block-start border.
border-block-start-widthThe thickness of the block-start border.
border-block-styleSets the line styles of the block-start and block-end borders.
border-block-widthSets the thickness of the block-start and block-end borders.
border-bottomSets the width, style and colour of the bottom border.
border-bottom-colorThe colour of the bottom border.
border-bottom-left-radiusThe radius of the bottom-left corner.
border-bottom-right-radiusThe radius of the bottom-right corner.
border-bottom-styleThe line style of the bottom border.
border-bottom-widthThe thickness of the bottom border.
border-collapseWhether table cells have separate borders or share collapsed ones.
border-colorShorthand for the colours of the four physical borders.
border-end-end-radiusThe radius of the block-end, inline-end corner.
border-end-start-radiusThe radius of the block-end, inline-start corner.
border-imageShorthand that draws an image in the border area instead of the border styles.
border-image-outsetHow far the border image reaches beyond the border box.
border-image-repeatWhether the border image edges are stretched, repeated, rounded or spaced.
border-image-sliceWhere to cut the border image into corner, edge and middle pieces.
border-image-sourceThe image drawn in the border area.
border-image-widthHow thick the border image is drawn on each side.
border-inlineSets the inline-start and inline-end borders to the same value.
border-inline-colorSets the colours of the inline-start and inline-end borders.
border-inline-endSets the width, style and colour of the inline-end border.
border-inline-end-colorThe colour of the inline-end border.
border-inline-end-styleThe line style of the inline-end border.
border-inline-end-widthThe thickness of the inline-end border.
border-inline-startSets the width, style and colour of the inline-start border.
border-inline-start-colorThe colour of the inline-start border.
border-inline-start-styleThe line style of the inline-start border.
border-inline-start-widthThe thickness of the inline-start border.
border-inline-styleSets the line styles of the inline-start and inline-end borders.
border-inline-widthSets the thickness of the inline-start and inline-end borders.
border-leftSets the width, style and colour of the left border.
border-left-colorThe colour of the left border.
border-left-styleThe line style of the left border.
border-left-widthThe thickness of the left border.
border-radiusShorthand that rounds the four corners of a box.
border-rightSets the width, style and colour of the right border.
border-right-colorThe colour of the right border.
border-right-styleThe line style of the right border.
border-right-widthThe thickness of the right border.
border-shapeDraws the border along a basic shape instead of the box rectangle.
border-spacingThe gap between the borders of adjacent table cells.
border-start-end-radiusThe radius of the block-start, inline-end corner.
border-start-start-radiusThe radius of the block-start, inline-start corner.
border-styleShorthand for the line style of the four physical borders.
border-topSets the width, style and colour of the top border.
border-top-colorThe colour of the top border.
border-top-left-radiusThe radius of the top-left corner.
border-top-right-radiusThe radius of the top-right corner.
border-top-styleThe line style of the top border.
border-top-widthThe thickness of the top border.
border-widthShorthand for the thickness of the four physical borders.
bottomThe distance of a positioned box from the bottom of its containing block.
box-decoration-breakWhether each fragment of a split box gets its own borders and background.
box-shadowOne or more shadows around or inside a box.
box-sizingWhether width and height measure the content box or the border box.
break-afterForces or avoids a page or column break after a box.
break-beforeForces or avoids a page or column break before a box.
break-insideTries to keep a box from splitting across pages or columns.
Pseudo-class
:bufferingMatches a playing media element that is waiting for data.
Pseudo-element
::backdropThe box behind a modal dialog, popover or full-screen element.
::beforeGenerated content inserted before an element's own content.
:beforeLegacy single-colon form of ::before from CSS 2.
Type
<baseline-position>Align items by their first or last text baseline.
<basic-shape>A shape function: inset(), circle(), ellipse(), polygon(), path() or shape().
<blend-mode>How a layer's colours combine with those behind it.
<box-size>A box size: a length, percentage or content-sizing keyword.