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title: Styling HTML Elements
page-title: Styling HTML Elements
description: A guide to styling HTML elements in Vaadin applications.
meta-description: Learn how to style HTML elements in Vaadin applications using CSS.
order: 40
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= Styling HTML Elements

// TODO: Link "utility classes" to article
Native HTML elements, like `<div>` and `<span>`, can be styled the way you would normally style HTML: with CSS and utility classes. CSS classnames are typically used to target specific instances of HTML elements.

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[.example]
--
[source,java]
----
<source-info group="Flow"></source-info>
var warningBox = new Div("Warning!");
warningBox.addClassNames("warning-message");
----

[source,tsx]
----
<source-info group="React"></source-info>
<div className="warning-message">Warning!</div>
----
--

[source,css]
----
.warning-message {
background-color: #ff8904;
}
----

// TODO: Link "utility classes" to article
Utility classes like Tailwind CSS or Lumo Utility Classes can be applied directly to HTML elements:

[.example]
--
[source,java]
----
<source-info group="Flow"></source-info>
var warningBox = new Div("Warning!");
warningBox.addClassNames("bg-orange-400 p-20");
----

[source,tsx]
----
<source-info group="React"></source-info>
<div className="bg-orange-400 p-20">Warning!</div>
----
--

<<{articles}/styling#inline-styles,Inline styles>> can also be applied to individual elements and components.

[.example]
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[source,java]
----
<source-info group="Flow"></source-info>
var warningBox = new Div("Warning!");
warningBox.getStyles().setBackground("#ff8904");
----

[source,tsx]
----
<source-info group="React"></source-info>
<div style={{ backgroundColor: '#ff8904' }}>Warning!</div>
----
--

<<{articles}/styling/styling-components#theme-style-properties,Theme style properties>> can be used to apply theme styles to any HTML element:

[source,css]
----
.warning-message {
background-color: var(--lumo-warning-color);
}
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