javascript add style to elements code example

Example 1: how to change style of an element using javascript

<html>
<body>

<p id="p2">Hello World!</p>

<script>
document.getElementById("p2").style.color = "blue";
</script>

<p>The paragraph above was changed by a script.</p>

</body>
</html>

Example 2: adding styling to element using javascript

var elem = document.querySelector('#some-element');

// Set color to purple
elem.style.color = 'purple';

// Set the background color to a light gray
elem.style.backgroundColor = '#e5e5e5';

// Set the height to 150px
elem.style.height = '150px';