It is an acceptable practice and it's shorter. http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1#color-units Norman www.CraftedSolutions.com 803-405-1008 At 12:14 PM 8/20/2003, you wrote: >Hi list, > >I've been trying to beef up my CSS skills and I've noticed something that >I'm not real familiar with. Would someone please explain to me why people >are defining colors with only 3 hex numbers? For example: > >A:hover { > FONT-WEIGHT: 900; COLOR: #555; Font-Size: 10px; >} > >Thanks > >Rob.Smith > >-- >* * Please support the community that supports you. * * >http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > >For unsubscribe and other options, including the Tip Harvester >and archives of thelist go to: http://lists.evolt.org >Workers of the Web, evolt !