Shorthand properties can be used to set several properties at once, in a single declaration, instead of using a separate declaration for each individual property. After years of not following rules, it’s hard time we follow the rules.

Using shorthand can save a lot of space and help speed up your style sheet. Here are a few properties that can help you along. If you want detailed properties you can visit W3C CSS, background, border, border-color, border-style, border sides (border-top, border-right, border-bottom, border-left), border-width, font, list-style, margin, outline, and padding properties.