# getStyle

Canonical: https://www.wiki.jodisand.me/snippets/javascript/getstyle/


Retrieves the value of a CSS rule for the specified element.

- Use `Window.getComputedStyle()` to get the value of the CSS rule for the specified element.

```js
const getStyle = (el, ruleName) => getComputedStyle(el)[ruleName];
```

```js
getStyle(document.querySelector('p'), 'font-size'); // '16px'
```