CSS font Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Specify all the font properties in one declaration:
p.ex1
{
font:italic arial,sans-serif;
}
p.ex2
{
font:italic bold 12px/20px arial,sans-serif;
} |
Try it yourself »
More examples at the bottom of this page.
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Definition and Usage
The font shorthand property sets all the font properties in one declaration.
The properties that can be set, are (in order): font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size/line-height, font-family.
If one of the values above are missing, e.g. "font:100% verdana;", the default value for the missing property will be inserted, if any.
Note: The line-height property sets the space between lines.
| Default value: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.font="italic small-caps bold 12px arial,sans-serif" |
Browser Support
The font property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| font-style |
Specifies the font style. See
font-style for possible
values |
| font-variant |
Specifies the font variant. See
font-variant for possible
values |
| font-weight |
Specifies the font weight. See
font-weight for possible
values |
| font-size/line-height |
Specifies the font size and the line-height. See
font-size and
line-height for possible
values |
| font-family |
Specifies the font family. See
font-family for possible
values |
| caption |
Uses the font that are used by captioned controls (like
buttons, drop-downs, etc.) |
| icon |
Uses the font that are used by icon labels |
| menu |
Uses the fonts that are used by dropdown menus |
| message-box |
Uses the fonts that are used by dialog boxes |
| small-caption |
A smaller version of the caption font |
| status-bar |
Uses the fonts that are used by the status bar |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the font property should be inherited
from the parent element |
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Try it Yourself - Examples |
Some of the other font property values
This example demonstrates some of the other font property values.
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
HTML DOM reference: font property
Complete CSS Reference
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