CSS font-weight Property
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Example
Set different font weight for three paragraphs:
p.normal {font-weight:normal}
p.thick {font-weight:bold}
p.thicker {font-weight:900} |
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Definition and Usage
The font-weight property sets how thick or thin characters in text should be displayed.
| Default value: |
normal |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.fontWeight="900" |
Browser Support

The font-weight property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| normal |
Defines normal characters. This is default |
| bold |
Defines thick characters |
| bolder |
Defines thicker characters |
| lighter |
Defines lighter characters |
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 |
Defines from thin to thick characters. 400 is the same as normal, and 700 is the same as bold |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontWeight property
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