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HTML <font> Tag

Example

Specify the font size, font face and color of text:

<font size="3" color="red">This is some text!</font>
<font size="2" color="blue">This is some text!</font>
<font face="verdana" color="green">This is some text!</font>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <font> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <font> element is deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The <font> tag specifies the font face, font size, and font color of text.

Tips and Notes

Tip: Use CSS to define the font, size, and color of text.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
color rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname		 Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the color of text		 TF
face font_family Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the font of text		 TF
size number Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the size of text		 TF

Standard Attributes

The <font> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element TF
dir rtl
ltr		 Specifies the text direction for the content in an element TF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element TF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element TF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element TF
title text Specifies extra information about an element TF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <font> tag does not support any event attributes.

More information about Event Attributes.

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