CSS font properties

Examples

Specify all font properties in one declaration:

p.ex1
{
font: 15px arial, sans-serif;
}

p.ex2
{
font: italic bold 12px / 30px Georgia, serif;
}



In the bottom of this page for more examples.

Attribute definitions and instructions

font shorthand property sets all the font properties in one declaration.

Settable properties are (in order): "font-style font-variant font-weight font-size / line-height font-family"

The value of font-size and font-family is required. If the lack of other values, the default values ​​will be inserted, if there is a default value of words.

Note: line - the space between the rows and row height properties.

Defaults: not specified
inherit: yes
version: CSS1
JavaScript syntax: object .style.font = "italic small-capsbold 12px arial, sans-serif"


Browser Support

Figures in the table represent the first browser to support the version number of the property.

属性
font 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5

Font properties

value description
font-style Prescribed font style. See: font-style for possible values.
font-variant Chinese fonts specified. See: font-Variant of possible values.
font-weight Prescribed font weight. See: font-weight for possible values.
font-size / line-height Font size and line height regulations. See: font-size and line-height of possible values.
font-family Provisions of the font family. See: font-Family of possible values.
caption The title font is defined controls (such as buttons, drop-down lists, etc.) used.
icon Define the font to be used marked with an icon.
menu Definition is the drop-down list of fonts to use.
message-box Define the font used by the dialog box.
small-caption Small versions caption fonts.
status-bar Define the font to be used in the window status bar.


Examples

More examples

Some other font property values
This example demonstrates some other font property values.


related articles

CSS tutorial: CSS the Font