HTML <font> (Font Definition) Tag
Deprecated: The <font> element is not Supported in HTML5.
Example
<!--Not recommended-->
<p>This is the <font size="50" color="red" face="monaco,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif">wrong way</font> to style text.</p>
<!--Recommended-->
<p>This is the <span style="font-size:16px; color:green; font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">right way</span> to style text.</p>Meaning
The <font> element allows specification of the size, color, and font of the text it encloses.
Note: Use of this element is not encouraged, as it is not part of strict HTML and XHTML specifications. HTML5 defines this element as obsolete. CSS properties like font-face, color, and font-size provide a richer way of providing the same functionality as this element.
Version: HTML 3.2, 4, 4.01
Standard Syntax
<font size="number" color="color" face="fontFamily">...</font>Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| color | color | sets the text color using either a browser-dependent named color or a color specified in the hexadecimal #RRGGBB format. |
| face | fontFamily | Specifies a list of one or more font names separated by commas. |
| point-size | number | Specifies the point size of text and is used with downloadable fonts. |
| size | number | Specifies the font size as either a numeric or relative value. |
| weight | number | Specifies the weight of the font, with a value of 100 being lightest and 900 being heaviest. |
Global Attributes
<font> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
<font> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.