Dynamic Fonts
The introduction of the face attribute of the <font> element gave Web developers the capability to choose the font in which their content should be rendered, giving them much greater control over the final appearance of their documents. The advent of style sheets and the CSS standard—now supported by the two most popular Web browsers—adds an even greater capability for you to specify the precise font, format, and position of everything on your Web page. Increasingly, the visual effects that you develop through HTML, without having to rely on large graphics or other types of plug-in content, are limited only by your imagination.
Unfortunately, one implicit assumption is made that might get you into trouble when using <FONT FACE> ...
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