Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

font

Synopsis

<font>...</font>

Deprecated. Used to affect the style (color, typeface, and size) of the enclosed text. This element is no longer used in contemporary web design.

Attributes

Core(id, class, style, title), Internationalization

color="#RRGGBB" or "color name"

Deprecated. Specifies the color of the enclosed text. For information on how to specify color, see Appendix D.

face="typeface" (or list of typefaces)

Deprecated. Specifies a typeface for the text. The specified typeface is used only if it is found on the user’s machine. You may provide a list of fonts (separated by commas), and the browser uses the first available in the string.

size=" value "

Deprecated. Sets the size of the type to an absolute value on a scale from 1 to 7 (3 is the default), or by using a relative value +n or -n (based on the default or basefont setting).