HTML font face Attribute

Definition and Usage

The face attribute specifies the font of the content within the font element.

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Compatibility Notes

The font element was deprecated in HTML 4.01 and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <p style="font-family: courier, serif">

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Syntax

<font face="font-family">

Syntax Example

<font face="Arial, Times New Roman">

Attribute Values

Value

Description

font-family

Specifies the font for the text/elements within the font element.Default value: Browser dependent Possible values: A comma separated prioritized list of font family names to use. There are two types of font-family values: family-name: The name of a font-family, like "times", "courier", "arial", etc generic-family: The name of a generic-family, like "serif", "sans-serif", "cursive", "fantasy", "monospace"

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Browser Support

The attribute is deprecated, but still supported in all major browsers.

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Example

Source	Output
<font face="Arial, Times New Roman"> <p>God is great</p> </font>	God is great