HTML Font tag

Example

Specify the font size, font face and color of text:

<font size="3" color="red">This is some text!</font> <font size="2" color="blue">This is some text!</font> <font face="verdana" color="green">This is some text!</font>

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Definition and Usage

The <font> tag specifies the font face, font size, and font color of text.

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Browser Support

The <font> tag is supported in all major browsers.

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Differences Between HTML and XHTML

The font element was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

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Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
color	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Defines the color of the text in the font element.	TF
face	list_of_fontnames	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Defines the font of the text in the font element.	TF
size	A number from 1 to 7. If basefont is specified you can specify a number from -6 to 6	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Defines the size of the text in the font element.	TF