- Posted by lio on October 5, 2008
Examples
Set the font of a text
This example demonstrates how to set a font of a text.
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
h3 {font-family: times}
p {font-family: courier}
p.sansserif {font-family: sans-serif}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>This is header 3</h3>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p class="sansserif">This is a paragraph</p>
</body>
</html> |
CSS Font Properties
The CSS font properties allow you to change the font family, boldness, size, and the style of a text.
Note: In CSS1 fonts are identified by a font name. If a browser does not support the specified font, it will use a default font.
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape.
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
font
|
A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for a font in one declaration |
font-style
font-variant
font-weight
font-size/line-height
font-family
caption
icon
menu
message-box
small-caption
status-bar |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-family
|
A prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names for an element |
family-name
generic-family |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-size
|
Sets the size of a font |
xx-small
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
smaller
larger
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| font-size-adjust |
Specifies an aspect value for an element that will preserve the x-height of the first-choice font |
none
number |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| font-stretch |
Condenses or expands the current font-family |
normal
wider
narrower
ultra-condensed
extra-condensed
condensed
semi-condensed
semi-expanded
expanded
extra-expanded
ultra-expanded |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
font-style
|
Sets the style of the font |
normal
italic
oblique |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
font-variant
|
Displays text in a small-caps font or a normal font |
normal
small-caps |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
font-weight
|
Sets the weight of a font |
normal
bold
bolder
lighter
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |