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CSS font Property

Example

Specify all font properties in one declaration:


Property Definition and Usage

The font shorthand property sets all font properties in one declaration.

The properties that can be set, in order, are: "font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family".

The font-size and font-family values are required. If other values are missing, default values will be inserted, if available.

Note: The line-height property sets the space between lines.

Default value: not specified
Inherited: yes
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Version: CSS1
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JavaScript syntax: object.style.font="italic small-caps bold 12px arial,sans-serif"
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Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that supports the property.

Property
font 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5

Font Properties

Value Description
font-style Specifies the font style. See: font-style
font-variant Specifies the font variant. See: font-variant
font-weight Specifies the font weight. See: font-weight
font-size/line-height Specifies the font size and line height. See: font-size line-height
font-family Specifies the font family. See: font-family
caption Defines the font used by caption controls (like buttons, dropdowns, etc.).
icon Defines the font used by icon labels.
menu Defines the font used by dropdown lists.
message-box Defines the font used by dialog boxes.
small-caption Smaller version of the caption font.
status-bar Defines the font used by window status bars.

More Examples

Other font property values


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