Specify all the font properties in one declaration:
p.ex1 {
font: 15px arial, sans-serif;
}p.ex2 {
font: italic bold 12px/30px Georgia, serif;
}
More “Try it Yourself” examples below.
Definition and Usage
The font property is a shorthand for the font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size/line-height, and the font-family properties.
The font-size and font-family values are required. If one of the other values is missing, their default value are used.
Note: The line-height property sets the space between lines.
| Default value: | The default value of all the font properties |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable – Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.font=”italic small-caps bold 12px arial,sans-serif” Try it |
CSS Syntax
font: font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family|caption|icon|menu|message-box|small-caption|status-bar|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Property/Value | Description |
|---|---|
| font-style | Specifies the font style. Default value is “normal” |
| font-variant | Specifies the font variant. Default value is “normal” |
| font-weight | Specifies the font weight. Default value is “normal” |
| font-size/line-height | Specifies the font size and the line-height. Default value is “normal” |
| font-family | Specifies the font family. Default value depends on the browser |
| caption | Uses the font that are used by captioned controls (like buttons, drop-downs, etc.) |
| icon | Uses the font that are used by icon labels |
| menu | Uses the fonts that are used by dropdown menus |
| message-box | Uses the fonts that are used by dialog boxes |
| small-caption | A smaller version of the caption font |
| status-bar | Uses the fonts that are used by the status bar |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
A demonstration of some of the other font property values.
<p style=”font:caption”>The browser font used in captioned controls.</p>
<p style=”font:icon”>The browser font used in icon labels.</p>
<p style=”font:menu”>The browser font used in dropdown menus.</p>
<p style=”font:message-box”>The browser font used in dialog boxes.</p>
<p style=”font:small-caption”>A smaller version of the caption font.</p>
<p style=”font:status-bar”>The browser font used in the status bar.</p>
