font Tag

HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Reference: <font> TagThis element has been deprecated.

      HTML <font> Tag - Font Size, Color, and Typeface        
                    
          Syntax
          This element uses separate opening and closing tags.

            <font>...</font>          
        

          Usage
          The <font> tag is used to specify the text font size,  color and font name. The text is placed between the opening and closing font tags.

HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value.<font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">
 This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag.
</font>


        

          Content Model
          The <font> element can contain the following tags, and Text, between its opening and closing tags.<a> 
<abbr> 
<acronym> 
<applet> 
<b> 
<basefont> 
<bdo> 
<big> 
<br> 
<button> 
<cite> 
<code> 
<del> 
<dfn> 
<em> 
<font> 
<i> 
<iframe>1 
<img> 
<input> 
<ins> 
<kbd> 
<label> 
<map> 
<object> 
<q> 
<s> 
<samp> 
<script> 
<select> 
<small> 
<span> 
<strike> 
<strong> 
<sub> 
<sup> 
<textarea> 
<tt> 
<u> 
<var> 
Notes:
1. The <font> element can contain the <iframe> tag when using DTD Transitional and Frameset documents but not Strict documents.
2. Red tags have been deprecated and are allowed in DTD Transitional and Frameset documents but not Strict documents.
        

Red attributes have been deprecated

    <font> Tag Attribute Summary
      
        Required
        Tag Specific
        Core
        Focus
        Events
        Language
      

         
        color face size 
        id class style title 
         
         
        dir lang xml:lang1 
      
Notes: 1. XHTML only.

Red attributes have been deprecated

    <font> Tag Attributes
      
        Attribute
        Description
      
colorThe color attribute is used to specify the color of the text. The color value can be expressed as an sRGB value which is a hash (#) symbol followed by a hexadecimal value. Or, the color value can be expressed as a color name. Color names are black, silver, gray, white, maroon, red, purple, fuchsia, green, lime, olive, yellow, navy, blue, teal, or aqua.

HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value.<font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">
 This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag.
</font>

HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using color name value.<font size="4" color="green" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">
 This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag.
</font>


Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
faceThe face attribute is used to specify the font family by using a comma separated list of font names.

HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value.<font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">
 This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag.
</font>


Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
sizeThe size attribute is used to specify the text font size using an integer value between 1 and 7.

HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value.<font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">
 This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag.
</font>


Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
idThe id attribute assigns a unique name to a tag. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference the tag. See id Example 
classThe class attribute assigns a class name to a tag. The class name does not need to be unique. More than one tag can have the same class name. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference multiple tags with a single class name. See class Example 
styleThe style attribute specifies styles for the tag. For Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the syntax is name:value. Each name:value pair is separated by semicolons. See style Example 
titleThe title attribute specifies additional information about the tag. It is common for browsers to display the title when the pointing device stops over the object. See title Example 
dirThe dir attribute tells the browser whether the text should be displayed from left-to-right or right-to-left. It does not reverse the direction of the characters, like the <bdo> tag does, but it can help the browser to determine if the text should be aligned on the left side or the right side. See dir Example 
langThe lang attribute specifies a language. This attribute can help the browser to correctly display text. This attribute can also be useful for braille translation software, speech synthesizers, dictionary definitions, etc. See lang Example 
xml:langThe xml:lang attribute specifies a language for XHTML documents. This attribute can help the browser to correctly display text. This attribute can also be useful for braille translation software, speech synthesizers, dictionary definitions, etc. See xml:lang Example 

Note: XHTML only.

HTML <font> Tag Examples<font> tag example using sRGB color value.
<font> tag example using color name value.

Syntax	This element uses separate opening and closing tags. <font>...</font>
Usage	The <font> tag is used to specify the text font size, color and font name. The text is placed between the opening and closing font tags. HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value. <font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag. </font>
Content Model	The <font> element can contain the following tags, and Text, between its opening and closing tags. <a> <abbr> <acronym> <applet> <b> <basefont> <bdo> <big> <br> <button> <cite> <code> <del> <dfn> <em> <font> <i> <iframe>¹ <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <label> <map> <object> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <textarea> <tt> <u> <var> Notes: 1. The <font> element can contain the <iframe> tag when using DTD Transitional and Frameset documents but not Strict documents. 2. Red tags have been deprecated and are allowed in DTD Transitional and Frameset documents but not Strict documents.

Required	Tag Specific	Core	Focus	Events	Language
	color face size	id class style title			dir lang xml:lang¹
Notes: 1. XHTML only.

Attribute	Description
color	The color attribute is used to specify the color of the text. The color value can be expressed as an sRGB value which is a hash (#) symbol followed by a hexadecimal value. Or, the color value can be expressed as a color name. Color names are black, silver, gray, white, maroon, red, purple, fuchsia, green, lime, olive, yellow, navy, blue, teal, or aqua. HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value. <font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag. </font> HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using color name value. <font size="4" color="green" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag. </font> Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
face	The face attribute is used to specify the font family by using a comma separated list of font names. HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value. <font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag. </font> Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
size	The size attribute is used to specify the text font size using an integer value between 1 and 7. HTML & XHTML <font> tag example using sRGB color value. <font size="4" color="#FF0000" face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> This text has the size, color, and font specified with the font tag. </font> Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
id	The id attribute assigns a unique name to a tag. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference the tag. See id Example
class	The class attribute assigns a class name to a tag. The class name does not need to be unique. More than one tag can have the same class name. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference multiple tags with a single class name. See class Example
style	The style attribute specifies styles for the tag. For Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the syntax is name:value. Each name:value pair is separated by semicolons. See style Example
title	The title attribute specifies additional information about the tag. It is common for browsers to display the title when the pointing device stops over the object. See title Example
dir	The dir attribute tells the browser whether the text should be displayed from left-to-right or right-to-left. It does not reverse the direction of the characters, like the <bdo> tag does, but it can help the browser to determine if the text should be aligned on the left side or the right side. See dir Example
lang	The lang attribute specifies a language. This attribute can help the browser to correctly display text. This attribute can also be useful for braille translation software, speech synthesizers, dictionary definitions, etc. See lang Example
xml:lang	The xml:lang attribute specifies a language for XHTML documents. This attribute can help the browser to correctly display text. This attribute can also be useful for braille translation software, speech synthesizers, dictionary definitions, etc. See xml:lang Example Note: XHTML only.