font
The font CSS shorthand property sets all the different properties of an element’s font. Alternatively, it sets an element’s font to a system font.
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As with any shorthand property, any individual value that is not specified is set to its corresponding initial value (possibly overriding values previously set using non-shorthand properties). Though not directly settable by font , the longhands font-size-adjust and font-kerning are also reset to their initial values.
Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
The font property may be specified as either a single keyword, which will select a system font, or as a shorthand for various font-related properties.
If font is specified as a system keyword, it must be one of: caption , icon , menu , message-box , small-caption , status-bar .
If font is specified as a shorthand for several font-related properties, then:
- it must include values for:
- it may optionally include values for:
- font-style , font-variant and font-weight must precede font-size
- font-variant may only specify the values defined in CSS 2.1, that is normal and small-caps
- font-stretch may only be a single keyword value.
- line-height must immediately follow font-size , preceded by «/», like this: » 16px/3 «
- font-family must be the last value specified.
Values
System font values
The system font used for captioned controls (e.g., buttons, drop-downs, etc.).
The system font used to label icons.
The system font used in menus (e.g., dropdown menus and menu lists).
The system font used in dialog boxes.
The system font used for labeling small controls.
The system font used in window status bars.
Prefixed system font keywords
Browsers often implement several more, prefixed, keywords: Gecko implements -moz-window , -moz-document , -moz-desktop , -moz-info , -moz-dialog , -moz-button , -moz-pull-down-menu , -moz-list , and -moz-field .
Formal definition
- font-style : normal
- font-variant : normal
- font-weight : normal
- font-stretch : normal
- font-size : medium
- line-height : normal
- font-family : depends on user agent
- font-size : refer to the parent element’s font size
- line-height : refer to the font size of the element itself
- font-style : as specified
- font-variant : as specified
- font-weight : the keyword or the numerical value as specified, with bolder and lighter transformed to the real value
- font-stretch : as specified
- font-size : as specified, but with relative lengths converted into absolute lengths
- line-height : for percentage and length values, the absolute length, otherwise as specified
- font-family : as specified
- font-style : by computed value type; normal animates as oblique 0deg
- font-variant : discrete
- font-weight : a font weight
- font-stretch : a font stretch
- font-size : a length
- line-height : either number or length
- font-family : discrete
Formal syntax
font =
[ [ || || || ]? [ / ]? ] |
caption |
icon |
menu |
message-box |
small-caption |
status-bar=
normal |
small-caps=
normal |
ultra-condensed |
extra-condensed |
condensed |
semi-condensed |
semi-expanded |
expanded |
extra-expanded |
ultra-expandedExamples
Setting font properties
/* Set the font size to 12px and the line height to 14px. Set the font family to sans-serif */ p font: 12px/14px sans-serif; > /* Set the font size to 80% of the parent element or default value (if no parent element present). Set the font family to sans-serif */ p font: 80% sans-serif; > /* Set the font weight to bold, the font-style to italic, the font size to large, and the font family to serif. */ p font: bold italic large serif; > /* Use the same font as the status bar of the window */ p font: status-bar; >
Live sample
p> Change the radio buttons below to see the generated shorthand and its effect. p> form action="createShortHand()"> div class="cf"> div class="setPropCont"> font-stylebr /> input type="radio" id="font-style-none" name="font_style" checked="" value="" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-style-none">nonelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-style-normal" name="font_style" value="normal" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-style-normal">normallabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-style-italic" name="font_style" value="italic" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-style-italic">italiclabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-style-oblique" name="font_style" value="oblique" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-style-oblique">obliquelabel> div> div class="setPropCont"> font-variantbr /> input type="radio" id="font-variant-none" name="font_variant" checked="" value=" " onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-variant-none">nonelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-variant-normal" name="font_variant" value="normal" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-variant-normal">normallabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-variant-small-caps" name="font_variant" value="small-caps" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-variant-small-caps">small-capslabel> div> div class="setPropCont"> font-weightbr /> input type="radio" id="font-weight-none" name="font_weight" value="" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-weight-none">nonelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-weight-normal" checked="" name="font_weight" value="400" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-weight-normal">normallabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-weight-bold" name="font_weight" value="700" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-weight-bold">boldlabel> div> div class="setPropCont"> font-sizebr /> input type="radio" id="font-size-12px" name="font_size" value="12px" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-size-12px">12pxlabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-size-16px" name="font_size" value="16px" checked="" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-size-16px">16pxlabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-size-24px" name="font_size" value="24px" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-size-24px">24pxlabel> div> div class="setPropCont"> line-heightbr /> input type="radio" id="line-height-none" name="line_height" checked="" value="" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="line-height-none">nonelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="line-height-1.2" name="line_height" value="/1.2" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="line-height-1.2">1.2label>br /> input type="radio" id="line-height-3" name="line_height" value="/3" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="line-height-3">3label> div> br /> div class="setPropCont fontfamily"> font-familybr /> input type="radio" id="font-family-courier" name="font_family" checked="" value="courier" onchange="setCss(5,'courier')" /> label for="font-family-courier">courierlabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-serif" name="font_family" value="serif" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-serif">seriflabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-sans-serif" name="font_family" value="sans-serif" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-sans-serif">sans-seriflabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-arial" name="font_family" value="arial" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-arial">Ariallabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-monospace" name="font_family" value="monospace" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-monospace">monospacelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-cursive" name="font_family" value="cursive" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-cursive">cursivelabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-fantasy" name="font_family" value="fantasy" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-fantasy">fantasylabel>br /> input type="radio" id="font-family-system-ui" name="font_family" value="system-ui" onchange="setCss()" /> label for="font-family-system-ui">system-uilabel>br /> div> div> div class="cf propInputs"> div class="propInputCont tar">font :div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_style" />br /> font-style br /> optional div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_variant" /> br /> font-variant br /> optional div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_weight" /> br /> font-weight br /> optional div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss mandatory" id="input_font_size" /> br /> font-size br /> mandatory div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_line_height" /> br /> line-height br /> optional div> div class="propInputCont"> input type="text" class="curCss mandatory" id="input_font_family" /> br /> font-family br /> mandatory div> div> form> div class="fontShortHand">This is some sample text.div> br />br />br />br />br />br />
body, input font: 14px arial; overflow: hidden; > .propInputCont float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 5px; width: 80px; > .setPropCont float: left; margin-right: 5px; width: 120px; > .propInputs, .setPropCont margin-bottom: 1em; > .curCss border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid black; text-align: center; width: 80px; > .mandatory border-bottom-color: red; > .cf::before, .cf::after content: " "; display: table; > .cf::after clear: both; > .tar width: 40px; text-align: right; > .fontfamily display: inline-block; >const textAreas = document.getElementsByClassName("curCss"); function getProperties() return ( `$getCheckedValue("font_style")> ` + `$getCheckedValue("font_variant")> ` + `$getCheckedValue("font_weight")> ` + `$getCheckedValue("font_size")>` + `$getCheckedValue("line_height")> ` + `$getCheckedValue("font_family")>` ); > function getCheckedValue(radioName) const radios = document.forms[0].elements[radioName]; for (let i = 0; i radios.length; i++) if (radios[i].checked) const curElemName = `input_$radioName>`; const curElem = document.getElementById(curElemName); curElem.value = radios[i].value; return radios[i].value; > > > function setCss() injectCss(getProperties()); > function injectCss(cssFragment) const old = document.body.getElementsByTagName("style"); if (old.length > 1) old[1].parentElement.removeChild(old[1]); > css = document.createElement("style"); css.textContent = `.fontShortHand $cssFragment>>`; document.body.appendChild(css); > setCss();
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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CSS font-weight Property
The font-weight property sets how thick or thin characters in text should be displayed.
Default value: normal Inherited: yes Animatable: yes. Read about animatable Try it Version: CSS1 JavaScript syntax: object.style.fontWeight=»bold» Try it Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
CSS Syntax
Property Values
Value Description Demo normal Defines normal characters. This is default Demo ❯ bold Defines thick characters Demo ❯ bolder Defines thicker characters Demo ❯ lighter Defines lighter characters Demo ❯ 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900Defines from thin to thick characters. 400 is the same as normal, and 700 is the same as bold Demo ❯ initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit Related Pages
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- it may optionally include values for:
