Note −The font and basefont tags are deprecated and it is supposed to be removed in a future version of HTML. So they should not be used rather, it’s suggested to use CSS styles to manipulate your fonts. But still for learning purpose, this chapter will explain font and basefont tags in detail.

Set Font Size

You can set content font size using size attribute. The range of accepted values is from 1(smallest) to 7(largest). The default size of a font is 3.

Example

     Font size = "1" 
Font size = "2" 
Font size = "3" 
Font size = "4" 
Font size = "5" 
Font size = "6" 
Font size = "7"   

This will produce the following result −

Relative Font Size

You can specify how many sizes larger or how many sizes smaller than the preset font size should be. You can specify it like or

Example

     Font size = "-1" 
Font size = "+1" 
Font size = "+2" 
Font size = "+3" 
Font size = "+4"   

This will produce the following result −

Setting Font Face

You can set font face using face attribute but be aware that if the user viewing the page doesn’t have the font installed, they will not be able to see it. Instead user will see the default font face applicable to the user’s computer.

Example

     Times New Roman 
Verdana 
Comic Sans MS 
WildWest 
Bedrock 
  

This will produce the following result −

Specify alternate font faces

A visitor will only be able to see your font if they have that font installed on their computer. So, it is possible to specify two or more font face alternatives by listing the font face names, separated by a comma.

When your page is loaded, their browser will display the first font face available. If none of the given fonts are installed, then it will display the default font face Times New Roman.

Note − Check a complete list of HTML Standard Fonts.

Setting Font Color

You can set any font color you like using color attribute. You can specify the color that you want by either the color name or hexadecimal code for that color.

Note − You can check a complete list of HTML Color Name with Codes.

Example

     This text is in pink 
This text is red   

This will produce the following result −

The Element

The element is supposed to set a default font size, color, and typeface for any parts of the document that are not otherwise contained within a tag. You can use the elements to override the settings.

The tag also takes color, size and face attributes and it will support relative font setting by giving size a value of +1 for a size larger or −2 for two sizes smaller.

Example

      
This is the page's default font.
 
Example of the <basefont> Element
 
 This is darkgray text with two sizes larger 
 
 It is a courier font, a size smaller and black in color. 
   

This will produce the following result −

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How to Apply Global Font to the Entire HTML Document

Sometimes you may face the situation when there is a need to apply the same font-family and font-size to the entire HTML document.

In this snippet, we’re going to apply a global font format to the whole HTML page.

Here, you can find two examples, one of them with the CSS !important rule applied.

Create HTML

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Add CSS

• Add the CSS * (asterisk) selector to select all the elements of the document.
• Set the font-size, font-family, line-height, and color properties.

html * < font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625; color: #2020131; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; >

Example of applying a global font to the entire HTML document:

html> html> head> title>Title of the document title> style> html * < font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625; color: #2020131; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; > style> head> body> h1>Heading h1> p> Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. The passage is attributed to an unknown typesetter in the 15th century who is thought to have scrambled parts of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum for use in a type specimen book. p> body> html>

If you need to ensure that nothing can override what is set in that style, use the CSS !important rule. It is used to ignore the inner formatting of text, i.e., other styles cannot overwrite the styles with !important.

Next, we’ll demonstrate an example where we use the !important rule for all our CSS properties.

Example of applying a global font to the entire HTML document using the !important rule:

html> html> head> title>Title of the document title> style> html * < font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.625 !important; color: #2020131 !important; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; > style> head> body> h1>Heading h1> p> Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. The passage is attributed to an unknown typesetter in the 15th century who is thought to have scrambled parts of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum for use in a type specimen book. p> body> html>

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CSS Fonts

Choosing the right font for your website is important!

Font Selection is Important

Choosing the right font has a huge impact on how the readers experience a website.

The right font can create a strong identity for your brand.

Using a font that is easy to read is important. The font adds value to your text. It is also important to choose the correct color and text size for the font.

Generic Font Families

In CSS there are five generic font families:

1. Serif fonts have a small stroke at the edges of each letter. They create a sense of formality and elegance.
2. Sans-serif fonts have clean lines (no small strokes attached). They create a modern and minimalistic look.
3. Monospace fonts — here all the letters have the same fixed width. They create a mechanical look.
4. Cursive fonts imitate human handwriting.
5. Fantasy fonts are decorative/playful fonts.

All the different font names belong to one of the generic font families.

Difference Between Serif and Sans-serif Fonts

Note: On computer screens, sans-serif fonts are considered easier to read than serif fonts.

Some Font Examples

The CSS font-family Property

In CSS, we use the font-family property to specify the font of a text.

Note: If the font name is more than one word, it must be in quotation marks, like: «Times New Roman».

Tip: The font-family property should hold several font names as a «fallback» system, to ensure maximum compatibility between browsers/operating systems. Start with the font you want, and end with a generic family (to let the browser pick a similar font in the generic family, if no other fonts are available). The font names should be separated with comma. Read more about fallback fonts in the next chapter.

Example

Specify some different fonts for three paragraphs:

.p1 <
font-family: «Times New Roman», Times, serif;
>

.p2 font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
>

.p3 font-family: «Lucida Console», «Courier New», monospace;
>

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How to Change Font with HTML

Kolade Chris

Back in the days of HTML4, there was a tag you could use to change the font size, font family, and the color of a text.

But with HTML5, the tag has been deprecated. So if you want to change anything related to the font, you have to do it with CSS.

In this article, I will show you how to change the font size, font weight, font style, and font family of text using CSS.

How to Change the Font Size of Text

The font size of text represents how big that text is.

To change the font size of some text, you need to use the font-size property and then specify the value in pixels ( px ), rem , or em .

You can do it using inline CSS like this:

You can also do it in embedded or internal CSS:

And finally you can do it in external CSS:

To get rid of the default white background and center the text both horizontally and vertically, I wrote this CSS:

In the browser, it looks as shown below:

How to Change the Font-weight of Text

Font-weight is the property that helps set how bold or light specific text will be.

You can use font-weight to change the lightness or boldness of text, then give it a value such as normal , lighter , bold , or bolder . You can also use values like 100, 200, 500, and so on.

Just like font size, you can change the font-weight in inline, embedded, or external CSS.

 
freeCodeCamp Lighter
 
freeCodeCamp Normal
 
freeCodeCamp Bold
 
freeCodeCamp Bolder
  

 .lighter < font-weight: lighter; >.normal < font-weight: normal; >.bold < font-weight: bold; >.bolder 

.lighter < font-weight: lighter; >.normal < font-weight: normal; >.bold < font-weight: bold; >.bolder

How to Change the Font Style of Text

Font style is the typeface variation of the text. This typeface variation could be normal , bold , or italic .

To change the font style, you need the font-style property with a value of normal , oblique , or italic .

Normal is the default font style, so you don’t need to specify it unless you have to override it.

As usual, you can change the font style in inline, internal, or external CSS.

 
freeCodeCamp Normal
 
freeCodeCamp Oblique
 
freeCodeCamp Italic
  

Here’s the output in the browser:

How to Change the Font Family of Text

A font family represents a collection of fonts that share the same design and typography.

To change the font family of some text, you need to use the CSS font-family property.

You can then choose to do it with inline CSS, internal CSS, or external CSS.

The code snippet below shows how to change the font-family in inline CSS:

 
freeCodeCamp
 You can change the font-family in embedded or internal CSS this way: ```css h1 

In an external CSS file you can change the font family like this:

Make sure the external CSS is linked to the HTML file, otherwise it won’t work.

The Verdana font family looks like this inside the Google Chrome browser:

You might have noticed that there are other font families in the value – Geneva, Tahoma, and sans-serif.

Those are fallbacks the browser can use in case Verdana is not available on the user’s device.

If you don’t like the fonts built into your device, you can get other ones from Google Fonts.

Search for your favorite font and copy the link to it, then paste the link in the section of your HTML so you can have access to it in your HTML stylesheet

In my case, I used the Roboto font like this:

And this is how it looks in the browser:

Conclusion

This article walked you through how to change the font size, font weight, font style, and font family of text in inline, internal, or external CSS.

You might be wondering which is best to use between inline, internal, or external CSS.

If you’re working on a small project, you can use internal or embedded CSS, but if you’re working on a big project or in a team, you should not use internal CSS.

This is because it is a best practice to keep your CSS away from your HTML.

Inline CSS is a no-no in most situations because it might affect the readability of your HTML.

It’s also been suggested that inline CSS can negatively affect the SEO of a website.

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