Quick Reference
The font-family property specifies the font for an element, and contains several font names as a “fallback” system. The browser will use the first font available, trying the first font, then the second, and so on.
body {
font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}Note
The members of the font-family are separated by commas, and if the font has a name with spaces in it, it must be wrapped in quotation marks.
Default
| Default value | depends on the browser |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| family-name / generic-family | A prioritized list of font family names along with a generic fallback font at the end |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.fontFamily = '"Times New Roman", Times, serif';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.fontFamily = '"Times New Roman", Times, serif';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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