Quick Reference
The font-weight property sets how thick or thin characters in text should be displayed.
p {
font-weight: bold;
}Default
| Default value | normal |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Defines normal characters (default) |
| bold | Defines thick characters |
| bolder | Defines thicker characters |
| lighter | Defines lighter characters |
| 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 | Defines from thin to thick characters (400 is the same as normal and 700 is the same as bold) |
| 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.fontWeight = 'bold';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.fontWeight = 'bold';
}
</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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