Quick Reference
The font property is a shorthand property for the:
- font-family Property
- font-size/line-height Properties
- font-style Property
- font-variant Property
- font-weight Property
div {
font: italic small-caps bold 16px/32px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}Default
| Default value | the default font values for the site |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Property/Value | Description |
|---|---|
| font-style | Specifies the font style (default value is "normal") |
| font-variant | Specifies the font variant (default value is "normal") |
| font-weight | Specifies the font weight (default value is "normal") |
| font-size/line-height | Specifies the font size and the line-height (default value is "normal") |
| font-family | Specifies the font family (default value depends on which font the browser has loaded) |
| caption | Uses the font that are used by captioned controls (like buttons, drop-downs, etc.) |
| icon | Uses the font that are used by icon labels |
| menu | Uses the fonts that are used by dropdown menus |
| message-box | Uses the fonts that are used by dialog boxes |
| small-caption | A smaller version of the caption font |
| status-bar | Uses the fonts that are used by the status bar |
| 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.font = 'italic small-caps bold 16px/32px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.font = 'italic small-caps bold 16px/32px Arial, Helvetica, sans-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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