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HTML Default Font: Main Tips
- The
<basefont>
element used to determine the HTML default font, its size and color. - HTML 4.01 deprecated the
<basefont>
element. HTML5 fully removed it. - You should use CSS to manipulate the font style.
How basefont Was Used
<basefont>
element defined the HTML font size and color. However, the use of this element for font setting is no longer effective as the most popular browsers do not support it.
<head>
<basefont color="green" size="6" face="verdana">
</head>
Here are the options to control fonts without using the HTML <basefont>
element:
- To set HTML text color, apply the CSS color property.
- To set HTML font size, use the CSS font-size property.
- To style fonts by indicating font-related properties, use the CSS font property.
- To set a list of fonts from the highest priority to lowest, use the CSS font-family property.
The example below shows the proper way of setting font style with CSS properties:
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Deprecated Attributes
color
It defined the default text color in a document. Not supported in HTML5.
<head>
<basefont color="green">
</head>
face
It set the default text font in a document. Not supported in HTML5.
<head>
<basefont face="verdana">
</head>
size
It indicated the HTML default font size of text in a document. Not supported in HTML5.
<head>
<basefont size="6">
</head>
Browser support

Chrome

Edge

Firefox

IE

Opera

Safari
Mobile browser support

Chrome

Firefox

Opera
