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CSS font Property

Definition

The font property is, with exception of some system fonts, a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for a font in one declaration.

Inherited: Yes

Note: This property also has a sixth value: "line-height", which sets the space between lines.

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.font="italic bold 12px arial,serif"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the font property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

p
{
font: 12px arial
}

p
{
font: italic small-caps bold 12px arial
}

p
{
font: oblique small-caps 900 12px/14px arial
}

p
{
font: menu
}

Value	Description
font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family	Sets the properties for a font. The line-height value sets the space between lines. The value can be a number, a %, or a font size. Default value: Browser dependent
caption	Defines the font that are used by captioned controls (like buttons, drop-downs, etc.)
icon	Defines the fonts that are used by icon labels
menu	Defines the fonts that are used by dropdown menus
message-box	Defines the fonts that are used by dialog boxes
small-caption
status-bar	Defines the fonts that are used by window status bars

All the font properties in one declaration
This example demonstrates how to use the shorthand property for setting all of the font properties in one declaration.

Set a paragraph font using the "caption" value
This example demonstrates how to set a paragraph font using the "caption" value.